THE SUJTDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAT 16, 1920
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MAKES HIT ON BROADWAY
Josephine Victor, in "Martinique, Appears in Play Woven Around Life
in West Indies Tale Is Romantic One.
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Every one knows her. Take any cross
section of American life, and you'll
. find one or two or three of her. In a
sense she's a. product of the war; for
every war. every social upheaval,
brings the opportunity to amass
' quick and very wobBIy fortunes which
: are lavished on the daughter or wife
who lacks the trainings and cultural
l background which would help her
spend it gracefully. But she feels a
sort of moral obligation to advertise
her prosperity and she flutters from
one extravagance to another, running
all the gamut of amusements for the
idle rich. She's a type, the Gorgeous
Girl.. She has no individuality a
type can't have and is to be pitied,
not envied. Every little shop girl
that stands behind a counter in the
ten-cent store has a better chance to
be a real Individual and has a blggei)
flins- at life.
"But in Mary Faithful you have the
real old-fashioned girl, the girl who
can meet trouble clear eyed and fill
with an atmosphere of wholesome
sweetness a life that looks blanK.
Tou'd hardly recognize her at first In
her new disguise, for she's a keen
young business woman, and. what's
more, now that she's acquired a taste
for business she likes itv Every worn
an is born with an instinct to manage, ;
and when she finds that she really is ;
an important factor in running a big
business the thrill of the game gets ;
into her blood and stays." j
But fundamentally she has not .
changed. That these slim, capable .
young secretaries are & race of com j
mercial nuns is the fault or circum
stances. Too often their lives are
bounded by the four walls of a pri
vate office. But they're women after
all. and Just because they deal with
stocks and bonds and sales all day
is no reason that they don't 14ke a
little romance and love with all ap
pendages, a husband and children.
They do, according to Miss Bartley
New Tork Sun. '
PUBLIC UTILITIES HAMPERED
IF . CITIZENS NOT FRIENDLY
Investors Become Shy and Necessary Capital Difficult to Obtain Flat
Fare on Street Cars Found Serious Handicap as Cities Become Larger.
BT ELIZABETH LONERGAX.
NEW TORK, May 15. (Special.)
Josephine Victor, a Portland
favorite, made her appearances
on Broadw'ay after an absence of
nearly two years as the featured
player In "Martinique," a play of the
West Indies by Laurence Eyre. Miss
Victor's work was highly praised by
the critics In spite of the fact that
some of them thought the drama not
good enough for her splendid tal
ents. "Martinique" is a romantic tale of
the French West Indies. The hero
ine has spent most of her time abroad
and returns to the home of her fa
ther's childhood, expecting to find the
high-bred relatives of whom he has
spoken. She has not known that her
mother was a half breed from the
Islands and not the lawful wife of
her father. So there was not a par
ticularly cordial welcome for her in
the new land across the ocean. She
falls In love with a man who is en
gaged to an island girl of quite an
other type and is scornfully ordered
away from the home of her 'father
by those who have lawful rights
there.
The plucky little heroine takes
refuge In another quarter of the town
among some of the native women,
and auctions off the trousseau that
she bad hoped to wear. It was said
that at the earlier presentations of
this play that there was an unhappy
ending and everyone wondered how
It would "go" without the conven
tional climax. Now it has been sup
plied and the rich planter vows his
affection just before the close of the
play and things are supposed to be
"happy ever after."
Miss Victor has never had such an
opportunity on Broadway and made
the most of every scene. Her work
will never be forgotten, even if
"Martinique" does not last long. She
is supported by an excellent cast in
cluding Arthur Hohl (seen last with
the Washington Square players). Ida
Waterman and Eraraett Corrigan,
Lauretta Taylor's first night in
London with "A Night in Rome" has
caused much talk along the Rialto.
She has always been a great favorite
over there and her husband, J. Hart
ley Manners, has always been spoken
of as an Englishman. No mention of
this fact was made in the- accounts
of what happened a week ago at the
Garrick.
"A Night in Rome" was a great
success in New Tork and. only played
a - few weeks on the Subway route
before it closed, so it was practically
a Broadwjty production. The entire
company sailed for the London open
ing. Without any warning the play
was broken up by hoots and shout
ing such as has never occurred in
the memory of London theatergoers.
The play, when later presented, re
ceived a cordial ovation. Several
reasons have been assigned for the
demonstration but the most logical
one seems to be a personal "tribute"
to the manager, Charles B. Cochrane,
who recently took part in. a news
paper controversy and declared that
"The British theater is a hotbed of
snobbery."
Miss . Taylor appeared in "Peg o'
My Heart" In London and always has
been partial to English plays and
players the majority of her present
company being English. Whether
another attempt will be made later
cannot ' be ascertained at this time.
