THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SIAY 31, 1914.
ning Conductor," in which Dustin Far
PORTLAND CHURCHES FORM HABIT
OF USING "MOVIES" AT SERVICES
Rer. Oswald W. Taylor for Two Tears Has. Used Pictures to Illustrate Topics of Sunday School Lesson
Eev. W. L. Moore Uses Tilms Occasionally la Place of Evening Sermon and Others Are Adopting Plan.
nunt is playing the lead, has Just been
DAHLIA BORDER IS UNIQUE FEATURE
OF GARDEN AT MONTAVILLA SCHOOL
released. Press notices are laudins the;
production to the skies. .
Max Figman and Lolita Robertson
(Mrs. Max Figman) are soon to appear
together In a screen production of "The
Man on the Box." The Figmans are
Results in Contests at Hudson, Jonesmore and Other Buildings in Eastern Section of City Are Reported Espe
cially Fine by Officials, Who Inspect 14 Gardens.
hoping to follow up "The Man on the
Box" with "Mary Jane's Pa."
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Two new film companies recently
coming to. Portland are Oregon-Washington
Kinematograph Company, with
its headquarters here, and the Electric
Company, with- branch offices here.
Miss Tsura Aoki, the 22-year-old
Japanese lead with the New York Motion-Picture
Corporation, married her
leading man. Gessue Hayakawa. on
May 1.
Miss Lydia Borelli has been engaged
by the Clnes Company to play leads. -
There were many bids for Miss
Borelli's services when it became
known that she was ready to cancel
her stage engagements for pictures.
She is one of the most winsome and
talented of young European actresses.
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BY MART ANNE SMITH.
PILMS are gradually creeping Into
church services In' Portland. Rev.
W. E. Moore, pastor of Mount
Tabor Church, has used films at in
tervals in place of his Sunday night
sermon. He uses semi-religious sub
jects or those having a moral tendency,
accompanied by a lecture. Rev. Mr.
Moore has found the innovation to be
a successful one and is negotiating
with a Chicago film company, which
produces only religious subjects, to
Mupply him with suitable material. Rev.
Mr. Moore has. up to the present time,
used motion pictures only at intervals
In connection with his sermons, but as
entertainment for children they are
Used frequently.
Rev. Oswold W. Taylor, pastor of
Grace Memorial Church, first introduced
the plan of usinfr motion pictures in
church work in Portland. Two years
ago he conceived the idea that children
might be better instructed in religious
topics by pictorial illustration and as
a. result he has a large and successful
Sunday school.
Rev. W. H. Fry. of the Sunnyside
Methodist Church, uses stereopticon
views at intervals in connection with
his Sunday school work. C. K. Lennon,
superintendent of the Sunday school!
uses his own machine for the pictures
and believes that the "movies" have a
place in the uplift of mankind.
Rev. L. Potter Hitchcock. of a
fashionable Congregational church in
Pasadena. Cal., recently omitted his
regular Sunday sermon and substituted
a live-reel dramatization of a bibical
ttory. The innovation was so success
ful that Mr. Hitchcock will use a film
service at intervals hereafter.
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Matt Moore is Irish, all Irish. He
was born in the "Ould Countree" and
lived there until he was 6.
From an immigrant lad with few
advantages. Moore has made a name
lor himself, first on the stage then
on the screen.
Thus far in his film work he has
appeared in serious parts, but deep in
liis heart this eood-natured Irishman
is s comedian.
Moore has two brothers. Tom. playing
leads in Kalem films, and Owen, a
Mutual hero.
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Leah Baird, a charming Universal
flayer, is climbing rapidly up the
ladder of success. She plays In
comedies, but does dramatic work with
much more expression and force
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Sydney Ayres, a former legitimate
player, has been promoted from star
to director in the Flying A Company.
Ayres was a favorite with the Baker
Stock Company before he went tnto
the motion-picture field.
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A new Majestic production to ap
pear in one of the local theaters in
June is "The Soul of Honor." a story
of the Civil War. Harry B. Walthall
and Miss Blanche Sweet will be seen
In the leading parts.
The play presents a new phase of
patriotism and honor.
