THE" OREGON 1 DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY , EVENING, 'APRIL 21. 1915,
01TY COUNCIL ASKS
THAT LIBERTY BELL
BE ROUTED THIS WAY
Eesolution Is Introduced by
. Commissioner Bigelow and
Is Unanimously Adopted,
HAY HAVE TO NEGOTIATE
fioatrnetloa - Zwud That Matter of
Tlsl Be Taken tTp WltU
Proper Authority.
Xdberty Ball's Trips.
The Liberty Bell's trip to
San Francisco will be the long:-
est It ever has taken. Other
trips which It has made are:
September 18, 1777. taken to
Allentown to save It from cap-
tura at the hands of the Bcjt-
lsh, who had Invade this city.
1885, sent to the World's In-
tfustrial Cotton exposition in
New Orleans.
1893, sent to the world's fair
t Chicago. -
1901. sent to the Buffalo ex-
position, at Buffalo, N. T. ;
1902, sent to the South Caro-
Ellna Interstate and West In-
Mian exposition at Charleston,
S. C.
E 1908, sent to Boston on occa-
ion of the celebration of the
t 128th anniversary of -the battle
It of Bunker Hill.
t 1904, sent to the exposition at
It St Louis, Mo.
t . ,
By adopting: a resolution introduced
y C. A. Bigelow. commissioner of fi
nance, this morning the council author
ised the mayor to negotiate with the
mayor and city council of Philadelphia
In an endeavor to have the Liberty
Bell sent to Portland on its return
from the San Francisco exposition.
It was largely through the efforts of
Herbert Flelshhacker of San Francisco
that the mayor and two councllmen of
Philadelphia were Induced to send the
Liberty Bell to the San Francisco fair.
Mr. Flelshhacker. who is heavily inter
ested In the Northwestern Klectric
i company of Portland, appeared as the
personal representative of Mayor Kolph
: and turned the tide in favor of send
ing the famous relic to the exposition.
The resolution, which was unani
mously adopted by the Portland city
; council, follows:
"Whereas, The Liberty Bell, which
was Imported from England in 1753,
upon the fillets of which were cast
the prophetic words, "Proclaim liberty
throughout all the land unto all the In
habitants thereof," and which was rung
for more than two hours from Inde
pendence Hall, Philadelphia, with the
firing of cannon and the beating of
drums on- the occasion of the Declara
tion of Independence by the continental
congress, July 4, 1776, i to be shipped
to San Francisco for exhibition dur
ing the fair; and, .
VWhereas, A very large number of
people in the city of Portland who are
unable to attend the fair would con
sider it a great favor to be afforded an
opportunity to view the old Liberty
Bell, and,
"Whereas, It is improbable that said
bell will ever be allowed to visit the
Pacific coast in the future; therefore,
be it
"Resolved, That the mayor of the
city of Portland be and is hereby In
structed to request the proper 'author
ities to allow the Liberty Bell to be
returned homo by way of Pwtland,
and that , the same be placed on exhi
bition here In order that the patriotic
people of the city of Portland may
have an opportunity to view this his
toric emblem of freedom which sound
ed the voice of Liberty throughout the
land so long ago."
Scar on Head Points
To Murder of Man
iue Doay or a weu aressea man
about 30 years old was found floating
In the river this morning by City Grap
pler Hugh Brady near the boat landing
at the west end of the Hawthorne ave
nue bridge. The body had been in the
water about 15 days and bore no marks
of Identification. The man Had evident
ly worn a heavy moustache. A scar
on the back of the head suggests that
he met with foul play.
Montavilla Meeting Tonight.
Tonight at $ o'clock under the aus
pices of the Montavilla Board of Trade
a ' meeting will be held at Hamilton's
chapel, East Eightieth and East Gllsan
streets, to discuss plans for securing
the employment of Montavilla labor on
the hardsurfaclng of the Base Line
road and the construction of the new
"Willow street aewer.
Unmatched Record of Orcgoslife
Of all death claims paid by us there
has never been one case of mis
understanding, dispute or delay.
