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Tlll llsnW, JAM All V A, 10111. 0KEG3N HEWS NOTES OF GENEWUHTEREST Principal Events of the Week Briefly Sketched for Infor mation of Our Readers. FRIDAY, JANUARY 14 jl.-. V HOOK ttRXTY JOVRN'AL 1 O I TT O " 1 Ull mil n I .ZmUJ GIFTED ARTIST WINS FAMK Mabel Ballln, who tuports Elmo Lincoln, the Colossus of the Screen, In his Universal-Jewell photodrama. Tuder Crimson Skies," is well re membered as a popular player ot the peaking stage. Before Miss Ballin entered motion pictures, she was on the Keith & Proctor vaudeville circuit and with the Charles Dillingham theatrical en terprises. In addition to being an unusually gifted photoplayer. Mi&s Ballin Is also a painter of note, hav ing painted the portraits of many ihrtiM both in the United States -. ,. :,e . she is not engaged in her .Mm picture work. Miss Ballin it frequently found motoring through Southern California with her sketch book. In "Under Crimson Skies" she de picts the role of Helen Clayton, who at the completion of the film story, marries the hero Captain Barstow. The role affords her ample oppor tunity for her unusual dramatic abil ity and beauty. COW GETS ELECTROCUTED A cow valued at $100.00, belong ing to Stanley Balfour, came in con tack with a power line of the Dea Chutes Power Company in the street near the Hoover home in North Prineville early Wednesday morning, nd was Instantly killed, 110 volts passing through her body. Tlfb Storm which hit Prineville Tuesday night was instrumental in bringing the wires down. . -The high wind did some other damage, but no other mischief of any Importance was reported, except that part ot the roof of the grandstand at the ball park was dislocated, and some people complained of tempor5 ry trouble with telephone service. I cs-siwS'S'Ssrr Ill !j FRIDAY, JANUARY 7 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 III I "Choosing a Wife" "OneSHour jj CHARLIE CHAPUN SPECIAL BOte DaWIl" "Dog S Life" PATHE REVIEW and COMEDY jl His first million dollar picture . ' THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 j SATURDAY, JANUARY 8 III ! "Lombard!, Ltd." "Under Crimson Skies" '! A mighty drama of the Southern Sea, III jj Yes you mav have e8n lt nere -" and a strong man's fight for life and III ,j tore and thought it was good but happiness. The greatest of all sea j you will enjoy it much more now stories. with our wonderful new organ. - I!! !j 1'AY, JANUARY 9 FRIDAY. JANUARY 14 H BEBE DANIELS III jl starring in that wonderful creation "IVIoOn Riders'' III' "She Couldn't Help It" UNIVERSAL WHIRLWIND SERIAL 1 1 II A Realart Picture Its a Bear On the first night of the big serial IN II ..r ....... " "Moon Riders" there will be Issued II MONDAY, JANUARY 10. ...... i , . , . Ill II ., ' at tne the door a ticket to each one III ,1 f l ' 63 they enter- Three grand prizes III J 1 Oily Ol tile will be awarded. The first, two ad- jj q mission tickets, good for 15 Weeks i OlOrm COUntrV during the serial. Second, $3.60 In III " cash and third, $1.60 in cash. Be IN I "" PATHE RE VIEW and COMEDY sure and see the first number of this "ItuesdAV, .i.vntary io - grand BerlaI- I "Strange Boarders" owing to the uncertainty in III ,r,T,m , SHIPMENTS, REELS SUBJECT i PATHE REVIEW and COMEDY III P TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE Ml '! TT 5,7 iT!) TT T This picture is to be shown at the Lyric theatre on January IS. RKMKMRKRM THB OLD HAYS One of the players in "The Moou Riders," the sensational Universal serial featuring Art Accord and Mil dred Moore, the first episode o f which comes to the Lyric thertre on Friday, January, 14th, waa asked by Director Reeves Eaton just what role in his entire career he had liked best. The man, an old timer thought for a moment and then said: "I've played In more than fifty pic tures in my time and I can't say I liked any one role better than the others. I've played for every com pany from