5 - TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Peoples William Mack's "The Valley of Doubt." Liberty James Oliver Cur wood's "The Courage of Marge O'Doone." Columbia Anita Stewart, "The Yellow Typhoon." Rlvoll Sylvia Breamer, in "A House Divided." Majestic Mitchell Lewis. 'Burning Daylight." Star Harry Carey, "Human Stuff." Circle Mack Bennett's "Down on the Farm." Globe Norma Talmadge, "The Probation Wife." Today's Musical Features. Rlvoll Orchestra concert at 12:30 o'clock noon under Mls cha Guterson. ' Liberty Organ concert at 12:30 o'clock noon by Henri Keates. Majestic Organ concert at 1:30 P. M. by Cecil Teague. Peoples Orchestra selections Under Philip Pels. Columbia Orchestra selections Vincent C. Knowles. SUMMER weather, -with Its dally use of tons of -ice and bookings of features wherein northern views of vast snow fields and frigid moun tain streams figure conspicuously, is upon Portland exhibitors. To make the balcony of the Liberty theater cooler tba.n any suburban vine-covered porch a new ventilat ing system is being Installed this week at the cost or approximately 13000. The system will bring Into each side of the balcony four ducts or air Inlets for the entire balcony. ( These eight air passageways lead to various parts of the balcony where the new air is diffused. A five-foot fan on the roof of the theater forces the sir Into the duct. Ice may be used with the fan if the weather proves too warm for ordinary means of protection. The new system is In addition to the regular cooling plant of the Liberty theater. In which sev eral tons of ice are used each day and over which vast quantities of air brought from the roof are forced before being diffused In the house. The new ventilating system is for the Liberty balcony only. No conference has been as far reaching in its influence among mo tion picture exhibitors of Oregon and the entire northwest as the meeting held the first of last week In Seattle and at the call of Jensen &. Von Her terg. Exhibitors representing: 183 bouses In Oregon, Washington. Idaho and Montana responded and each 'one signed membership in the new organ ization at the close of the two-day session, which brought Into existence the Independent Booking company. Fair play, truthful competition and stabilized markets between exhibitor and exhibitor and exhibitor and pro ducer are the aims of the new organ ization, which declares it wants no other material reward or profit. Jensen & Von Herberg, holders for the northwest territory of the First National Exhibitors' circuit, will buy all films shown in the 183 theaters represented by the new organization. This centralized buying power, it is believed, will solve all problems con nected with competition from produc ing companies, from profiteering on the part of film salesmen and from too keen and not too scrupulous com petition between exhibitors. No profits are to be made and over head expenses will be defrayed by a 10 per cent charge made on each pic ture booked by the new organization. The company is being financed on a percentage of Investment basis. This will give it ample funds to perfect machinery of operation, for the tax made on the Liberty theater of Port land1 just one theater, although one of the largest, in its membership la S11.000. All surplus funds at the end of the year will be returned to the franchise holders in proportion to their original taxes. One of the most Interesting fea tures of the new organization will be the manner in which the placing of pictures will be handled in communi ties where two or more exhibitors hold membership. This may be more easily explained by taking a hypo thetical case of exhibitors A and B in the town of X. A telegraphs Jensen & Von Herberg to buy for him a big special production Just released. Jen sen & Von Herberg believe $1000 is a fair price for the picture and pur chase it for that amount. In the meantime B asks that the same pic ture be obtained for him, and de clares he Is. .willing, to pay $1500 for r. 7. c 4 4 s it. A. hotrever, raises the an $2000 but B comes back with an of $2500, which his competitor c meet. The film is then sold by sen & Von Herberg at that making a profit of $1500. This jrofit is then turned over to A, who did rfot get the picture and by so falling wins $1500 but who at the same time loses prestige in his community, for his competitor, and not he, is showing the big picture of the season. Such a system, it is