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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1919)
THE OttEOOX STATESMAN! SUNDAY, APRIL , 1910 Flares and Flickers Charles Ray In the "Girl Dodger at the Oregon today. He's afraid of chorus girls! But he has to entertain them and -makes them think he's a devil of a fellow. That's the con tract. Then -come3 Anita Graham, "beautiful and charming. "Another chorus girl," says the girl dodger. "Watch me show her that I ani at man about town." .And he does. Such complications! Such laughs'; Charles Ray in the funniest picture he. ever made. Seas" Is quite as thrilling as a Rob ert Louis Stevenson storyand you know too that is all real. ' Three exceptionally good acts at the Bligh today. me story of i"You Never Saw aucn a u:ri" is one of the most charming and appealing !n which Vivian: Martin has been cast. It will be shown at the Oregon on Wednes day i'.na Thursday. tine, and later la book form under I the famous title of "Virtuous Wives". will be shown at the Liberty theatre. beginning today, with Miss Anita Stewait in the role of Amy Forester. This Is Miss Stewart's first product ion after an absence of several months ftom local screens. Motion 'Picture Classic says: "Re ally the most interesting movies of our month, weren't dramatic at all- but Martin Johnson's fascinating tour- of the Cannibal Isles of the South Pacific. We guarantee them to have ten times Ch-3 grip of an av erage photoplay. New York Tribune says: Martin Johnson's "Cannibals of the South Extraordinary vaudeville at the Bligh today. .IM'lie Burke in "Good Gracious, An Ja belle" at the Oregon next Sun day, Monday and Tuesday. ; She married a man who wore whiskers. Owen Johnson's story of married life in New York society, published serially in the Cosmopolitan inaga- EXTRAORDINARY HlPPQDROSWE '-VAUDEVILLE! I TO DAY ' Cfi ZELLWER PROTEAN IMPERSONATOR Assisted by ELAINE HOLLOW AY Present VOUR GREAT COMMANDERS" EUGENE BROTHERS Triple Horizontal liar.. Experts. MARION GIBNEY The Sassy Single in Clean Clowning " Vita graph feature with HARRY MOREY It's a big mystery story. MAN OF MIGHT? mm. THEATRE -ALL 11 A : K? , AC :f. -' rir - l ' V mi l V- vrtuoasWims The cast thct has assisted KtLel Clayton In "Maggie Pepper" Includes Elliott Dexter, Tully Marshall. Kay Hildernesb and a bunch o? other good ones. Friday and Saturday at the Oregon. "Maggie Pepper' with Ethel Clay- : ton starring Is one of the best pict ures of this season. The play Is by Charles Klem. It was one of Rose Stahl'e greatest successes. Marian Glbney. a strikingly hand- sonme girl with a beaming smile al ways on tap to which can be added a most nleaslns personality offers a comedy singing and talking specialty which she calls "The sassy 'Single I In "Clean Clowning. Miss Glbney l a commedlenne of rare variety. At the Hippodrome show at the Hllgh today. Starting To May in ; "THE "Rip and Stitch" tailors is a I Mack-Sennett comedy which means a whole lot when Mack Sennett says its the funniest he ever made. Well that means it's a go-getter. Vita graph's famous author policy again comes to the front In All man." the Blue Rlbon feature, which will be seen In the Bligh theatre to day. The scenario Is adapted from 'Fiddler's Green." by Don Byrne, which enjoyed such wide popularity when it was run in the Saturday Evening Post. Harry Morey and Betty Blytne have 1 the featured roles and In the supporting cast are George Majeronl, Calton King, Boh Gaillard and Ber nard Siegel. Specially selected vaudeville at the Bligh today. Martin Johnson, explorer, adven turer, and pal of Jack London, has i converted his motion pictures of his sensational journeys among savage races. Into a five-reel feature. "Can nibals of the South Seas." To be shown at Ye Liberty four days starting Wednesday, April 18. Vivian Martin's avocation U farm ing. At her little farm in Califor nia she raises everything, from squash to apples. ' "You Never Saw :ucb. a Girl." , : Smash-up show at the Bligh to day get In early. Here today. Miss Anita Stewart in -"Virtuous Wives", from the year's greatest novel,! by Owen