The Treasure Ship" sounds like a
pirate story, but it isn't. The ship isn't
a real one. but one hunt by an old
man while cast away on an island. The
miniature craft was filled with precious
stones which the old mar. concealed
until his death.
To be billed as a counter-attraction
against herself has been the unique
experience of Mile. Verna Mersereau,
the danseuse.
In Pittsburg a few weeks ago Mile.
Mersereau was appearing as the head
line attraction at a vaudeville house.
At the same time "The Dance of Death."
Velma Whitman, a charming girl of
Virginia, is one of the most courageous
of young motion-picture stars. She is
not afraid of anything and has risked
her life on numerous occasions. Be
fore her advent Into fllmdom she was
featured by Henry Miller for a season
In "The Servant in the House." Ver
satility is one of her strong points;
charm another.
"Joseph'B Trials in Egypt" and
"Esther," two wonderful Electric re
leases, will be seen by Portland photo
play fans at an early date.
These films are in color and will no
doubt prove as great attractions as
other colored pictures which have been
shown.
"Joan of Arc," hailed by critics as
one of the greatest of film productions.
will be thrown on the screen at one
of the local theaters at an early date.
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a two-part Kalem drama in which she
was featured, was being shown at the
Lyric, one of the largest photoplay
houses.
When the danreuse attempted to get
Into the picture theater to see the
production she had to reveal her iden
ty in order to get into the house, which
was filled.
An automobile race between the film
comedy rivals, Mabel Normand and Ma
rie Dressier, will take . place at Ascot
Park, Los Angeles, today.
Miss Dressier will pilot a 120-horse-power
Fiat and Miss Normand will
drive her little Bear-Cat Stutz.
"The Stone in the Road" is the title
of a new one-reel psychological drama
produced by Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Smal
ley and their "Rex" brand company.
S. S. Range, of Portland., ha- pur
chased the Venice Theater at Erie.
Penn, from M.. Potter. Mr. Range has
been in the motion-picture .business
here for the past seven years.
A film production which will be rout
ed across the country as a regular
theatrical attraction is "Cabiria." an
ltala release. The first appearance
will be in a few weeks at the Knick
erbocker Theater, New York.
Alice Joyce, who is to star in the
new Joyce series, the first to be re
leased, June S. was married May 11
to Tom Mooie. whom she has been
playing opposite in the Kr.'era Company.
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James Young, after appearing fre
quently on . the legitimate stage in
"Hamlet," is directing the play for the
screen. He himself will appear In tne
title role and Clara Kimball Young
will take the part of Ophelia. Roger
Lytton in the role of the King. Charles
Kent as Polonius and Harry Morey as
the ghost are other Vitagraph players
to be seen in -the production, which, is
a noteworthy one in film ranks.
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"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine."
from the famous sr-ry and song, will
soon be added to the feature list. Dixie
Compton is. to appear in the role of
June..
.
The works of Robert W. Chambers,
among the most popular of present-day
fiction, . have found their way to the
screen. "Tne Fighting Chance" and
"The Firing Line," which found listing
among the "best sellers" when issued,
are under the process of production and
will -be released it -n early date.
when Mary. Pickford went to see
herself in "Tess of the Storm Country,"
at the Circle Theater in New York last
week, she had to stand on a chair in
order to see over the heads of spec
tators standing four rows deep, as her
fame had sold the house out.
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Valentine . Grant has made her ini
tial appearance on the screen in a
drama of the Civil War, "A Mother of
Men." -
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Florence La Badie. who made a name
for herself in "Cardinal Richlieu's
Ward," is to appear as heroine in the
forthcoming' "Million Dollar Mystery,"
a film serial by Lloyd Lonergan and
Harold McGrath. . t ...
A. six-reel feature film, "The Light-
Corvallis Coffee Club Now
31 Years Old.
Members Serve Refreshments to
Firemen Wnenever They Are
Called to' Duty.
'ORVALLIS, Or.. May 30. (Special.)
V- Thursday, Mar 28. was the 31st
anniversary of the Corvallls Coffee
Club. The club was organized in 1883,
following the fire that partly burned
the home of Mrs. Mary Thompson, now
88 years old.