Biograph up and I re member when Griffith directed his first picture up in the Bronx. "I remember when Broncho Billy waa the erase and I even recall the time they had the 'talking movies.' They used to place a man and a wo man behind the screen and they would carry out conversations which was supposed to have taken place in the picture. "One role I did enjoy, to tell the XEW COUNCIL MEETS The new city council met for the first time as a nnit last Tuesday night at the council rooms In the club hall, and committee for the coming year were appointed by May or Wurzweiler as follows: FINANCE: H. R. Lakin Geo. Nico- lai, Geo, W. Noble STREETS and PUBLIC IMPROVE MENTS: Ross Robinson, H. R. La kin, H. O. Davia. FIRE and WATER: H. W. Howard, Ross Robinson, Geo. Xicolai. HEALTH and POLICE: H. G. Davis, H. W. Howard, G. W. Noble. JUDICIARY: Geo. Nicolai, Ross Robinson, H. R. Lakin. truth, was when Mary Plckford play ed a phone operator, I was a Janitor, and Charlie Chaplin was put In the scene Just to keep little Mary company." 0"SLY A MERE MAN Beautiful girls all around him, but his heart remained faithful to one alone. And when ahe played htm false, what happened? Find out for yourself. See "Lombard. Ltd.," at the Lyric theater, beginning Satur day, January 8. Screen Classics, Inc. produced this picturlaation ot the successful Morosco stage comedy of modes by the Hattons. ONE HOUR BEFORE DAWN . A mystery drama tflat will baffto the mind ot man and elude the Intui tion ot woman. It la more enigmat ical than "The Thirteenth Chair,"4 more perplexing than Sherlock Holmes or Arsent Lupin. It Is the kind ot entertainment all audiences cravet to see. Adapted from "Be hind Red Curtains," by Manafleld Scott and directed by Henry Kink. At the Lyric, Wednesday, Jan. 11. ' LICENSE: O. W. Noble, H. G. Da via, H. W. Howard. In an address to the council and citizens attending the meeting, Mr. Wuraweiler strongly emphasized the importance of everyone pulling to gether for the good of Prineville anf the county, as never before. In Seattle. Th men who stopped stranger to ssy: "What's that on your fare?" and then, when after a moment of pnsxlini! silence, answered himself: "Tour nose," returnine from rhe hospital unlit he was convinced that Tennyson rlnht In concluding thai "a sorrow's crown of sorrows I remembering hap pier thine." Seattle Post-liitKlll, reneer. Fir risk conditions are better In Eugene than In any other city In the slain ot which he hits made t survey, according to George W. Stokes, deputy state fire marshal. The walnut growi rs ot Dayton and surrounding vicinity ar now dlspot tng of th- lr l'.UO uiop at good prices. The ftaluut-growliv Industry ot this part ot the state Is Increasing mater ially. Provision will be made In the 1921 budget tor Klamath county's share of the cost of tho Willamette highway. The road will shorten the distance from Portland to Crater lake 126 miles. Although there Is not vacant house to be had In Salem report filed by the elty recorder shows that an aggre gate of $371,450 waa spent In erecting new buildings during the past ten months. 1'liiu'a are under way tor colonisation of raw lauda for the purpose ot estab lishing the loganberry Industry at Bandon. It la believed that at least 1000 acres will be donated for this purpose. A bill will be presented to the neit legislature authorising the state board to become a party In the organisation f a drainage district covering about 2000 acre of land within the limits of Salem. Edward A. Bailey, 48, president Of the Curry county bank at Gold Beach, shot and killed himself with a .32 call ber rifle. In Portland. Ill health Is assigned aa the reason tor ,h)s self de struction. The national Industrial conference board of New York has requested C, H. Gram, state labor commission, to furnish the board with data covering preBout unemployment In Oregon by Industrie. Following a meeting at Albany ot 10 Beaver Creek residents