In every case we settled promptly,
.in full for the amount insured, and
on the very day that proofs were-presented.
In every case where
was : aiso insured
pames flrcgODiifc
ana wiyiout quiDDling.
QrcgOnTjfc is dregon s Supe
rior Service Company.
BEST FOR OREGONIANS
' 's ' . - -r - ' V v...;.
Main Office, Corbett Building. Fifth and Morrison, Portland
A. J MILLS.
"' President. -
I. SAMUEL
General Manager.
-
Steals Bottle of .
Olives! Pays for
: Them in 17 Years
Mt Pendleton,: Or., April 21.
Seventeen years ago Miss Delia
Llbolt, clerk 'in the store of J. .
Shanlfelt, Colfax, - Iowa, stole
a bottle of olives. Yesterday L. '
B. Shanlfelt, son of her em- .
Ployer, in business here, re-
celved a letter addressed to his
father, , who died - seven years
ago in Bunnyelde, Wash, - ac
knowledging t the theft and re-
mining- 60 cents in payment.
Mies Llbolt said that the Holy
- Ghost tia.J -convicted her, and
; shown her that -she ought to
pay. I
IL
PURCHASE OF AUTO
FOR OFFICIALS' USE
Emergency Clause Removed
at Request of Dieck, Who
Introduced Ordinate,
The city council this morning post
poned action toward purchasing an
automobile for use of the mayor ani
city commissioners. The measure had
been introduced by Commissioner Diecit
with the emergency clause, but at his
request the emergency, clause was re
moved, and as a result finaj' action
cannot be taken before April 30.
The ordinance appropriated $3000 for
the purchase of a seven passenger car.
It was proposed tosell the machine at
present used by Mayor Albee and use
this money toward the purchase price
of a new machine.
During the discussion Commissioner
Daly asked if there were not two tour
ing cars at the police station, and if
the cortjmissioners could not use ie
of them. .
"One ; is in the shop most of the
time," replied the mayor.
ARCHITECT TO ACCEPT $9000
City's Auditorium Offer Satisfac
tory to Freedlander.
J. H. ! Freedlander, New York archi
tect for; the proposed public auditorium,
is willing to accept the $9000 settle
ment of his claim, for work on the
plans which have to be now discarded,
according to word received from him
yesterday. As City Attorney La Roche
has ruled that Freedlander has to be
retained for drawing the new . plans,
it is proposed to get work started a
soog) as a tentative plan has been pre
pared here by the city commissioners.
To Lower Grade.
The city council this morning start
ed proceedings toward lowering the
grade Of .. Broadway between Benton
and Victoria streets. It is proposed to
lower the prsent grade to a 4 per cent
climb. I This is preliminary action to
ward the hard surfacing of the street
from the Broadway bridge to Union
avenue;
City Not to Interfere.
Boxing bouts held in accordance
with the new boxing bill pending be
fore the city council will not be In
terfered with, according to Mayor Al
bee this- morning. This action will
allow a number of local fights planned
to be held.
; Taxes Are Refunded.
The city council this morning adopt
ed an ordinance refunding the city's
share of taxes paid by residents of
Sylvan, which has now been declared
not to be. a part of Portland.
Arthur Murphy Dies
Of Heart Failure
Arthur B. Murphy, until a few weeks
ago owner of the Auditorium hotel.
Third and Taylor streets, died this
morning In one of the sleeping apart
ments in Jack King's Imperial hotel
baths. I Heart failure is believed to
be the cause.
Murphy, who was about 50 years old,
registered at the baths about midnight
last night and was alive at 10 o'clock
this morning. A bath attendant who
went to wake him at 11. o'clock found
him dead. Coroner Dammasch will
perform an autopsy.
Murphy was a large man and had
been suffering with asthma during the
past year. He had been a regular
patron of the Imperial baths for a
number of years. He was a widower,
but leaves a son In the east.
Murphy disposed of his interest in
the hotel a few weeks ago.
the deceased
in
otner com-
was first to pay
C S. SAMUEL,
Asst. Mgr.