Johnson. A story of society. New York's famous Four Hundred', marriage, moral so cial conduct, love a-begging, with gowns galore, palatial settings and a. Ibig all-star cast. At. Ye Liberty with orchestra, music... GIRL DODGER" CHAELEY'S BEST SINCE HE MADE "CLOD HOPPER" v THE - I V p Ki-m R Three Days "IMPROPAOAKDA" It Li a Burlesque on spy stories, and films. PATHE ; CoxTtnt 1 News, ! Pictorial. Hope-Jones Orchestral Unit WurliUer Org&n CONTDTOOUS SHOW TODAY STARTS 2:30 Sunday. Monday, Tuesday and Fri day and Saturday you can always find a pleasing comedy at Tfie Ore gon In addition to th4 feature picture. "Virtuous Wives." from the book by Owen Johnson, will be presented at the Liberty theatre, beginning to day with Miss Anita Stewart making her. return to the screen as a star In the role of Amy Forester. Special orchestra music too. Down with jthe Welnerwurst Is the slogan In 'Impropaganda' , me comedy at the Oregon , today. san llarakawa. in his latest big feature production "The Temple of Dusk" which surpasses anything that he has yet done, will be. snown ai Ye Liberty for three days starting morrow. Dorothy Gish's next picture -Pep py Polly" is a different story, a new .story and "an unusual' story. ifoslizin? that the neitl-J of Salem annreciate the best. The Oregon is booklnz only high sclass pictures. It's difficult to get good comeaies but we get them when It't posinie. Herbert Rawllnson plays the lead Inr male role with "Billie Burke" in 'T.nnA Gracious Annabel.e at tne Oregon next Sunday. tainment and modern producing. It Is in three rollicking acts and is en titled, "Mutt and Jerf In the Wooly West." The plot naurally permit's those two woderfully humorous car toon personages ample opportunity to display their talents for arousing mirth, which has been: their quota ever since their gifted creator. Bud Fisher, first brought them into the light of fame and happiness. As on previous occasions little Jeff becomes the buffer for a num ber of side-splitting pranks at the hands of that champion pra tical Jok er and trouble makerj A. Mutt though In the end Jeff sufficiently outwits his chum and tormentor by becoming the proud possessor of a valuable gold mine which has been willed to him by his 'deceased bro ther. Their adventure carry them through many periods' of stress and hirh links, but throughout all there Is an Irresistable tumult of hearty laughter and infections mirth. As on former occulons, Managuer Qua Hill. "who again pilots the destinies of the Inseparable twain or gloom disnellers. has mustered a capable cast which Includes twenty dashing fascinating and captlvatingly pretty Klrls who will assist in aispensins and disporting themselves In a gal axy of tuneful songs and dances . nniaue features. Inimitable surprises novelties and gorgeous display oi towns and scenic Investiture are also nromised. This supero ana inum- nhint attraction will be aeen at the r.rand Oner a house one nigni. wea- nesday. April 9. The following la one of a aeries of articles written by an Associated Press correspondent who travelled from Vladivostok to Omsk. Russia on a tralj carrying 'British troops and who has forwarded by mall de scriptions of some ot the Incidents he observed at the chief centers en route. 1 in "MUTT AXD JEFF IN WOOIA' WEST." THE The Care Man's Ball, as portrayed in "Virtnons Wives" shows the length to which the "idle rich" will go to give their jaded senses a new thrilL: Several hnndr?d actors and actresses taka part in this big primeval revel, which is one of the features of "Virtuous Wives." . Anita Stewart is the star and Owen Johnson the author of the story, which was published in Cosmopolitan Magazine. Some picture f Simon-pure comeaj i mo that insinuates Itself into our very marrow and makes life one long HH.ofni mnr la nromised in the lai est Mutt and Jeff series wnicn is underlined as the next attraction a . JL the Grand Opera House., wun me customary matinees. . Those wno hd the good fortune to already have witnMsed this Die e of genuine tom- ' foolery and fun,- pronounce it as the final word In up-to-date stage enter AMERICANS PRAISED IN SIBERIA Prtss Correspondent Chronicles His Experiences While Trying to Travel Oat of H arbui-Cnstoms Are Peculiar correspondent of the London Tltnea. came aboard the train to travel to Omsk to Join 'her husband. Every body admired her. She wore a uni form -with knickerbockers and car ried her own provision! and cigar ettes for her hasbad. tor there are no cigarettes to be had at Omsk. : - turned and was cordially received by his patron "So you have succeeded In' trac ing back my ancestors? What Is your fee?