believed, will let the plunger plunge to his sure and Quick death by overbidding, will pro tect the conservative buyer and will give the average exhibitor an oppor tunity to fight for the - picture he wants and getting it, to plan for an exploitation campaign which will cover the price that he has paid in order to keep the feature and make his profit worth while. At the same time the producer will get a profit which will pay him for his money, time and genius expended and a rea sonable profit in addition. Great emphasis has been laid on the point that exhibitors who will buy through Jensen & Von Herberg have no intention of trying to beat down or dictate to the producer. "Theproducer must have not only the cost of his film but a fair profit besides." declares C. S. Jensen, senior member of the firm. "Our business profits us most when we have the beet pictures. Should we fail to make it worth the producer's while to bring forth the best possible photoplays then we have hurt ourselves. Should we take away attractive rewards for him then we would merely be starv ing and ultimately killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. "No one knows better than Mr. Von Herberg and I how tremendously the cost of making pictures has in creased. We have been in touch with the making of films through our First National interests and have seen from year to year itemized expense accounts for some of the largest and most successful pictures. We realize that huge salaries must be paid to retain the best stars, that unmention able sums are going for the rights to famous books and plays, and that directors, cameramen, artists, scen ario writers and other important persons in the process of making pictures must be amply rewarded if they are to do and give their best. A picture must not only make these outlays but it must bring in' its profit. - The larger cities and the larger theaters mMst naturally assume the bigger share of the responsibility and they will be rated according to their earning capacities." L. Q. Lukan, formerly Seattle Pathe branch exchange manager, was chosen director of the new concern, which will open offices in Seattle immediately. Branch offices will soon be opened in Portland. It is thought that the new move will result in even bigger payrolls in the motion picture centers of both Portland and Seattle. It will elimi nate road men who have been travel ing for producing companies through out Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho, but it will also make necessary large staffs to handle the business through the Portland and Seattle offices. Exchange forces will still be necessary as distributing centers. While 183 theaters in the four northwestern states are now repre sented, the territory is again being canvassed and it is believed the pres ent membership will be increased and perhaps doubled by the end of the year. To prove its good faith, the firm of Jensen & Von Herberg has promised not to enter any new fields where franchises are already held by exhibitors now members of the Inde pendent Booking company. A first glance at the new proposi tlon gives one the impression that Jensen & Von Herberg will be prac tically swamped with the business of buying films for so many theaters As a matter of fact Mr. Jensen and Mr. Von Hererg, who do all the actual buying for their own string of 20 theaters, will look at very few more pictures each week than they have done when buying Just for their own houses. The list of houses for which they will purchase will all be rated according to their earning capacity and the matter of individual prices will be a matter of automatic adjustment after the films have been viewed and judged. The present method of Jensen & Von Herberg buying will be retained a board of viewers will sit In silence while watching the film and will at its conclusion give its unbiased view by filling out regulation cards asking definite impressions on certain sub jects as well as general remarks. These cards are later compared and the picture rated accordingly. G. E. Jackson of the local Vita graph exchange was elected treasurer of the Motion Picture league of Ore gon at the meeting held, last Thurs 1 '1- 4 1 t day. Mr. Woodlaw of the Circle theater resigned from the office Just previous fo the. election of Mr. Jack son because of the pressure of other duties. Melvin G. Wlnstock, of the lccal Pathe exchange, was elected second vice-president. Mr. Wlnstock