COUNC
POSTPONES
FEDERAL WARNINGS
AGAINST LAND: GRANT
SEEMINGLY
GNORED
i
Some People Art? j Still Put
ting Up Money for "Loca
tions" in Dispute,
PORTLAND PEOPLE: FILE
Seventy-eight Xavs Tiled Claims on
Grants In Xt&ae County In the
Xiast Two Weks.
Despite tha repeated ; warnings Is
sued by federal authorities from ; the
attorney general of the United States
down, people are still putting up their
cash for "locations" of claims on the
disputed Oregon & California grant
lands, according to information Just
received here from Eugene.
Within the lasttwo weeks 78 clain
ants filed claims on some of the grant
lands in Lane county, through S. A. D.
Puter, author of "Looting the Publio
Domain," and one of the men convicted
of land frauds in Orego some years
ago when the big fraud cases were
uncovered.
The claims were filed with Countj
Clerk S. M. Russell, and the list in
cludes the names of several Portlan 1
people, of people residing as far east
as New York, and -some in Montreal,
Canada. '
Puter, it is understood, collects fat
fees for making the "locations."
These "locations," the government has
repeatedly yarned claimants. will
give them no advantage toward secur
ing the land claimed, no matter what
the outcome of the dispute is.
In a letter under date of July 81.
1913. addressed to United States At
torney Reames In Portland, the United
States atorney general gives tho
status of the grant lands in these
words:
"By the decree the railroad com
pany's title to some 2,360,000 acres of
land granted to the company . by the
act of 1866 Is declared forfeited to the
United States. Unless the
position of the government is given
the widest puplicity it is probable that
wholesale frauds will be perpetrated
upon innocent people, not only in Ore
gon, but particularly in the states of
the middle west, as designing and un
scrupulous men are representing to
the people that these' lands can be se
cured by settlement- thereon, and, by
such representations, they obtain lo
cation fees for their services; whereas
the lands in fact can not be acquired
in any manner until the case has been
finally decided on appeal, and in event
of the government's ultimate success,
not until congress shall enact legisla
tion providing for a disposition of tha
lands.
"You may further state that efforts
are being made to prosecute those who
are thus Imposing upon the people, and
you urge that in the meantime this
department notify the public generally
of the true situation."
Garrigus Case Is
Yet to Be Decided
Saying that there . were not suffi
cient facts before him on , which to I
pass final judgment in the suit of At- I
torney Lewis C. Garrigus to force
County Clerk Coffey to certify his I
election as county judge. Circuit Judge
Kavanaugh this morning overruled a
demurrer of Mr. Coffey presented by
the district attorney's office. A re
turn must now be made to the writ of
mandamus.
Garrigu3 received several votes for
the office, although no election for
county judge had been scheduled last ,
November. He asserts that the office
is now vacant, as Judge Cleeton was
elected for but four years, and that he
was elected as Cleeton's successor. j
Decree for Husband
In Divorce Court
Gertrude Hill took off her wedding
ring, threw it at her husband and told,
him to leave their home, saying siif
w us inrougn wun mm, accoraing to
testimony of Willis G. Hill before Cir
cuit Judge Morrow today. He wai
granted a divorce on grounds of
cruelty. Judge Gatens granted a di
vorce to E. E. Rodier from Ada Rodier
on grounds of desertion.
Desertion figured in divorce suits
yesterday when Nancy E. Stone filed
Vuit against Frank E. Stone, Edr.a
Wike against Ne'd Wike, and Mar
gherita E. Jacobs against W. L. Ja
cobs. Grace L. Burke sued George L.
Burke for divorce, alleging cruelty, and
Elizabeth Moeller brought suit against
William Moeller on similar grounds.
Auto Driver Fined
$25 and Censured
Roy Gee of Tioga street, St. Johns,
driver of the automobile that struck
and injured Miss Elizabeth Peters of
849 Mallory avenue, at Sixth and
Washington streets" Monday afternoon,
was fined $25 in the municipal court
this morning for reckless driving.
