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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1921)
TIIE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23. 1921 jLARES AND FLICKERS comedy king. Mack Scnnett, to be distributed by Associated First National Pictures, Inc. It wvill be the at t rat t ion at the Liberty for four daya beginning today. .i nhotoerapby. a skein I BUS"" ' - f hVgbly dramatic moments tiaced' toRfthor trua a romantic P Itll of love in the great north el07 . rast of eawecial merit . ncf 1UU - esw...- ,,tcfaddins features of Out of the Snows." the new Ni .n,l clcture, which. wtU open JofV twUay run at the Grand "Ine.'are laid around Que bec the picturesque Cnad an Kor'thwca. and far, op into the XSifc c rele, and the story has the tbHU and intensity of the Jar stretches of forests and the "lent now country that breeds si irons men ana taitniul women Ralph Inch, in addition to be inij: the director of the picture, is seen in a splendid role of a mem ber of the famous Northwest Moutated Police. He is given splendid support by Zena Keefe and Gladys Coburn, tfte only fem inize members of the cast. Also thf able acting of Patrick Hartl gatw Huntley Gordon and Red Eagle, the latter a Xull-bloodod. Indian brave, deserve mention. "Married Life" is the first of twp new five-reel super comedy production from the hands of the including singing, gossiping and stepping. At the liligh today. The, 8 "Melody Maids," the ver satile vaudeville act playing at the Grand theater today and loraor- , Pitzer & Daye A funny rural ' ro Is said to be one of the high splurge, ;The County Cop and I est class musical acts on the road, the City Girl." which introduces They have a complete 8-piece a rube roliceman and a chic glrl 'r;ng orchestra that plays every- wno Ms all kinds of fun with ironi jazz 10 graaa opera him. At the Bligh today. Sterling Rose Trio Aerialists with an eccentric sprinkling of comic stunts. Novelty sport up on rings that "shimmy" and re ruse to stand still. At the Bligh today. besides their comedy, singing and dancing numbers. Wells, Virginia & West Three jolly entertainers, one an eccen tric comic fellow. They indulge in a happy sort of a combination I Liqjis, Tigers, Leo-pardsl Hyenas, Elephants, Camels, Gorillas, Chimpan- zees, Monkeys, zebras, Giraffes, Alligators, Water Buffalo, and many l ottier icua ummuis. The American Syncopated Or chestra consist'ng of 3 people will be the next big road attrac tion at the Grand theater, Tues day night. January 2 5. It is said to be the greatest orchestra of its kind in the world. Seat sale opens tomorrow morning at box office. started the wave cf all-star navel productions. Mr. Hampton was the pioneer of this type of production and his latent drum a proves that he re mains unique in his ability to pro duce great pictures that carry to the screen the underlying motive, the t-a'ance. the finish, the power ful sweep of great novels, lis fol lowed his initial productions with Emerson Hough's "The Sage Brusher," Zane Grey's "Riders of the Dawn," and Winston Church ill's "The Dwelling Place of Light." and now conies "The l P. TralL" the most powerful and vivid, the greatest triumph of I them all. I ft Shadow" Employed by Two Citizens of Salem Joe Bailey, alias George Bill ings, hunted by Portland, detect ives on suspicion of being "Shad ow" or ' Talkative Burglar." or v.K v. rmpfsl Port- land in recent weeks, is believed j to be a man who was empioyea by two Salem men in Portland during the Pacific International Livestock exposition and tb Portland Poultry show. His Sa lem employes were E. A. Rhoten of the Paeflo Homestead, who employed Bailey during the live stock show as a subscription o- SELIG'S MILLION DOLLAR WILD ANIMAL 'SERIAL "THE LOST CITY FEATURING ... . i .. JU ANITA HANSEN IN 15 SENSATIONAL EPISODES HIGH THEATRE STARTING FJRI. JAN. 23 EACH FRL-SAT. Request -numbers for Mr. Mac-' Donald's tirft Wurlitzer concert are now being received by thi Oregon theater. Send in your pumbers and he will have them played as early as possible. Imagine a wandering band of minstrels in the heart of the Cal ifornia Sierras in the golden days! Imagine the little troupe assem bled perforce to perform for a baud of tbe most abandoned ban dits that ever roamed the wilds.. There you have the opening of William S. Hart's new picture. "The Testing Block," a Para mount picture and by all oddt one of the most powerful the wes tern star has ever made, which will be shown at the Oregon the ater today. It is his own story, picturized and directed by Lambert Hillyer and photographed by Joe August, A. S. C. From this Etraage beginning onens up a romance of the high Sierras and the placer claims oi the days of gold that has every element of human love and hate. thrill and pathos. A girl violin 1st with the troupe excites the fan cy of the. bandits and Mr. Hart, as "Sierra" Bill, their chief, wins her for his own by force. Eva Novak is the girl and heads a fine cast. Gorton Russell has the heavy role. Aii old French convent in New " vvT-Tt, , PnVitrr Journal Organs serves as the background HellO- .... - .v. ... ...KIL.iInn rlnr. t 1 t v. 1 .... -V Ar 1115 