represent ing 2000 acres ot land that is now flooded, preparations were made for the organization of a drainage dis trict to redeem the land. Medtord was visited Saturday by a large delegation of the Knights of Co lumbus of the state of Oregon, who exemplified the three degrees of the order to a class of 40 men of Medford, Grant Pass and Ashland. Deschutes county' first accused murderer was convicted ' Saturday when the Jury returned a verdict of "guilty" as charged against A. Weston, accused of the murder of Robert Krug near Sisters, on March 24, 1919. The state board of health will Imme tllately file (uit and enjoin the Win chester Sanitarium company from con structing it proposed tuberculosis sanitarium at any point on the North Umpqua watershed where the city ot Roseburg obtains Its water supply. With a total attendance of approxi mately 70,000, in spite of bad weather handicaps which materially cut down the attendance on all except one or two days during the week, the tenth annual Pacific International Livestock exposition, held In Portland, closed Sunday. The Oregon Directory, which Is com piled annually by J. A. Churchill, state superintendent of schools, has been printed for the year 1920 and is now ready for distribution. The directory contains much Information regarding the school system of the state. Copies can be had for the asking. Complete abolishment of the office of state sealer of weights and meas ure, with a view ot merging the du ties ot that department with the dairy and food commissioner and the Oregon public service commission, Is proposed In a measure being prepared for con sideration of the legislature In Jan nary. " Receipt of the state treasurer' of fice during the years 1919 and 1920 ex ceeded by more than $19,000,000 the estimate contained in the budget pre pared by T, B. Kay, ex-state treasurer, shortly before he retired from office and ' was succeeded by O. P. Hoff. Mr. Kay estimated that the receipt of the department for the years 1919 and 1920 would total $22,000,000, while a report shows that the revenue of the office for the 24 months aggregated $41,000,000. Dr. Owens-Adair of Clatsop county, author of Oregon's sterilization law relating to defectifes, enacted In 1917, after having once been vetoed and referred to the people, said that at the forth coming , session of the leg islature she would introduce a bill to amend the marriage laws In Ore gon so as to make It obligatory on women as well as men to pass satis factory medical examinations before Obtaining licenses to wed. The exist ing law applies to men only. Plans for a bridge across the Colum bia river in the vicinity of Caacade Lock have been submitted to the United Stales enxlneor's office In Port land and a public hearing relative to 1 4mi JaJ I Soe ,ovotni opjsodo of thU giotvtt Aatlonln& chaotcr orenxre j 1 j the proposed bridge' has been called for December 6, according to an an nouncement sent out by Colonel J, B. Cavanaugh, district engineer. The plsns have been submitted by the In terstate Construction corporation, which was gtven authority by act of congress, approved February t of this year, to construct, maintain and op erate a bridge across the Columbia at pefnt not over two mile westerly from Cascade Locks. Hops Deferred. There Is In rtpspalr sometime tin en ergetic force which I quite avail able as the stimulus which hope irlve, snd Alden lloleroft ntnld the ruin of his fancies was by no menu disposed fo sit down In a IlKtless acqulcsci-nce In the Inevitnhle. He had deluded him self with the notion thnt he hml hut to hnllt a nest snd the hlrd would fly to It, when he found his bird wus s hlrd-f-psrsdlse, that made Its nest In the clonds, If anywhere. Horace 8cudder. ESrly American History. Plymouth was the flrxt permanent white settlement In New England and dates Its founding from the landing of the Pilgrims, Dee. 21, 1B20. The Iron works on the luniks of the' Smhkus river, established