Gee was censured for hurrying to
get across the street in front of east
and westbound traffic when it had the
right of way. Gee was going south
on Sixth street, and Miss Peters was
walking east across the street. She
was able to leave St. Vincent's hos
pital for her home yesterday.
Woman, 74, Mayor
Of Illinois Town
Chicago. 111.. April 21. (I. TC. S.)
Elected mayor of the city of Warren
by a margin of four votes, Mrs. A. R.
Canfleld, aged 74. today enjoys the
distinction of being the first woman
mayor in the state of Illinois. The
population of Warren is about 1500.
Man Slizhtly Injured.
An automobile driven by B. E. Mc
Avlnney of 642 Tillamook street ran
down Rene Urhelle of 241 East Sixty
fifth street, fiorth,. at Grand avenue
and Ankeny street last night, slightly
injuring the man. According to a re
port by Police Sergeant Ellis and Pa
trolman Johnson, McAvinney was driv
ing on the wrong side of the street.
The Injured man was taken home by
McAvlnriey. A jltneyf collided with a
streetcar at East Third ani Hawthorne
avenue at 5:30 o'clock last. ntght, but
no one was injured. - v - I
Bank Sues on Note
Calling for $43,500
Sarry K. Conrtright Is Defendant
Attorney Ft of $3000 Xs Also
Asked.
The First National .bank of Portland
has sued Harry M. Courtrlght? a
buyer of delinquent tar ana assess
ment titles, 'to recover $43,500 al
leged to have been loaned to Court
right on a 90 day note November 4.
191. Attorneys' fees of $3000 are
asked and interest on the note at the
rate of 7 per cent.
According to an affidavit by K. A.
Wyld, cashier of the bank. Courtrlght
turned over as. security lands in Clack
amas county and Skamania county.
Wash., which were found to be worth
not over $4000.
Mr. Wyld said It had also been
learned that Courtrlght did. not have
substantial title to the greater part of
the land he put up as security.
H. W. HOLMES NAMED
TO ASSIST
ENGINEER
Appointee Succeeds C. H.
Puree!! 'Who Refused to
File Resignation.
State Highway Engineer Cantine
announced yesterday the appointment
of H. W. Holmes of Portland, Or., as
assistant engineer to have charge of
the bridges and such other duties as
may be assigned him.
Mr. Holmes takes over the work
which has been under the direction
and supervision of C. H. Purcell.
In his notice of the appointment of
Mr. Holmes, State Highway Engineer
Cantine omitted to state whether Mr.
Purcell had been discharged or had
resigned. The fact is that Mr. Purcell
was urged by Mr. Cantine to resign
but he refused to do so, asserting that
there was no valid reason why he
should. His removal followed.
Mr. Purcell as assistant to Major
Bowlby had charge of all bridge con
struction and owing to his insistence
that contractors and steel dealers live
up to specifications he became un
popular. He rendered especially valu
able service in demonstrating the ex
cessive prices charged by contractors
for bridges built in Lane and other
counties. I
It is reported that other -changes In I
the state highway department will fol- j
low soon. I
m l i
William McGuire j
Dies Suddenly;
: : ' I
William McGuire, a Spanish-Amerl-!
can war veteran, was found dead In his
bed. in a room at the National hotel.
Front and Yamhill streets, this morn
ing by employes of the hotel, who
forced open the door to his room.
McGuire. who has been a resident
of Portland for 10 years, has been suf
fering from nervousness and early this
morning his condition was so bad that
he was taken to the city emergency
hospital In the police patrol wagon. He
was given treatment by Dr. E. M.
Rice, interne, and taken home. Dr.
Rice sys the man probably died from
a gastric ulcer or perforation. Three
kinds of medicine were found on the
table beside McGuire's bed. An au
topsy will" be held late this afternoon.
AD CLUB TAKES CHARGE
That the Ad club will take charge of
a program formally- opening the Co
lumbia river highway to tourist and
Industry travel, May 15. was announced
at a meeting of the club in the Mult
nomah hotei this afternoon by the
president, George L. Baker, S. S.