read the following letter and answer which passed be tween him and Senator Harding on the subject of national censorship. It was voted that the league write similarity to the democratic nominees and also to Governor Coolidge, who has already vetoed the national censorship bill as It came before him In Massachusetts. Mr. Winstock's letter was as .follows: There has been no national presidential campaign since 1 have arrived at the years of manhood in which I have not actively participated and generally under the direc tion of the Speakers' bureau of the repub lican national committee. There is scarcely a state in the union in which I have not delivered public addresses. This drives me th right. I hope, and it is my pleasure to extend to you sincere congratulations upon your election as the standard bearer of our party as well as upon its selection of your running mate. In view of the services rendered in the past to our organization. I trust that you will not consider me presumptuous in sug gesting that you give consideration to the question of motion picture censorship. There is a bill before congress now on this subject. I think it is in the educa tional committee. We who are engaged in the motion pic ture industry in the United States leel that the kinds of censorship which have been tried in the country are un-American and subversive of every principle of liberty and freedom of thought and action. Only recently the candidate for vice- president associated with you on the na tional ticket vetoed a bill which had passed both houses of the Massachusetts egtslature. If. after Investigation, you should see your way clear to take a stand against censorship, in my Judgment you would not only be taking a righteous action but that action would bring you the af firmative friendship of every Individual engaged in this powerful industry. The reply received from Senator Harding last week: is as follows: I am very glad to have your letter of the 18th, together with the suggestion therein. You may rest assured I shall keep the matter in mind. Very truly yours. (Signed) WARREN O. HARDING. Ernie Carruthers has been appoint ed branch booker of the local Pathe office. He takes the place of Arthur Grants who has resigned and gone to Seattle. Jack O'Brien, son of Harvey O'Brien. well known in Portland, has opened a picture theater for the summer sea son at Seavie-w. Melvin G. Winstock was invited to deliver the dedication speech for the new Liberty theater at Kennewlck, Wash. The new theater seats over 500 and is modern and up-to-date in every respect. The "Girl in the Web," the latest Blanche Sweet picture, will be re leased August 15. It has already reached Portland and has been screened at the local office.-. It is a more pretentious offering than this star has ever before put forth. "The Devil's Pass Key," the latest Eric von Stroheim feature which will be released late in August was shown in Portland last Wednesday at mid night at the Liberty theater. A num ber of film men and exhibitors in the territory were present. The picture is in a new field for Von Stroheim and is an extravagant, spectacular pro duction of an elaborate and ultra fashionable nature. George Bourke, northwest manager for Universal, was among the ex change men who attended the meeting in Seattle at which the Independent Booking company was organized, Others were C. M. Hill of Famous Players-Lasky, and Mr. Winstock for Pathe. C. W. Koerner, In charge of the Portland Universal exchange, is not as modest as he mipht be over this week's attainments. He quite brazenly admits that he has Harry Carey's "Hu man Stuff" as the feature of the Star programme; the International News at the Liberty and Rivoli; "Alias Miss Dodd," starring Edith Roberts, at the Hippodrome and Anne Cornwall In "The Path She Chose" at the Globe, Guy Robinson, of the Yeager theater in Lents, also bought the new Uni versal star series from Mr. Koerner and A. H. McDonald of the Oregon and Rex theaters in Eugene con tracted for. "The Great Air Robbery" VVirr - - v . r- ll tfrf f c Cv tlS it-TV-. -v:i' ; xuj r vy:Ai ltt- VJ TTTE SUNDAY OBEGONTAX, POKTLAM), JULY THE SILENT DRAMA : jv. and all Harry Carey and Frank Mayo productions while he was on his way to the Seattle conference. Mrs. ,J. C. Koerner will return toi ner nome in rtavre, Mont., inis ween after having spent the month in Port land with her son. Henri Keates, Liberty theater or ganist, will play in his Sunday con cert today at 12:30 o'clock an origi nal composition which he has entitled "Concert Waltz." His programme, in its entirety, is: 1. "Napoleon's Last Charge," by E. T. Paul. 2. t Three favorite songs a "Some where a Voice Is Calling"; (b "Rosary": fc) "Chimes of Normandy," arranged by Keates. 