Certainly the affair came as a great
surprise to her many friends and ad
mirers on this side of the water.
WOMAN NOVELIST DECLARES
. "DE LUXE" GIRL IS DOOMED
Old-fashioned Virtues Are Coming Back, According to Nalbro Bartlev,
Author of "The Gorgeous GirL"
f jf-rHE ae luxe girl is doomed,"
I says Nalbro Bartley, the nov
ellst, whose studies of Amer
ican life in her latest work, "The
Gorgeous Girl." have established her
as an authority on the woman ques
tion. "The dazzling devotee of the
latest Isms' who dances through her
glittering life at a smart jazz tempo
and who has held the center of the
' stage undisputed these last few years,
will pass." Bhe thinks, and even ven
tures to prophesy that the new lead
ins lady will be no other than the
old-fashioned girl who is so out of
temerity in even mentioning her, the
kind of girl who can create an at
mosphere of home with a flower and
a few worn books and who knows
how to be a real comrade in good luck
or oaa.
When she was in New Tork recent
ly Miss Bartley said she thought the
de luxe girl could not last and that
the old-fashioned girl was going to
be the new-fashioned woman of to
morrow.
'That's what I tried to show In my
In this series of articles, of which this
the second. Mr. Benbow will deal with
the subject of corporations, their organiza
tion, purposes, etc He will- dlscu&s pri
vate, public and quasi-public corporations
and will take -up such subjects as public
ownership, rates of public utilities, service
at cost franchises, the flat rate, the cost
and zone systems, and other - plana that
have been tried in various American mu
nicipalities. BT WILLIAM C. BENBOW.
TRADING corporations were nearly
always strictly private. That is,
they were conducted simply or
.solely for a profit to the incorpora
tors. Private corporations which fur
nished the citizen any kind of public
service, gradually became differen
tiated from other' private companies.
This was especially-true of transpor
tation corporations.
The authority of transportation cor
porations, railroad companies, to do
business was usually brought about
by the corporators filing articles of
ncorporation with a public officer of
one of the states, stating the purpose
of the company. The state law gen
erally provides for the filing of these
articles. Sometimes, in order to de
velop the public domain and to assist
these companies, grants of portions of
the public lands of the United States
were made to them. These grants
were in the nature of gifts. They
generally provided, however,' that a
certain number of miles of road be
completed within a given time.
These companies, because of the
very nature of their service and the
exclusive' occupation of certain dis
tricts, soon took on a monopolistic
character because a great deal of ex
pense was necessary in order to build
a competing line. They, at first, set
their own prices for the services they
rendered. That is. they charged such
prices as were agreed upon between
them and anyone desiring transpor
tation. '
Some Control Accessary.
As competition, where there was
any, became less because of the com
binations of small companies into
larger ones, the public became con
vinced that some kind of control, es
pecially as to rates, should be in the
public or rather in officers selected
by the government.
As a result of this agitation con
gress, in order to secure uniform and
reasonable rates, enacted the inter
state commerce law creating the in
terstate commerce commission. Very
soon after this, railroad commissions
were created in the different states
regulating local railroads, or intra
state roads as they are called.
At first these state bodies only had
power to regulate freight and passen
ger rates of transportation compa
nies. Later they were given power
over other public utilities, such as
street car companies, express compa
nies, telegraph and telephone com
panies and water, light and power
companies.
The original transportation cor
porations never gave . anything for
their right to conduct business and
no agreement was made In their ar
ticles of incorporation as to rates. But
with other utilities it was different.
Street-car companies.- telephone com
panies usually provided in their fran
chises from the municipality, for la
definite price for a definite service.
The courts held these franchises to
be contracts between the city and the
companies, unchangeable, as between
themselves, unless with the consent of
both contracting parties.
But the public service commissions
of the different states, acting for the
states, often modified or changed the
rates. They also, in many instances,
made orders increasing or decreasing
the burdens of the utilities in many
ways. Also, many cities enacted va
rious ordinances, under their police
power, increasing the duties and ob
ligations of these companies.
States Upheld By Courts.
On account of the fact that these
companies rendered a necessary public
service and that competition, as
regulator, was believed to be neglible.
the courts generally sustained the
power of the state, through its public
service commission, to regulate rates
and to impose or modify the burdens
of these companies. These rulings,
in effect, practically placed the utili
ties .and their property at the dis
cretion of the public service commis
sions of the different states. The at
titude of the commission toward the
utilities determines, very largely, their
success or failure. This responsibility
makes the work of these commis
sions very hard-
For this reason, among others, In
vestors become reluctant to invest in
or loan money to any such compar
nies. The great motive to the suc
cess of an enterprise, viz., the hope
of a substantial profit, was weakened
or taken away and investors began
to lose confidence in such adventures.