Hewitt has been appointed chairman
of a committee on program. The club
voted to send two delegates to the in
ternational convention in Chicago the
latter part of June. Emma Carus; of
the Orpheum, and Bemie and Klass,
from the Empress, entertained the Ad
men.
AUTHORIZE MERGER VOTE
The people of Portland are to be
given an opportunity to vote on the
question of taking St. Johns Into th
city. This was definitely decided by
the city council this morning when it
atuhorized City Attorney La Roche to
draft a resolution for their adoption.
EVERYTHING
CrBTS TO
R"ock Bottom
ojvce in
AWHILE '
Top-notch values a-t rock
bottom prices !
We are talking about a
dandy line of tailored-to-the-minute
Men's Suits that we
are offering to judicious
buyers.
If von are interested in
the subject of clothes and
want to save ioneyj it
would be a good idea for
you .to stroll around andr
look us .over.
Schloss and Sophomore
clothes for men and young
men are the best.
Moderately priced
$15, $20, $25 and up
HIGHWAY
CANTINE
Phegley&Cavender
Cor. Fourth and Alder Sts.
NEW CHAMBER HAS
SET ELECTION DAIS
FOR NEW DIRECTORS
Each of Nine Bureaus Will
Name Three' Members for
Board.
BODY TO CONSIST OF 30
Traffic and Transportation Depart
ment Will Meet rirst on
Heart Monday.
Dates for the election of directors
of the New Chamber of Commerce
have been fixed for next week. .Three
directors will be elected by each of the
nine bureaus of the chamber. At the
first election the bureaus will ele;t
the directors, thereafter they will pnly
nominate, and the entire membership
will elect. Three directors will also
be chosen by the membership council,
making a total of 30. The schedule of
elections Is as follows:
Monday, April 26 Traffic and trans
portation, green Toom; trade and com
merce, dining room.
Tuesday, April 27 Civic, dlnjns
room; retail merchants, green room.
Wednesday, April 28 Industries and
manufactures, dining room; Publicity
and conventions, green room.,
Thursday, April 29 Oregon Devel
opment, dining room; legislation and
taxation, green room; grain inspection,
assembly room, on first floor.
Friday, April 30 Committeemen
from each of the units of the member
ship council will meet to elect three
directors.
All meetings will be held at 8 o'clock
p. m.. The following week the board
of directors will meet and organise. A
business manager then will be . em
ployed, and the work of organization
started full swing.
Steady Stream of Antos.
Indication of what the attraction of
the Columbia highway will be to the
motorists when It is Paved Is shown
by the amount of travel "how going
over the road. A representative of the
New Chamber of Commerce visited the
road last Sunday afternoon, and be
tween the hours of 1 and 3 o'clock 500
machines, by actual count, passed a
given point. An estimate of 6000 ma-
LYRIC
4TH AHD STARK STS.
Four Days Commencing
11 A. M. Today
Complete Change
1 Keith & Walker.
2 Billy Small.
3 DeVere Bros.
4 Harry Dickenson.
5 'Men of the Mountains
6 "Ebbing Tide."
7 SophiesiFightingSpirit
& Her Gethsemane.
9 "Master of His Own
House."
10 Lyric Orchestra.
Cant Be Baat Anywhere a Three
Times the Frice.
Only 5c and 10c
Continuous Performance 11 A. M.
to 11 p. M.
Amateurs Tuesday and
Friday Nights
N. B.- Amateur sketches, dancers,
singers, etc., wanted at all timus.
Apply manager's office.
EXTRA! .
LAST TTMT1 TOSIGHT
Charles Chaplin
in "THE TXUCP"
Breakfast
7 to 11
orotfjp Batntp ?Kea Boom
204-204 BROAJ5WAY
Special Table d'Hote Dinner Sunday, 75e
Four to Seven-Thirty o'clock.
Dinner
6 to 7:30
Hoot, Mon, Hoot!
Have You Been to; the
IMPERIAL
HOTEL
GRILL
and heard the lad with the kilties) -
ARTHUR PR1NGLE, Scotch Comedian
with tfie big br-r-r-r and Harry Lauder1 special
ties. He's the real porridge.