At that time there were saloons in
Corvallls, and It was the habit of the
saloonkeepers to serve drinks to the
firemen after each fire. This practice
gave rise to tne idea of serving coffee
instead of intoxicants to the firemen.
While it had been talked of, no organi
zation had been perfected until the
Thompson fire. At that time five la
dies gathered at the old Farmers' Ho
tel. made coffee, and carried it to the
fire where the firemen were at work.
With this introduction, the Coffee Club
has grown to be the most popular or
ganizatlon in Corvallls.
The club occupies quarters in the
City Hall where It has fitted up
kitchen and parlors. Here the ladies
make coffee whenever there is a fire.
A new coffee committee Is appointed af
ter each fire, and continues until it has
served coffee to the firemen at a fire.
On Monday, May 25, the annual meet
ing was held, at which Mrs. Lewis Wil
son, a charter member of the organl
saQ.n, was re-elected president for the
nrth time, utner omcers elected were
Mrs. R. H. Huston, re-elected vice
president; Mrs. S. K. Hartsock, secre
tary. and Mrs. C. H. Woodcock, treas
urer.
VACANT CHAIR INSPIRATION
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the Judgment falters, the brain loses
its cunning ana tne nana its lilting
power.
Now, in that hour. Is there anything
ImDortant . save. . Christ? . Then lying
Just beyond that moment, there is
another scene in which you must have
nart. I know little about it. But
have turned to that book,, which has
shaped my life now for 30 years, and
I have in solemn amazement listened
to it.- as it said, "The mountains shall
fall, and the stars scatter, and the
moon go bloody, and the sun perish;
the neavens be aflame, and the seas
be licked up, and the dead raised, and
the volleying thunders roll, and the
live lightnings tear the heavens to
shreds; and a great throne be erected,
and upon it shall sit the august and
majestic Christ, and he shall Judge me,
and judge you in that solemn day.
Plea to Accept Christ Blade.
What will matter then, save Christ?
You can go to places where the speak
ers will tell you of the things that
4erish with the handling; who will
discuss with you the issues that are
temporary, and of small value, who will
call your effort and energy to move
ments that are doomed and perishing.
I thank God that for three decades
have had the consciousness that my
business whether in country school
house, city church. Chamber of Com
merce. Masonic Hall or anywhere eis
is to get the sinner to put his hand
into the hand of the saviour, and so
become rightly adjusted to the past, to
the present, to the future.
W'ill you do it now? Oh, make your
decision tonight, record your resolu
tion tonight and utter your vow to
night, as you will wish you had written
it recorded it, and spoken it, in the
erreat day when the heaven pass away
and the world is Judged, and Christ
says. "Come, ye blessed"; or, "Depart,
ye cursed."
The Lord grant to you that his
blessing may so rest upon you that you
may accept Jesus Christ as your
Saviour, Example and King.
ITALIAN ACTIVITY ALARMS
Subjects of Other Nations Fearful
Over Mediterranean Policy.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt. May 30
(Special.) The extraordinary energy
which is being shown In extending
Italian influence in the Mediterranean
zone is beginning to cause apprehen
sion to the subjects of other nations
who are not equally favored by their
governments support, especially in lo
cal business and important contracts.
The leader of the Italian propaganda
appears to be the manager of the
Banca di Roma at Alexandria, who was
already in a commanding position with
the population through his readiness
to advance loans and allow easy credit.
Through him the Italian government
has just purchased a large piece of
ground for the purpose of building
schools, and last year it granted more
than 1 50.000 as a subsidy to the Italian
educational establishments in Alexan
dria, the pupils of which number 1325.
Frontier Ingratitude Reported.
BERLIN. May 3a (Special.) An ex
traordinary frontier incident is reported
from Laurahitto. in Silesia. It is stated
that a young man who was taking a
walk on the frontier line offered a cig
arrette to a cossack. The latter asked
him for a light, and when the young
man, who is said to be a German sub
ject, stepped over the frontier trench
the Cossack dragged him into Russian
territory and removed him to prison at
Benozin.
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PORTLAND'S roses and Portlands,
school gardens are receiving eBpe-1
cial attention Just now. During
the last week T. W. Potter, who is in
charge of industrial club work in Ida
ho, stopped in this city and made a tour
of inspection of 14 of the 13 gardens.