- Two hundred dollars "Isn't that high?" objected the patron. "Wnafa It for?" -Principally.- responded the gene alogist -for keeping quiet about them." Grit- BE PRETTY! TURN GRAY HAIR DM Trr C rand mother's UM svonw Recipe of 8ae Tea ana ipnwr Almost everyone knowg that Sage Tea. and Sulnhur.. properly com ponhded. bring back; the natural coi nr and lu&tra to the hair when fad d. atreaked or grey. Years ago the only way to get this mixture was to make It at home, which w muasy oa troublesome. Nowadays, by asking at auy drug store for -wyetn a sage and Sulphur Compound.- yon will get a large bottle of thia famous old recipe. Improved by the addition of other Ingredients, at a small cost. iDon't stay grey! Try It! No one can possibly tell that you darkened your hair, as It does it so naturally and evenly. You dampen a sponge or soft brush with It and draw this through your hair, taking one small straud at a time; by morning the grey hair disappears, and after an other application or two. your hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy and attractive. " ' ' : r I. -..V --- .- . - ' " - '-' - ,i.ri- i-i-LftJL- fi-ir - v.- jts- - -isetHWBsWMPW-'" m nuttwmt 'mil's .'impiWH m anaMWfi Mmmw GRANDS WED;, APR.9 SPECIAL ORCHESTRA . No raise in prices GUS HILL OFFERS THE MUSICAL COMEDY SENSATION UTT and E F F in the Woolly West A Laugh a Second A Shout a Minute "7 TODAY TOMORROW TUESDAY Positively Everything New and. Up to Date Pricef-Jl, 75c, 50c; 25c En Route to Omsk. Aboard Brit ish Military Train, Jan. 3. (Cor respondence ot ' The Associated Press) Harbin was crowded to the bursting point when our train car rying British troops to Omsk arriv ed there. It was quite impossible to obtala a room anywhere In the town. Prices constantly are rising. The temperature was 10 degrees be low sero and the atmosphere dry and bracing. .Hundreds of tiny drosklei. drawn by two shaggy-coated Monxollan horses driven by bnndled-np liaa chua. took passengers only at exor bitant rates. The ralltoad station waa swarming with people of a score ot nationalities, all hurrying knd josuLag. incarnating the ' fear and uncertainties of Russian life ot to day. . Tne correspondent Tlslted the largest grocery store and laid in aa extra supply of canned goods. The 1 Place waa Jammed with people. It was well-stocked with, goods, and many people were buying wines.' in cluding champagne. An American housewire would have found the store-system . unbearable. A single cashier received the payments from hundreds of purchasers who were forced to stand In line (or an hour before they could pay their checks and receive their packages. Harbin Is Chinese territory but Russia has always considered herself as pos sessing primary tights. The great tople of discussion waa the future of Russia and everybody eemed to have & different view. if All were unanimous, however, that uiv .muiuaui wiui ira put iuio oeiier working shape. One heard pleasant things about America ann Americans and the conviction wai freely voic ed that America had no territorial designs on Russia, Russian journalists. Including 2. Kliorin. the editor ot The New Life, said the .principle of Bolshevism probably were more deeply rooted In the hearts of the Russian people than was believed by Americana. They said that allied intervention should be solely to restore order and not interfere with Internal politics. Russia, they said, should be left to work out her own political destiny. Interferance from abroad would on ly postpone a logical evolution of Russia's revolution. An American railroad engineer. R. S. Ashby. of