MISS JENNIE CLOW,
Another star attraction,
choice selections.
.Unusually' Good -Instrumental Music by
F. HAMPTON WING and Orchestra
; 6 to 8 P, M., 10 to 12 F. M.
Lunch 11:30 to
40c and 50c
New Direct Entrance From -Broadway
Two Entrance From.- Hotel Lobby
chines daily is not considered too bign
for the summer season after the great i
scenic highway Is hard surfaced. j
' ? Polders to Be Published ;
The New Chamber of Commerce has i
authorised the publication of 100,000 f
folders containing information aoouz
Portland to be sent to prospective
tourists. Through the cooperation or
the hotel members of the chamber, an
effort will, be made to place a folder
In the hands of every rne contemplat
ing a trip through Portland this sum
mer. A letter of greeting and invita
tion will accompany the folder.
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Submarine Hunts in
Mediterranean Sea
Madrid. Spain. April 21. X N. S.)
That a British liner en route to India
has been pursued by a hostile subma
rine in the Mediterranean sea is re
ported in Madrid papers today. The
steamer escaped.
According to the first reports of
the vessel's adventure It was thought
the attacking submarine was one of
the German, under sea fleet bound for
the Mediterranean, with the Intention
of raiding- the merchantmen of the al
lies in those waters, which have Op to
the present time been comparatively
free from molestation. Coming from
Zeebrugge, the nearest German subma
rine base, the diver would have to
travel approximately 1500 miles to
reach the Mediterranean.
Fire Started In Wooden Box.
The fire in the Blake, McFall build
ing started from rubbish in a wooden
box on the first floor of the building,
according to Fire Marshal Jay W.
Stevens, on completing an Investiga
tion of the premises today. . Just what
caused the blaze is not known, but
Marshal Stevens says it may have been
caused by a cigar or cigarette stub
thrown into the box.
Jitney Passengers Crushed.
San Francisco, April 21. (P. N. S.)
Four men were Injured, on proba
bly fatally, here today when a jitney
bus in which they were riding was
jammed between two Valencia street
cars, grinding the automobile to pieces.
Harry Davis suffered internal in
juries, and may die.
Morgan G. Bulkier En Route.
Morgan G. Bulkley, formerly gov
ernor of .Connecticut, will arrive from
San Francisco tomorrow morning in
a private car. After remaining in the
city for the aay. he will take the night
train for Tacoma.
AMUSEMENTS
Bdw'y at Taylor
KmiBl. A-11M
iWlfHT :15 AIX
'iNlVjaA A THIS WEEK .
SPECIAL PRICE 1C A TESTE SATURDAY
ROCK and FUXTON
XX THE KT7&IGAX. COMEDY HIT
THE
CANDY SHOP
SPLFNDID CA8T AND CHORUS
EreniUM $1.50. l.OQ. 7 Be, BQc.
begin jthtq NEXT SUN.
BARGAIN PRICE MAT. WEDNESDAY.
SPECIAL. PRICE MAT. SATURDAY
fcw HENRY W. SAVAGE H
; Her Pilgrimage In Quest or love
Erenlngs-Floor, 11 rowi. $2; T rows jst
$1.60. Balcony 1. 75c, 60c. Gallery, 60c.
Wed. Mat. l to 25c. Bat. Mat S1.60
to BOc.
SEAT SALE TOMORROW
MAIL, ORDERS NOW
THEATRE
Main S, A-5S60.
Geo. L. Baker.Mar.
Oreatest hit ver known in Portland. Tba
Italian Grand Opera Company (Mario Lam
bordi. Impresario).
TOVIOET "Hi TROVATtmB"
Thursday "Cavaleria Ruatieaaa" and
"1 Pagliaeci."
Friday "Lnola"
Price 25c to $1.00. Mats. 25c, COe. Pint
time In America at these priceo.
lmTINEE DMCr 30
THE EIGHT ENGLISH FORGET-ME-NOTS
in the Latest London Revue.
Harold Grady and Harriett Harlow, Portland
Society Dancers.