He was accompanied by M. O. Evans,
supervisor of the school gardens. Su
perintendent L. K. Alderman and O. M.
Plummer. ,: - -
While all the gardens are doing well.
Mr. Evans says that those in the east
ern part of the city are especially fine.
The soil and conditions make garden
ing easier, it is said. In every locality,
however, the highest praise is deserved.
the supervisor says.
In no place is there greater Interest
taken in the School Garden contest
than in the extreme eastern section of
the city. Montavilla. Hudson and
Jonesmore schools have all entered the
school garden contest for the first time.
Montavilla and Hudson are in class
three, consisting of gardens of more
than 11.000 square feet in area. Jones
more is in class four, consisting of gar
dens less than 11.000 square feet in
area. Competition is keen between Mon
tavilla and Hudson and botn are saio.
to be likely competitors for honors in
class three.
Baseball ,Clut Has Potato Garden.
The Montavilla garden covers an
area 130 by 12B and is located directly
east of the school building. It is sur
rounded bv a substantial fence and a
large sign in black letters over the
gate imparts the information that this
is the Montavilla School Garden. The
fence and sign were put up by the man
ual training department.
Nearly one-half of the enrollment or
the school takes part in the garden
work and the only reason it is not at
least 90 per cent is the lack of avail
able space. Each room has a section
of beds. -
Several interesting and distinctive
features are evident in the garden work
at Montavilla. A 600-foot border of
dahlias surrounds the whole garden
lust inside the fence. The baseball club
has a potato garden on a lot 60 by 100
feet which was plowed and planted by
the members. Each one of the 20 rows
is being cared for by one boy. The
proceeds of the crop are for the benefit
of the baseball team.
Hudson Has Rosea as Ornaments.
At the Hudson school the garden is
located on school property southeast of
the building. It is almost Identical In
size with the Montavilla garden. It is
fenced on two sides and distinctly or
namented with rose bushes and other
shrubs. Ninety per cent of the total
enrollment of the school are doing gar.
den work. Each pupil who participates
has an individual plot.. This includes
the primary children who have a lot of
beds across the rear called the Pri
mary Annex." - .
Although the new Jonesmore school
s nearly a mile from the -nearest car-
line and comparatively few visitors see
the garden, no pupils In the city have
been more enthusiastic and eager to
work. The garden is only 100 feet
square and the primary children do not
participate. Beginning with the fourth
grade, however, more than 96 per cent
of the pupils have individual plots. A
very coarse gravelly tract of soil was
worked over again and again -.by the
children before a seed was planted.
firms in Paris and all over the world,
who exhibited them as the genuine
article.
PARIS TAILORS CRY THIEF
Police Raid Captures Many Models
Stolen and 'Sold.
PARIS, May 26. (Special.) A police
raid was carried out the other night
on the premises of dressmakers who
had been suspected for some time of
infringing the rights of the great Paris
houses of first rank by turning out
copies of their models with the help
of information obtained secretly from
these firms' employes. The raid was
planned at the instance of the house of
Paul Poiret, which has been one of
the chief sufferers, in combination
with the heads of the firms of Callot
Soeurs, Cheruit and Premet. The police
were helped by the employes of these
firms, who surrounded the house, so
that no one could escape.
On the raided premises over 80 of
the robes copied from models of first
class firms were discovered, all of
which' have been manufactured with
the help ' of 1 information and - designs
stolen by artists and workpeople em
ployed by the . very firms victimised.
The imitator is able to order and read
ily obtain materials used in the origi
nal, and to put them together so as to
make an exact reproduction, down to
the smallest detail. -
Besides the robes themselves, cor
respondence was seized, showing how
these copies were supplied to reputable
Portland Inventor and Saw He Has Patented
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G US'PATENT . mmLs$S. FOREIGN PATENTS
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Charles H. Shapiro, a young inventor
of this city, who has obtained a pat
ent -for a new kind-ot saw, has just
received a handsome offer for his in
vention, which he has refused. The
saw in question embodies several fea
tures not contained in any other saw
extant. Its main features consist. of a
protection device which prevents the
teeth from being, dulled when' not in
use. a protractor which does away
with the use of a carpenter's square,
a series of notches which afford an
opportunity . for marking angles and
at the " same time reduclng- 'triction.