3. Concert waltz, by Henri A. Keates. 4. Overture, "Bridal Rose," Lavaller. The "Blue Danube" waltzes by J. Strauss have prominent place on this week's programme at the Rivoli the ater. For his regular Sunday noon programme Mischa Guterson, Russian director of the orfhestra, has ar ranged the following: "La Tosca." G. Puccini; "Blue Danube." J. Strauss; . F sharp "Nocturne." Chopin, piano solo by Francesco Longo; "Peer Gynt Suite." E. Greig. (a) Ase's Death, (b) Anita's Dance; Jubel, C. Weber. "The Blue Danube" waltz with the Chopin solo will form the daily con cert. Cecil Teague. at the Majestic, will play in his weekly concert at 1:30 o clock this afternoon La veeda ta trip through sunny Spain) (Aldin). a selection scheduled for last Sunday, but which was not given at that time. He will also play "Poet and Peas ant," overture; "The Swan." Saint Saens, and "A Trip Through the States." The last number is one which Mr. Teague, himself, has arranged and which will form something of a musical novelty. As a fitting background for "The Yellow Typhoon," Vincent C. Knowles, director of the Columbia orchestra, has arranged a special score, essen- ST.VR THEATER GETS NEW O KG AX 1ST. Photo by Leonid Fink. MIm Nell Margaret Berry. One of two lifelong ambitions was realized by Miss Nell Mar garet Berry last week, when she ' accepted the position as the Star theater organist. Miss Berry has always wanted to "play the pipe organ. She has also desired ardently to go on the stage. Now that one of her aspirations is attained. she wants to perfect it before en tering upon the other field. Miss Berry is the niece of Mrs. Amy Dobson, 629 Thompson street, and a cousin of . the late Tom Dobson, known In Portland and nationally as pianist and composer. She received her mu sical education in this city from J. R, Hutchinson. William Rob inson Boone and from Mr. Fer ris, who repairs and tunes or gans. ' JL' I X ' 4 " J 4 - s " i " tiT ''v..;l:: 1 "4 ' U v tially dramatic, and, he believes, sug gestive of Chinese backgrounds. Thirty-one selections have been woven into the score. YELLOW TYPHOON, COLUMBIA Anita Stewart Plays Role of Vamp lor First Time. For the fiVst time In her screen career Anita Stewart appears as a vamp In a motion picture, "The Yel low Typhoon," from the novel by Harold MacGrath, which will be shown at the Columbia theater this week. She plays the double part of twin sisters, Berta and Hilda Nordstrom, the former a striking blonde of the adventuress type and the latter a sweet brunette with characteristics quite the opposite. In essaying the role of Berta, whose golden hair and artful ways leave men broken as the reeds in the path of a storm and give to her the name of "The Yellow Typhoon," Miss Stewart portrays in convincing manner an unusual character part. "While vamping is something new I to me, except from observation," said Miss Stewart, "nevertheless II have always felt that I could play such a part if only given the chance and provided with the proper make up. That is why I jumped at this opportunity to prove to doubters that I could act like a really wicked woman. "The blonde wig, the jewels and the clothes I wore made it easy for me to do this part. I will admit, however, that I would hardly care to play a straight vamp role, and the fact is that in 'The Yellow Ty phoon' I also played as a twin sister of sweet and wholesome character. Thus it gave me much satisfaction to show this contrast between good and bad. "No, I have no love for vamps, but I rather enjoyed playing the part because I thought I could reveal in their true light the characters of those women who are the greatest enemies of man." "BURXIXG DAYLIGHT" FILMED Jack London Novel Is Shown at Majestic This Week. "Burning Daylight." screen version of Jack London's novel, is announced by the Majestic treater for this week. It will Te played by an all-star cast. including Mitchell Lewis, Helen Fer- guson, Louis Morrison, William V. Mong, Edward Jobson. Gertrude As- tor, Alfred Allen, Arthur Edwin Ca rew, Newton Hall, Robert Bolder and Aaron Edwards. Readers of Jack London's etory will recall that Elam Harnish. or "Burn ing