Even if they were satisfied, that the
management was worthy of confl
dence antf that the field of the utility
was good and that a bright future was
before it from an economic standpoint;
yet. they had to consider the unknown
factors, public opinion, politics, the
mental attitude and caliber of the
particular commission of the state,
etc These factors being vital under
the commission plan of public control,
rendered these investors very doubtful
of making investments in such utili
ties. Hence, it will be seen, a mend;
attitude on the part of the public-and
the commissions of the different
states, enables these utilities to prop
erly function and to render the serv
ices they are expected to render to
the public
Utility companies, meaning by the
phrase, public utility companies other
than railroads, obtained their right
to do business through articles of in
corporation the same as railroads,
but they also obtained certain rights
In particular cities or districts, by
reason of contracts with the local city
government. These rights are called
franchises. These franchises were
agreements between the city and the
public utility, hence, subject always
to control by the state in the public
Interest. These agreements were at'all
times subject to the power of the
state to change, as against its agent,
the city.
. These agreements provided for the
use by the utility of the public high
ways and public property of the city
usually for a limited time; such as the
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occupy certain underground parts" of
a street with pipes and conduits.
Nearly all these utility franchises
made flat rates for their services. A
streetcar fare was at a flat rate of
5 cents. A telephone rate was made
for a definite sum for certain kinds
of services. Afterward these cities
grew In size and. Instead of a short
ride of two miles or less upon horse
cars, with no transfers, as in the be
ginning, a ride of 15 or 20 miles, with
transfers, on an electrically-heated,
lighted and operated car was demand
ed by the public for the same fare
and granted by the companies. In
stead of having a telephone connected
with a small number of subscribers
the public desired a telephone con
nested, for example,- with four times
as many subscribers for the same
money. Thus the incessant demands
of the public for increased services
and of better quality constantly In
creased the burdens of these compa
nies without materially increasing
their revenue. (This was even before
the world's war.) The rate having
been fixed by the franchise so that
it could not be increased without state
action or by a new agreement with
the city, these companies were placed
in dire stresses to obtain funds with
which to continue their business.
It will be seen that a flat rate will
reach Its finish some time. If the city
continues growing and constantly add
ing new territory, there will come
a time when the utility cannot carry
passengers from one boundary of the '
city to the opposite boundary for a
flate rate of 5 cents, or even 6 or 8
cents. The service given Is too great
for the pay received. In the very na
ture of things, a ride for 40 miles
cannot be given for the same sum as
a ride for five miles. Increase of traf
fic will not accomplish this miracle,
because people all desire to arrive' at
their place of business or work at
about the same time. Increased equip
ment and increased help are thus
made necessary at certain times with
corresponding loss at other times,
when they are idle from lack of traf
fic. Not all crowded cars are profit
able to the utility.
Equipment Oftem Idle.
When the car-rider sees cars crowd
ed in the morning and evening. It is
easy for . him to conclude that the
company is making -money. But be
should see the idle - equipment and
men during other hours of the day.
and. from a revenue standpoint, empty
cars, although moving, are Idle men
and idle equipment. . . -
- If crowded cars during peak hours,
or rush hours, were an unfailing sign
of profitable business, then -the New
York subway ought to be profitable;
but, as a matter of fact, the New
York subways are operated at a loss
and the two traction companies of
that city are in the bands of receiv
ers. The New York City tractions
are now in a life-and-death struggle
with the flat rate. These two compa
nies, in the hands of receivers, operate
in the most congested center in the
world, and they are the largest pri
vate traction companies on earth. It
will be seen that a large volume ol
traffic in rush hours does not neces
sarily mean increased profits.
To a certain extent the same con
ditions are contended with by tele
phone companies. At certain hours
orders are given and messages are
sent in an enormous volume. At other
hours there is a great falling off in
the amount of business. Certain stress
hours demand increased help and
equipment, which is Idle, more or less.
during the other hours. The fact is,
business ie like the music of a great
cnurcn organ under the bands of t
master musician when rendering 1
composition of one of the great com
posers. It commences with certain
low parts and then gradually swells
to a climax and then dies down and
again rises to a thunderous crash near
the end. and then falls away to the
close. A swell of traffic comes In the
morning and then dies down, and
again rises in the early evening, and
then falls away. This constant chang
ing in the volume of traffic and at
tempting to anticipate and meet it so
as to make a profit instead of a loss
is the heartbreak of public utility
managers.