6 OTHER BIG-TIME ACTS
Boxes and first row balcony rsserrsd hy
phone. Main 4638, A-S286.
Luncheon
11 to 1:30
Strictly
Home Cooking
Soprano
Sweet v singer of
2
Dinner 5:30 to 9
50c and 75c
llHEILIGl
nro
After-Theatre Service to 1 A. M.
RENO DIVORCES VOID,
SAYS JUDGE HEARING .
- SUIT OF PORTLANDER
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Judge Andrews of Los An
geles Tells
Mrs. Skinner
She May. Be Bigamist
Los Angeles. April 21. (P. N. S.)
That those Pacific coast husbands and
wives who have j remarried after a
Reno divorce in alt probability have
committed bigamy jwas the gist of an
opinion handed down here by Judge
a A 1 i
Public Market
Ideas
m
Si
Clothing Selling
In the Public Market the housewife
is brought in direct contact with the
produce.
In this store YOU tome in direct con
tact with the manufacturer.
The housewife saves when she buys at
the public market.
YOU save when you buy here from $5
to $7.50 on a suit.
You'll find that this is so when you see
our
New Spring Suits at
$15 - $20 - $25
.Prownsville
Woolen Mills Store
SI
Two Stores
r
Park, Vtit Park Hr. Wuh.
Opea UmiXj ITooa to 11 P. M.
BundaylOiSO to 11 F. M.
TO THE MOVIE
On the programme for today are two of the most celebrated
dramas we i have had the pleasure to offer. Vitally powerful and
containing Splendid casts a well aa unusual acinic effects, they
will appeal to you. Also the two comedies are unusual, and the
music without par In Portland. .
TODAY and
The Quicksands" of Society
Two-act society drama. A family suddenly achieving wealth
become prey to parasites of society.
The Closing of the Circuit
Powerful two -act drama from the pen of the wonderful
Morgan Robertson. A lesson of great-truth to the unsatisfied.
' Ham's Harrowing Duel
Tou know the kind. Kqual to a Chaplin in comedy. The most
original you have ever seen. .
Mr. Jarr Takes a Night Off
- Clever.clean comedy, unusual theme. '
Joe Roberts
Banlolnt' extraordinary. The
seen In Portland. '' .
Carney and Russell
Pipe Organ and Double Piano Music.
Beautiful Unknown Singer
APPEARS ALL. WEEK EN MA 8K WHO IS SHE?
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STAR THEATRE
Wednesday
Thursday
If You Enjoy Great Acting, Handsome Scenes and Great
plays, Do Not Miss This Program. ,
in a Wonderful Ttvor Act
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Tlie Stool Pigeon"
Assisted by Vera Sisson,
I I Society Girl
It9 Great.
a. 2
Big
Stars
WILLIAM
GARWOOD
Yellow Curl Papers"
A Remarkably Sure Fire Comedy in'Two Acts,
'j Extra Splendid.
Also Two Other Fine Phoio-Plays;
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ADMISSION
Monroe of the superior court' In a di
vorce case before htm today.
Judge Monroe's statement cams while
he was hearing testimony in the suit
of Mrs. Elizabeth Skinner against her
husband. Edward I. Skinner.' whom she
married In Portland. Or., in 1807. They
were wed after Mrs. Skinner went to
Reno and- was there divorced from a
former husband named Platts.
After ascertaining that. Mrs. platts
went to Reuo at Skinner's request
stayed there six months and had her
marital bonds cut. Judge Monroe de- ,
clared: .
"It is -my opinion that these Ileno
divorces are absolutely void."
Judge Monroe then referred to a re
cent decision of the Maryland court
of appeals onRno divorces and de
clared he also believed them of no
force or effect,
Mrs. Skinner In the present action
declares that her present husband sub
jected her to extreme cruelty, on on
occasion menacing her with a hatchet.
Testimony In the case was continued
today,
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Third at Stark
Third at Morrison
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DRAMA LOVER
THURSDAY
most applauded and talked-of act
Friday
Saturday
Play of the Underwortd
Who Plays a Dual Role a
and a Crook.
VIOLET
MERCEREAU
of the
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