Daylight," as the whole Yukon knows him, is a cufde, powerful, big hearted prospected with a lust for adventure aiyi a devil-may-care spirit that drives him gaily through the hardships and joys of the mining towns. He strikes It rich the gold that thousands have died seeking. A stampede is started and the Arctic village of Garaguk is alight with the fire of fierce ambitions aflame for wealth. Burning Daylight Is a prim itive king among these men, amass ing millions and finding no place to spend their gains except in the wild gambling that goes on in the Tivoli, a dancehall, where a few girl3 and limitless quantities of strong liquor supply diversion. But Burning Daylight comes of the old race of conquerors. His spirit de mands another world to lay at his feet. He seeks the world of finance. In San Francisco, then in New York, he fights the batle of the money in terests. He fights for the love of fighting, taking a reckless pleasure in swinging into Wall street's most speculative investments. It's a bitter, fascinating game, and Jack London has depicted it in one of the most dramatic stories in modern American fiction. The novel shows Burning Daylight winning and losing millions, beating i financiers at their own same by his V 4, 1920 i' III A - JnV t ' s Ax V H ' ) I'll - ' vti. -3a ' . I -Ia'- H lf 1 -x SXS r -1 J-' v i' ' f O-. - -t 1 - iA . 4 :. S,f .vS rf V. Wi'---IU V ' - If sere r sheer nerve, and being defeated through their subtle machination and control of the market. His great est defeat cornea through his infatu ation for Lucille, the wily daughter of Nathaniel Letton, the unscrupulous mining promoter. She lends herself to a scheme of allurement for which the big miner falls hard. It is only through the steadfast faith of Dora that he manages to get hold of him self again for his last big triumphant battle. Cecil Teatrue will play on the Ma jestic organ the following selections: "Poet and Peasant." overture (Suppe): "The Swan" (St. Saens), "La Veeda," a romance through sunny Spain (Ar din); "Trip Through the States," ar ranged by Cecil Teague. LIBERTY OFFERS REAL THRILL "The Conra-e of Marge O'Doone" Is Red-Blooded Photoplay. If it is a genuine, tingling thrill you hunger for some rare, red blooded adventure cut in huge chunks from the flanks of life in the raw: spiced with romance and sprinkled throughout with suspense, or. in plain words, you are looking for the prize photoplay of the season, the one that has all the zip and zest that you have looked for' so vainly, it is said your hunger will be satisffed this week when "The Courage of Marge O'Doone" will be shown at the Lib' erty theater. "The Courage of Marge O'Doone' was written by James Oliver Cur wood, one of the mo3t popular of present day novelists. It has been made into a big special production by Vltagraph with a star cast of well known players, headed by Niles Wslch and Pauline Starke. It is a big, dramatic. fighting photoplay story. The arena of action is that most thrilling, vigorous and romantic of all the world's stages, the wild, white wastes of the frozen north. There are primitive men. gritty and beautiful women, men fighting against the elements, man against man. bear fights and the long lonely trails that break the hearts and sinews of men: there is that red-blooded romance and adventure of the great story right where it belongs, right where it is bred. It is a masterpiece of dramatic writing, made into a masterpiece of a photoplay. It opens in the arctic, and It ends there after a succession of breathless, thrilling and unusual epi sodes that keep the pulse pounding and anticipation whetted as it sweeps along to a swift, smashing and unex pected climax. Keates Sunday organ concert to be given at 12:30 o'clock noon today will consist of: "Napoleon's Last Charge" CB. T. Paul); three favorite songs, "Somewhere a Voice Is Calling." "My Rosary," "Chimes of Normandy." arranged by Keates; "Concert Waltz" (Henri A. Keates); overture, "BrldaJ Rose" Lavaller). BLOCKTOX FILM AT RIVOLI "A House Divided" Presents Quin tet of Stars. "A House Divided," at the Rivoli theater this week, is the third con secutive Blackton feature produced from an Anthony Paul Kelly script. The author of "Three Faces East." the current Broadway stage .success, adapted "The Common Cause" for Commodore Blackton from the play by J. Hartley Manners and Major Iian Hay Betth. "Life's Greatest Problem," the second of the series, was