Norma Talmadge
Perfume FREE
To spread the fame of the new "Norma Talmadge".
toilet preparations as dainty and appealing as the win
some, star whose name they bear we make this offer
for tomorrow and balance of week
50c worth of Norma Taltnage perfume
given away free
to each person purchasing any of the Willard "White Co.'s
renowned toilet preparations, which include:
Norma Talmadge
Face Powder
Perfume Cold Cream
Rouge Toilet Water
Compact Face Powder
' Perfume Sachet Powder'
NORMA TALMADGE
The price of Norma Talmadge perfume is $2.50 an onnce.' It '
is delightfully dainty and lasting and will appeal to the most
discriminating woman. We are Bure that those who take ad
vantage of this free offer will become habitual users of Norma
Talmadge perfume. '
" These Are Indorsed by Norma Talmadge
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last novel," said Miss Bartley. " The jright to occupy a street with poles and
gorgeous iirl Is ephemeral. There I wires, or the right to occupy certain
-wljle. iuat now that we display great are lota of ber but she won't last. 'parts of a street with tracks, or to
SEATS SELLING
RETURN CONCERT
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Direction Steerm A Coman.
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FACE POWDER
Contains no rice or lead, and
is .very beneficial to- the skin.
It ' has that lasting quality
which Is so hard to secure.
"NORMA TALMADGE"
COLD CREAM
Is a cleanser, whitener and per
fect massage cream. You need
use no other creams. For best
results use "Norma Talmadge"
cream only.
We are sure you will be pleased with these new "Norma Tal
madge" preparations. This special all-week offer includes the
famous "Melorose" Toilet Preparations, Lillian Walker Face
Powder and Willard White Co.'s Vaucaire Galega Tablets, the
great tonic for thin, nervous, undeveloped women.
"NORMA TALMADGE"
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Lends that natural glow to the .
. complexion. Is put up in com
pact form in a dainty gold lac
quered box, fitted with puff.
Lip sticks are perfect In shade
and not the least bit greasy.
"NORMA TALMADGE"
TOILET WATER
Is put up in attractive four
ounce bottles and is superior to
most $1.00 an ounce perfumes.
Do try it-
For This Week only with Every
Purchase of "Willard White Co.s
Preparations
50c
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Meier & Frank's:Tollet Goods Shop, Main Floor.
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STARTING
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She Walked
Jeter Sleep
Out of Her Window Over the Roofs Into the WTrong Room.
She Had a Bow in Her Hair
CRITICS SAY: "Laughter From This Play Sounds Like a Nest
ot Macnine uuns."
Next Week "LENA RIVERS'!
A Dramatization of Mary J. Holmes Popular Novel
Ellison-White Lyceum
v . Bureau Presents
WILLIAM HOWARD
TAFT
Lecturing on
"The League of Nations
Up-to-Date"
Auditorium
Thursday Evening, May 27
75f $1.0O $1.50
War tax Extra.
Seat sale opens Meier & Frank's
Monday, May 24. Mail orders
accepted now. Address Ellison
White Lyceum Bureau, Broadway
Bldg. Add 10 war tax and
enclose stamped envelope.
Begins Today
"OhBaby"
AGNES BURR, JOHNNY KANE
. IN THE SCREAMINGLY
FISSV MUSICAL,
COMEDY,
"OH, BABY !"
ZA-ZU PIHS
(SHE'S SOME BABY" ALSO),
IN THE PHOTOPTuAY
BRIGHT SKIES
ANOTHER OF MARCUS LOEWS
-DE LUXE SHOWS"
TODAY
Get out of doors away from care.
Frolic for everyone Pleasure for alL
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Portland's Favorite Playground
is- open for the season
Bigger and better than ever.
SPECIAL CARS AT FIRST AND ALDER
Admission Free, Week Days Only, to 5 P. M.
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Matinee Daily 230. Twice Mchtlr 7 and .
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TOTEM
With Harry Girard and
Agnes Cain Brown
"Catland"
Trained Cats and Rats
Lonnie Nace
The Clever Comedienne
"Daredevil Jack"
With Jack Dempscy
The JAPANESE
REVUE
With the New York
Company
Alexander & Mack
In "A Breeze of Aristocracy"
Walzer & Dyer
Setting the Pace
Pantages Orchestra
H. K. Evenson, Director
Continuous Performance Today Commencing at 1:30
LYRIC
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Matinee Daily at 3 Evenings at 7 and 9
Starting Sunday. Today, and All Week
Those Two Funny Boys, the Laugh Provokers,
MIKE AND IKE
BEN DILLON AL FRANKS
In Their Summer Suits Will Present
THE ROYAL
ODASSA
Talk About the "Sultan" in His Harem- A Rabbit
Has Nothing on These Two Boys, and You
Know a Rabbit Is Fast.
AND THE FILMY ROBE DE NUIT GIRLS
Will Chorus to the Tunes of
"HOLD ME," "MY ISLE OF GOLDEN DREAMS,"
"SATAN, I'M HERE," "PEACHIE," "ON A
DREAMY NIGHT," "KISMET" and Many Others
TWO SPECIAL FEATURE NIGHTS
TUESDAY FRIDAY
Country Store Chorus Girls Contest
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