The device connected with it which,
carpenters and others using -saws are
especially interested in. is the guard
which protects the teeth. This con
sists of a metal-grooved band, which
extends over the teeth. When the saw
is in use, it springs back into an
opening in the handle and is caught
tnere by a pin.
Mr. Shapiro has letters from sev
quested information regarding the s
which, local mechanics w-ho have exa
general use. This tool is smaller tha
number of utilities which - have neve
Shapiro has other Inventions which h
sure to revolutionize the -use of vari
eral Eastern concerns who have re
aw. He has - also perfected a level
mined it declare is the best level for
a the ordinary . level. ' but combines a
r as yet been combined into one. Mr.
is perfecting wnicn He claims are
ous instruments and tools. -
PICTURE PALACE REOPENED
Hampton Court Hall Will Be Seen
by Visitors in London.
LONDON, May 30. There will be a
good deal of satisfaction among in
tending American and foreign visitors
to London, this Summer at the an
nouncement that Hampton Court Talace
is to be reopened to the public The
closing of the hall and the State apart
ments, with their collections of pic
tures, has been a great hardship to the
ordinary well-behaved visitor.
Hampton Xourt, it is scarcely an ex
aggeration to say, attracts as much in
terest and-popularity as Windsor, and,
delightful as a stroll through the
picturesque courts of the Palace and
the fine grounds may be, the non-ad
mittance to that gem of the Palace, the
magnificent hall which the bluff King
began to build Just after his great
Minister's death, has detracted from
the pleasure of a visit to Hampton
Court.
Americans, who take such a genuine
and deep interest In the relics of by
gone England, will rejoice if the hall,
as well as -the state apartments, is
agrain thrown open.
ECZEMA ITCHED
IT AND DAY-
Broke Out On Neck. Spread Over
: Arms and Body. Could Not Rest.
Used Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment. Eczema Disappeared.
r West Stayton,' 'Ore. ""When the eczema
first appeared it was a rash and when I
would rub or scratch red spots would ap-
. pear. It broke out on my
.iv. nuu 1 k.. n.i.( mjkvm miu
spread over my arms and
body. My clothing would
irritate it. The itching was
intense night ' and day. I
could not rest at night on
account of the irritation.
"I used a treatment but It
did no good at all. I then used an eczema
lotion which checked it for a short while
but it returned as bad as ever. - I saw the
advertisement of Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment and sent for a sample and that checked
it some. I got a cake of Cuticura Soap and
box of Cuticura Ointment and in two weeks
the eczema all disappeared." (Signed)
Geo. Sherrick. July fi, 1913.
A generation of mothers has found no soap
so well suited for cleansing and purifying the
skin and hair of infanta and children as
Cuticura Soap. Its absolute purity and re
freshing fragrance alone are enough to rec
ommend It above ordinary akin soaps, but
there are added to these qualities delicate
yet effective emollient properties, derived
from Cuticura Ointment, which render it
most valuable In overcoming a tendency to
distressing eruptions and promoting skin
and hair health. Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment sold everywhere. Liberal sample of
each mailed free, with 32-p. book. Address
post-card "Cuticura, Dept. T. Boston."
tyMen who shave and shampoo with Cu
ticura Soap win find It best for skin and scalp.
Does Tango
Reduce Flesh?
The violent movements of the modern
dances naturally tend to keep flesh
down, but they also tend to put an
extra strain upon the vital organs, es
pecially the heart, and so may damage
the health more than assist It- Be
sides, many people do not dance, some
people do not believe in dancing, and
few people can afford the time to
dance enough to really accomplish
much reduction. A better way to dis
solve fatty tissue easily and quickly
without dieting Is by taking the
parnotls treatment, made at home as
follows: Put 4 ounces parnotls (from
your druggist's) in H4 pints hot water
and strain when cool. Take a table
spoonful before meals until weight la
where you want It. - No harm results
from the use of the parnotls treatment,
and the flesh is left solid and the skin
soft and smooth. Adv.
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