entirely Mr. Kelly'sbrain child, both the story and the script being his work. The third of the Blackton-Kelly associa tion, "A House Divided, was adapted by Mr. Kelly from the novel, "The Substance of His House." by Ruth Holt Boucicault. "A House Divided" presents the same quintet of stars who are scor ing such a success in the Blackton special, "The Common Cause." Sylvia Breamer and Herbert Rawlinson are again featured in the leading roles, with Lieutenant Lawrence Grossmith and Violet and Charles Blackton heading the supporting cast. The "Bringing Up Father" two reelere, of which "Jiggs and the So - -Alii' 'h. V 41 cial Lion," showing this week at the 1 Rivoli theater, is the third and new est, are setting a new and high stand ard for lavishly produced comedies. Few feature photoplays today have the large and costly settings and the modish and beautiful costumes that are to be found in any of the "Bring ing Up Father" pictures. "Jiggs and the Social Lion." with the usual "Bringing Up Father" cast, headed by Johnny Ray, presents most of its action at a fashionable recep tion, in which scenes hundreds of extras take part. The women prin cipals, and the extras as well, present some of fashion's latest gown crea tions. The Rivol orchestra at 12:30 will play "La Tosi-a" (G. Puccini): "Blue Danube'1 (J. Strauss); "F Sharp Noc turne" (Chopin), piano solo by Fran cesco Lango: "Peer Gynt" suite. a) "Ase's Death" and "Auibia's Dance"; (Grieg); "Jubel" (C. Weber). PEOPLES BOOKS NORTH PLAY "Valley of Doubt" Is Producer's Finest Production. Burton George, director, whose lat est success, "The Valley of Doubt." will be the featured attraction at the Peoples theater for this week, has piloted successfully an enviable number of plays to the screen. With the completion of "The Valley of Doubt," scenes for which were taken In the snowbound regions of the north. Mr. George has rounded out a record of about 40 feature photoplays for himself. "The Valley of Doubt." claimed by Mr. George to be his finest produc tion, is described by the reviewers as a photodrama of unusual strength and magnificent natural scenic ef fects, dealing primarily with the life of those rugged beings who inhabit the lumberlands of the north. Throughout the entire run of the story there has-been injected many intense, interest compelling dramatic moments, notable among them being two of the most realistic fights ever staged before a camera. In one of these two husky lumber men, one a vigorous upright French Canadian, meets in the open with only a big moon overhead and a carpet of beautiful snow beneath to witness the struggle. It is a battle to a finish In which the Canadian is vic torious after having grappled fiercely for an hour. In the other fight a magnificent collie dog. "Jean," gives battle to a villainous intruder who would have attacked pretty Marion Hilgrade. played by Arline Pretty. Other prominent members of the cast are Thurston Hall. Anna Lehr, Jack Costello. Robert Agnew, John Adrlzoni and T. M. Murphy. STAR. BILLS HARRY CAREY "Human StuTf," Newest Universal Production, This Week's Ottering. "Human Stuff," the newest Uni versal production starring Harry Carey and said to differ in many re spects from the photodramas in which the star has appeared of late, is to be seen at the Star theater this week. What makes "Human Stuff" some what different is the fact that its early scenes are laid in the conven tional east and show the star in an environment foreign to his accus tomed stage characterizations. He is seen as the son of a wealthy manufac turer who. after trying his hand at running the business, is forced to admit himself a failure. He decides to seek adventure and fortune in the west, where his father owns a ranch. Mistaken for a tenderfoot who has come to Interfere with nefarloua . plans, his neigh Dors conspire to drive . Jim from the ranch, but here he is in his element and enjoys the struggle again,st nature and the rough men who are opposed to him. Then a girl" enters into his life and the fight be comes more exciting. Situations fol low In rapid succession, and the story ends in a typical Carey climax. Harry Carey shows a new angle of COME! July 4- and 5 THE BIG LAUGH FEATURE "DOWN ON THE FARM" - .' '.V . -.Tv GALLI-CURCI IN 'Madonna of the Slams THE LCEE THEATRE OPEN FROM 9 O'CLOCK In the mornisg until 4 o'clock the following morning, GLOBE Eleventh ns4 Washington Norma Talmadge "The Probation Wife". fx v