Pocatello. Idahe. one of the 200 experts in Siberia under the direction of John F. Stevens to help operate the Trans-Siberian and other railways came - aboard our train at Titsikar, Manchuria. . The place was a wild, uncultivated prairie with hillocks extending far away lato the horlson. ( "This place, said Mr. Ashby. "is called 'No Man's Land", and one might well believe It. He said the American engineers, were now a ! slating the Russian staff officers who controlled different sections of the railway line as far aa ManchuIL He lived lo a barracks with six 'other American engineers. They had some baseball In the summer and skating In the winter. The temperature was generally about the same aa that of Canada. One could hardly help feeling that the Americana should know and re alize something, of what these Amer ican engineers are doing, often un der obstacles In fulfillment ot the American spirit of humanity and helpful mass. Mrs. David Fraser. wife ot the A famous British admiral was com. pllmented on bis superb health. "I attribute It. he said.--to plenty ox exercise and no banquets. One-third of what we eat enables us to live." "What becomes of the other two- thirds?" asked his friend. Jestingly. "Oh. that enable the doctor to irre," was the prompt reply. Coun try Gentleman. -. He was' always boasting about his ancestors, and one day employed a genealogist to hunt them up. In due time the connoisseur of pedigrees re- Dnride Mining District Ttala new mining eistriet. near Tonopnh aad LioMflald. promlMi to rival the beat oaya C lla older ncicn&ora. Would yoa llko flrst-hanc re formation aoout the mbhUoii! Tonopan Dlvldo minn. and atnar operating proprtia of thia new diatrlct, tho atocka of which are bow lac apactacnlar prlco ad vances? Information Free Our Statistical Department, la keeping- wltn Its polkcj of iup. pi ring tlelr. nnblaaed Informa tion, baa prepared n bulletin tell-ina- the etory of th Divide dia trlct. It wilt bo followed by far ther detail open the return of our Ktaff Mining- Engineer from bta personal study of the district. Thee bulletin wilt b sent r'KKti. upon roauoat. and will aid you In keeping posted en ac tive, western mining: and oil In curs. rRosrr axd EFxicuorr SEKTICnV All Active Secnrities Bought, Sold, Qnoted A. W. C00TE Jtock and Boed Broker . Member U. A. Ktock. Exchange a end I. W. Hetleaon IMf. ' LOS AKGaCLKS, CXlOWOtLMUL . But Is must be admitted that not all of the men who think they are capable of solving the peace prob lem get their mall la Pals. There's not a corner drug store where a plentltude of information la not to be had on that subject. wanted: Household Kuraiture of all kinds. T. X. ViOflDBI, TW AateUoneesi. - - rsses SlO-dlL. Salem Farmer Cured of Cancer Salem. Oregon. December V 111. To Whom It May Concern: This Is to certify that I had a can cer of ray lower lip ot three years standing which worried me greatly. I went to Dr. S. C. Stone for treat ment. He applied a liquid tor six days, and then an ointment, and la a few days the cancer came out and the place healed np nicely. This was last August. I can conscientiously recommend Dr. Stone and hU treat ment ot cancer. W. J. BROWN. Salem. Oregon! The above certif I mle was tenderel by Mr. Brown unsolicited In appre ciation of Dr. Stone's service. S. C. STONE. Me D. (Stone's Drug Store) 141 North Commercial Street, Salem. Oregon. Phone S3. Consul La lion and Advice Free. : EARLY POTATOES Hare in stock Earliest of All, Early White- Rose, Early mite Trizctaker, Erly Ohio, Irish Cobbler, Pride of Multnomah and Burbanks. 4 SPRING OATS Have just received a ear of spring oats, including; Shade land Wonder, Shadeland Climax, Clydesdale, etc. SPRING BARLEY Have a limited stock of good spring larley. Several e , Tarieties. CLOVER AND GRASS SEEDS A complete stock of all the principal kind used in the ' state. . . . GARDEN SEEDS The largest stock and best election in the Tklley. With 25 yearn experience in the seed business we are able to secure the best varieties for this vicinity and at the right prices. D. A. WHITE & sons 251 State St. Phone ICO Salem, Oregon I: U23