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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1022.
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GOVERNMENT STARTS FIGHT
c TO REDUCE SALE OF DfcUGS
Hy,HA1i,U TL. ROQEnS,
Inlernatloatil News Service Staff
Correspondent.
WASHINOTOX, July 28. Uncle
fim is setting about in real earnest to
not rid 'of his present reputation or
i lie world's greatest, drug addict.
Despite thinly! veiled insinuations
frnnr abroad that the flitted .Stales is
talcing no Interest In the International
effort .to suppress traffic iu . oplugn
and lt derivatives, the American gov
ernment Is doing probably as mi;eh to
corn hat the evil as any of those na
tion which are loudest in complaining
that 'International'' co-operation is
lucking.
Surprised as the average man in the
street may be to hear it, the fact re
mains that t'e Milled S'ales is the
largest per capita consumer of opium
and its compounds of nil the nations
of the world. A somewhat belated
realization f this fart by congress, re
sulting In the enactment of the ssj
called Jones-Miller bill, has freed tn
hands of the administration and en
abled it to take definite action loolt
ing to the curtailment of the quantity
of Habit-forming drugs used in this
: rounry.- . ' .
A eommitee, consisting of Secretary
of State Hughes, .Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon and Secretary of
tvanmerce Hoover, already has been
formed, -in accordance with, the terms
of the; new law, and Is now actively
engaged 'in superintending the putting
Into execution the provisions of the
law.
Previous Ijihti Ineffectual.
In KftieiiH It has been found that
previous legislation In the United
Slates has been directed toward con
fining the distribution of drugs .to
certain recognized channels rather
than to placing absolute restrictions
upon their importation. The osten
sible' result of this kind of legislation
lias been the designation of druggists
ns they only legal venders of habit
forming drugs. The actual result has
been to put the United Stales at the
i head of tho list of nations ns a (!
.turner of opium. The, Jones-Miller
law seeks to curtail the amount of
opium brought into the country.
Considerable resentment has been
felt here at charges from Europe,
emanating chiefly at the seat nf the
League of Nations, that the United
States has failed to cooperate with
other nations In the effort to suppress
the drug traffic. The mc tlvo back of
Iheso repeated Insinuations is believed
to bo a desire to reproach i America
for not having entered ihe leugue. In
this connection recent reports from
Europe stated that Secretary Hughes
had used the Netherlands us a go
between in communicating , w'.th Ihe.
league on this subject.
ItcporfJ Are Untrue.
, Those reports are absolutely without
foundation. On the highest official
authority it may be stated that Secre
tary Hughes has sent no recent com
munication to tho nnlionB of; Kuropt,
or to the I.eugue of Nations Jon the
subject of the, opium traffic. The
precise position of this government
with respect to tho league and the
whole movement for drug1 control is
officially described as follows:
Under the international convention
of 1 9 1 a It was provided that lhe,sta
tistical information ' concerning the
drug traffic should he received at The
j Hague, the Netherlands government
(being charged with the appropriate
duty In this respect. Under Article
123 of the Treaty of Versailles it was
agreed that the general supervision of
l.v... ,t Irt,. r.f ttin Intcmntlnnfll
agreement relating to opium should
he transferred to the Leaguo of Na
tions. As the United Statefi did not ratify
the Treaty of Versailles the matter,
so far as the United States is concern
ed, was left subject to the Internation
al convention, which tho United States
has been at all times ready to carry
out. Jt could do nothing else. The
Dutch government was so Informed, as
the treaty in existence could not be
modified, so far as the United States
was concerned, except by a new treaty.
That, in a nutshell, is the American
attitudo toward the League on the
1 opium question. Hughes has sent no
'recent communication on this subject
as there has been no occasion for such
a communication. Officials believe
! reports of information transmitted to
I the league by the Dutch government
may be bused upon the transmission
of data obtained by the Dutoh lega
tion here and forwarded to The Hague.
Secretary Hughe has designated K.
L. Neville, of the United States consu
lar service, and formerly in the. far
eastern division of the 'state depart
ment, as his official representative up
on the committee formed tinder the
.loncs-Miller law.
Stat'stics1 now under consideration
I by these officials show that Turkey,
Persia and India are the. principal
producers of opium, while China also
produces a considerable amount. The
greater part of the opium used In the
United States comes from Smyrna.
i ARCADE
I TODAY
ROOSTER ASSUMES DUTY
OF HATCHING A BROOD
Ttl'TI.AND, Ore., July 28 Emory
Italph Is boasting of a game rooster
in Ills flock which has taken up the,
"setting" duties of a hen,
Ralph says the. rooster has boen
sitting on a clutch of-eggs for more
than ten days and leaves the nest
only once, a day to feed. Ralph also
asserted that the little bird will fight
envthln,g or anybody that approaches
the nest.
FRENCH PRODUCERS BAN
RUSSIAN CHILD DANCERS
PARIS, July 28.- "Too much Rus
sian stuff" would be the curt Ameri
can translation of what Parisian thea
trical managers told Isadora Duncan
when she suggested bringing twenty
Russian child dancers with her V)
Paris, according to Aux Ecoittes. The
Paris public has had Russian plays,
concerts and ballets until they are
tired of them, the manngers are. said
to have complained.
t Children 5c Adults 25c
Ralph Ince Presents
E.K.LINCOLN
'I In C
. "Virtuous Men"
Gorgeously staged.
S p e c t a cular enter
tainment. Has at least
6 big punches.
Comedy:
A Close Shave
r
Slave's
Now!