In 1043, were the first Iron works estuhllshed In Amer ica. A small Iron pot cast there' In the first forge In America I now the property of the city of Lynn and Is In a glass -case In the Lynn public library. Moving Wheat In the Soudan. One of the most novel critft encoun tered on the Nile Is the prnln hmit. It Is fashioned of willow snd prnsH, mill Is propelled hy two men who sit In the mern and, wield H pair of our or pnddles. OceuMlnniilly a sail Is hoisted. These boats are cspnhle of currying three to four hundreduelKhts of ce reals, and are the chief menns by which the wheat Is carried from Khr touni to Oindiirrtiitn. Many Have Had Spanish Settler. Off the coast of Queensland, An tralla. are the New Hebrides Islnnds, which some scientists believe were once occupied by the Spsnlsh, for a little way from St. Flllp's bay evl denies of sneh occupation hnve been dug Into from time to time, along with certnln other ruins. 'which from the little examination they have hnd 'Indi cate an even more remote occupancy. Rooster Eggs. A French scientist snys that hy ex amining an egg he can tell whether it will produce a male or a female chick. The egg that will hatch mil a rooster Is slightly heavier relatively to size, I Philadelphia Ledger. .. tsif ) I 'J NTO the secret cabin of tht leader of the Devilmen, Anna groped her wy, trying to reach hec lover I Suddenly the wii thrown to the floor I Over her prostrate form knelt Spanish Rosa, the wild light of insane Jealousy shining In her eyes. Anna saw the deadly knife was timed at her throat! If you want thrills that will bring you gasping to your feet, follow this dazzling serial I Now playing. t 9a. There Is nothing In life thsl give one such a senw of illstHiit-e of In finite remoteness, us Hie muting ot the sun or miMin ul sea It define the Ira. nirnoiriil.lc I, mimic of water which emrttte you from those you love with S shnrpiietw Hint Is senri-ely felt at other limes. It Is the only mark upon the circle of I lie ix-emi and courts yosj Into a reckoning which (here Is some, thing too vague In in bare and luft nlte hnrlson to Invite. William Clark ItUMftell. One to ths Sea. A Isdy. ImvlriK left her mnhrelln In car, applied for It st the office. "Oh, you Indies, you Indies," said the nttl cliil In charge, as he brought shout thirty umbrella for her Inspection, "you are w terribly forgetful!" The 1 lady smiled in she kindly pointed nut to him that, with the exception .of three, they were all gentlemen's um brellas 1 Wtshlngton Monument, From floor of utiiift to apex, the Washington monument I fiW feet ft', lliclicx high; the slmft Itself Is 'Xt feet fity Inches, the small pyramid which tops the slmft Iwlng fifl feet. The base Is 55 feet 1 4 Inches square. The walls are IS feet thick Rt the base of the-shaft and taer to 18 Inches thick at the tnfv Worth ths Labor Involved. In the old (lavs, the (Vratopslan, or horned quadruped dinosaur, provt sloimlly named the Ko ccrnlnps; roam ed the Ited Deer valley, In Alberta, Camilla, ami at Stevevlll... 12 mile southeast of Oalgary, W. K. Cutler ex cavated a fine oni(1. specimen ol this huge creature. One side Is almost , Intact, Mr. Cutler had to cut tlwotigh twelve reel of rock.to clear avsy the skelelon. Fie hud been excavating on this one specimen for eight months. Just Gawned on Her. Hazel had nifTered several mishaps during the day wulioitr making a fuss, but Anully she roll down the rrnnt steps and humped her head. She sat up snd rulihe.1 tw Injured spot, evl. dently reviewing In her mind the day'a misfortunes, for ahe burst out: "Well, I seem to he nut ol' had Ipck today I" To Measure Molasses, Orease Ihe measuring ctip hi-f -i -mensiirlni: inolnsses or syrup and ?' Ingredients will not stick, to Hie x''Vi of the cup. Thus there will he n i waste. The Weekly Wash. To the man who has brand new ear, and his first one, every Sundav Is "clean-up" day. Hut he gets over It. Mohawk Messenger,