yJ uui uw "or manv of the scenes in none, the feature attraction a the r.rand theater soon. It Just flnbhd a week's run at the Co lumbia theater. Portland, to ca pacity business. Never has Viola Dana had part affording her greater oppor tunity to display !ier Irrepressible charm than in "The Chorus Girl's Romance." which begins its run at the Liberty theater next Thurs day. i-'or each, however. Haliey was employed only a few hours. He was found to be trickey. the Sa lem men say, and is believed to have taken money for his own a i use on Homestead subscriptions which were not turned in. Buster Keaton's next big two fun feature will be "The Scare crow" coming- to the Liberty next Thursday. Verdict Gives Race. Horses to Pickenham The iury rn the case of C. C Pickenham vs. I. D. Hutchinson, returned a verdict late Friday aft ernoon in favor of the plaintiff, granting the possession of two hace horses. Prize and Kinney Wave. The case had aroused con siderable Interest during the past week, and tbe court room was well filled throughout the trial. Yesterday, Mr. Hutchinson tiled a motion for a new trial, on the grounds of irregularity in the pro ceedings of the jury, after the case was submitted, and that they had disregarded instructions of the court. "The U. P. Trail", a Hodkin son release, which Is coming to tbe Oregon theater soon, is the latest photoplay production of Benja min B. Hampton, the pioneer maker of pictures from great nov els. This, the photoplay vers on of Zane Grey's most powerful ro mance, is admitted to be one of the producer's most verlle drama. The success of his first produc tions. "The Westerners" and "Desert Gold", from the novels of Kdward Stewart White and Zane Grey respectively, both released beneath the Hodkinson banner Resignation of Miss Pwrington Accepted mm s 0 rv'rr I x' it uxjiiii TODAY Continuously TOMORROW 2, 7, 9 p. m. TUESDAY 2, 7, 9 p. m. A tale of the w ild lerras Uirilling a their perilous chasms. '. A tale of the giant redwoods ruggcil as their towering trunks. A tale of outlaws and gold and picturesque- vagabond miu btrrls. ' " ' ' . A tale of a girl and nn obi sweet song, and tlte heart of a bandit chief miulc clean. TODAY, X 4, 5:45 7:30 and 9:15 p. m. 7aV in HP i ' i it i i y y ii. The resignation of Miss Gert rude Purington. head of the prac tice house in the domestic science department at Salem high school, has been accepted, according to announcement of Superintendent George W. Hug. yesterday. Miss Purington will leave next Wednes day to take a similar position In the Seattle schools. Miss Pur ington came to Salem several years ago. She attended Univ ersity of Nebraska. No one has as yet been secured to take her place, according to the Superintendent. Gasoline and Distillate Statement is Made A total of 76.754.63R gallons of casoline and 7.402.463.75 gal Ions of distillate have been sold in Oregon since the motor vehicle fuel tax law. passed a the ni tesR'on of the legislature, became onrativA In February of that veir. On this amount of fuel a I total tax of $804,558.91 has been paid to the state by the compan ies selling the fuel in- Oregon. The figures are shown In a state ment from the onice or the sec retary, of state. Rotary Clab Emphasizes Visit of Count Tolstoy The entertainment committee of the Fabm Rotary club is giv ing its best emphasis to the im portance of the appearance In this city of Count llya Tolstoy at the armory Monday night. This j world celebrity has ap peared jin a number of cities in America, but Salem was not on his visiting list until the Rotary club entertainment committee, realizing, the great interest such an event would have for Salem people, hastened to mak the ne cessary arrangements, using the telephone and telegraph and send ing a member to Portland. The Salem Rotary club mem b?rs are all urging their friends to hear the lecture. -They are confident that every one who goes will be thankful. The lecture will be free, and there is every indication that all seats will be occupied, and all standing room ; rilled, and late comers turned away. 1 Special Musical Setting . Featuring i "DARLING NELLIE GRAY" :r ay rTT 1 MrvMaeDonald The Big Sunday Show 10 PEOPLE .10 Wells, Virginia and West Pot Pourri of Comicalities Sterling Rose Trio Sensational Aerial Feats Pitzer and Daye. The County Cop and the C:ty Girl . Blance Sweet in "Thai Girl Montana" A New 1921 Feature of the Big Open West mm The Original TENNESSEE JUBILEE SINGERS U U ff 0 ties B 0 "r AJ i a ft TROPICAL NIGHTS A licautiful Scenic -TORCHY N IliGII" Ism KIcan Klcvcr Komcdy VKjt-:.v; til1 Ii:, y.i A "-si 1 MELODIES, COMIC SONGS BALLADS, RAGTIMElAND CLASSIC SELECTIONS' A REFINED, HIGH CLASS ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, Jan. 27 One Day BLIGH THEATRE , i m. r astxj i ss-a ' smt ii r ft jpiM(3p fiiiiin in w STARTS TODAY b4 H Again! IT'S a. :-'-.,;.Ar! rr-z a BELEB r' ' ' REE1ZE This time X It's the ripsnorting MAC K ENNETI Comedy Classic lid Get Under the Laughing Spell of These Hypnotizing, Tantalizing Eyes 4 'ry Put the Brakes on Your Laugh Machine and Go to the v - LIBERTY Where This Side Splitting 1 Comedy Will Be ITS A.'TIRST National Attraction