' SjfjT that thirst
Jar M Columbia
y and thirst
J! "? vanishes J
'.i-n. .. Wherever good drinks
Henry Weinhard Plant
Portland, Orefoa
That Artistic Touch
Brighten up your home.
Everybody's temperament
needs a change of colors
and scenery. Give your
home a new effect. The
price is a small considera
tion in comparison to the
pleasure you will derive
from it And you, too, will
like the service.
LOWE BROS. PAINTS
Best in the World.
L. J. McATEE
CONTRA CTOE AND JOB WORK
513 Kain Street
AIU'ADI.) TOI.V
TltKMF.XIKM'H U.YPliOSIO.V BOFA'K
IN VIIMTOI'S SI UN"
fine of the spectacular features of
"Virtuous Men," an S-L Picture, the
biggest production of the present sea
Ron, starring 10. K. Lincoln, to be
shown at the Arcade Theatre, com
mencing today, is the blowing up of
a lock. Walter Ackerman, former
Technical Director of the Vltagraph
Company, and retponslble. for many
spectacular screen effects, was placed
in charge of the details for these ex
plosion scenes. He succeeded in se- J
curing permission to blow up a dock
one hundred and thirty feet long.
Five hundred pounds of powder were
used In the explosion. The entire pier
was demolished, in addition to several
buildings. The scenes secured for
"Virtuous Men" by this explosion nra
said to be spectacular in the extreme.
They form but one of several sensa
tional episodes which abound through
out the first "Italph Inoe Film At
traction." K. K. Lincoln narrowly es
caped severe injury during the tak
ing of the explosion scenes. The force
of the concussion threw the star of
"Virtuous Men" to the ground. He
was unconscious for several moments,
requiring the services of a physician.
I
ItlVOI.I TODAY
A motion picture which Is not only
a decidedly refreshing novelty In the
way of screen entertainment, but which
is also a powerful and stirrding revela
tion of lift itself will be the super at
traction at the Hivoli theatre begin
ning today.
It is marshal! Neilnn's widely her
alded production which haS been so
well named "Bits of Life." The plc-
tutre represents the combined efforts
of four authors. The stories, which
are linked up by one general theme,
are presented 1 nepisode form. They
are Thomas McMorrmv's "The Pad
Humnrltan,'' published by the Popular
Magazine; ' Walter Trumbull's "The
Man Who Heard Everything," which
appeared in Smart Set; Hugh Wiley's
Saturday Kvenlng Post story, "Hop,"
and Marshall N'eilan's original story,
"The strange Adventure."
"Hits of Life" is packed with hu
man Interest from start to finish. Sa
tire, comedy-drama, melodrama and
farce combine to provide an entertain
ment, that will long be remembered by
all Mho see this remarkable produc
tion. It is a motlonpietnre that will please
all classes, for it has universal appeal,
"lilts of Life" Is a First National At
traction with a Cuapatanl A. Iont
miss It!
Wll.LYMIX.Y has nun.
WII.LAMIXA, nr., July IS. Fire
that probably would have destroyed
Willnmina if it had not been controll
ed early by means of chemical appa
ratus, broke out at 7:30 last night in
the Klynn building and did $ HI no
damage. A stiff wind was blowing
down tho line of wooden huildings.
The building is occupied by the White '
restaurant and Willamlna bnkery and
is a two-story structure, the upper
floor being used ns a hotel. The fire
probably started from defective wir
ing. Most of the d:unage was done by
water.
Shooting Victim-
Joacr-h Staiental. ' rkilaWpbt
hef. la rrcorerinc la a boiiua
front arrtou gunshot wound.
PoUc ur Mr. Marjr CockeU, wUt
jt uxutwr cJkL ftr4 Um abac
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I' Children 10c
TODAY ;ANBr
' SATURDAY
Adults 35jz
ROUND FIVE
The Leather Pushers
THE THRILLING PRIZE RING SERIES.
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Jmi ifrv infill WH
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From Social World,
From Underworld, .
. From San Francisco's
Chinatown
It
Marsnai i ienan
has drawn his characters of drama, humor, romance and
reality for his surprising photodramatic innovation
"BITS
OF L
A FIRST
NATIONAL
ATTRACTION
rhotographed by David Kesson
First Bit: "The Bad Samaritan," a slice of satire snipped
from slum and social crookdom of New York. The story of a
thief who got in wrong through good intentions. It's a Thomas
MeMorrow storv from the Popular Magazine.
Second Bit: '"The Man Who Heard Everything," a comedy
drama true to life. A Smart Set gem, by Walter Trumbull.
Third Bit: "Hop." You surely read this yarn by Hugh Wiley
in the Saturday Evening Post From San Francisco's China
town the characters come strong, real-life people in a story of -a
Chink who wanted a son. Lon Chaney gives an unforgettable
portrayal in this.
Fourth Bit: "The Strange Adventure," and it certainly is
one. Marshall Neilan wrote it himself to top off a delightful""
entertainment with a dandy surprise.
no one Will
willingly
MISS IT
14 Stars
ANNA MAY WONG
HARRIET HAMMOND
FREDERICK BURTON
DOROTHY MACKAIL
WESLEY BARRY
LON CHANEY
TEDDY SAMPSON
NOAH BEERY
JOHN BOWERS
ROCKLIFFE FELLOWES
4 Stories
JAMES BRADBURY, Jr.
EDYTHE CHAPMAN
JAMES NEIL : y'
TAMMANY YOUNG
Write Marshall Neilan what you think of "Bits of Life."' He wants to know. Address him care of this
Theatre.
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