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.1 ' MOME HUGH t Thomas Melghan and Agnes Ayers . , In "Cappy IUcka" ; , ; OREGON. -"The Law of the lawless" .' LIBERTY "When Love CJomesJ' : Booth Tarkington, "whose prize noTel 'and best seller, "Alice Adams, y, is serving as Florence Vidor'a- best starring vehicle, keeps, regular working hours for his ..writing, working over six hours, a day, seven days a week, and .frequently .writing', at njght. All of his writing 'Is done by his own hand with! pencil, and his desk is a tilted drawing board. "AJIce Adams" .Booth Tarkling ton declares is, his favorite story his, last always ls.! The film ver sion presented as an Encbre Pic ture," will be shown at the Ore-1 gon theatre next week. ' The stars of ' three Broadway stage-successes appear for the first time in one motion picture in "The Last Moment," a J. Parker Read. Jr., " production, to be presented by Goldwyn at the Liberty theatre on Thursday and Friday. V i torlS' Kenyon.r leading woman in f"Up the Ladder" by Owen Davis, and who, has appeared In "The ,Lady f in the Limousine " VThe White Villa", and other plays as -welt "as -a natnjber of photoplays, is the leading woman! . ' - Louis Wolhfeim. that primitive looking gentleman who made "The Hairy Ape Eugene O'Neni's drama, such- a pronounced hit on Broadway, and who since has ap peared in several 'pictures, includ Ing Goldwyn's "Sherlock Holmes," With John Barrymore, Is to be seen as the brutal sea captain. . Henry HulL, the .handsome froufcs leading ' man of "The Cat and the Canary, is the hero. : : The Last' Moment la declared in advance notices to be one of the most thrilling ? . pictures ever screened. v Certainly there is plenty of genuine thrill in the theme-"rthat -of the (cultured and wealthy joath .who suddenly is matched TTOm . his surroundings and wakes up to find himself at rem. en a schodtter" wlth'a' mttrler cus captain. - - Besides'- -tn"? Finn;?, as 1 por trayed by "Wotl:elm; lnS ; youajr hero and heroin have an even mnie formidable foe. - ItIs best to describe him" as. "The-"-Thing," , ;; TKOLI&S.' .. MEIGHAN IX . "CAPPY RICKS" Cast Includes AGNES AYRES ' SHIP an d ocean mother and son, lover and girl! Strug gle, d storm from Frisco, to jSouthern ; isles! AH the rom- -ance that life can know, in this tingling 1 tale of the sea! J- '1 - . -t SENNETT COMEDY TODAY BLIGH THEATER 'My$ft . You'll put this one in n your 8dVen- list of great screen tures' . . . . i t ? --- 55 y THE OREGON STATESMANSALEil'OR'EGO7 GOSSIP and he certalaly is enough to in rpire terror In tha stoutest heart, "The Last Moment." according to press reports. Is a thriller with an excellent cast. " 1 - - : , Agnes Ayres,' Paramount's new est star,' will have cause to re member her last appearance as a leading 'woman in a Paramount picture. She was elevated": to stardom by Paramount while working as leading-woman with Thomas Meighan - in "Cappy Ricks." a compilation of Peter B. Kyne's breezy stories, of the sea, which will be shown at the Bligh theatre today, f . r f- : - The company, directed by Tom FOrman spent some time on the Maine coast, ott I which the wreck scenes were made. After return ing from the locations Miss Ayres received instructions to report In Hollywood to begin her first pic ture as a star. j ; X - : The "Cappy j Ricks" company worked day and night for a week, with only a . few hours between scenes, to complete the episodes in which Miss Ayres appears. The part of. Florrie Ricks, heroine 'of the - Kyne . story, - supplies Miss Ayres with! one of her best screen characterisations. " The - support generally is excellent. .-.'J I WEW CORPORATIONS T i " w i . - . ... ) . - ... . ; - - , , . Toe following new articles of Incorporation were i filed yester day with the state corporation de partment: : "-""j:. West Coast Tanning company, Inc., : Portland; i incorporators, A. A.' Cherveny, F. J. Haines, Lawr ence A. MeNary; capitalization, 1150,000. r ? y.r- .,v Civic Music" club, Medf ord;' lh- cdrporatora, - W, , C. James, E. C. Root, S. M. Scott; no assets. i Bender Ice Machine company. Inc., 'Portland; : Incorporators. Wl W. Bender, Garauel Weiss, JEL 3. Anderson; capitalization, f 5000. Tigard Methodist h Episcopal church, Ugard; incorporator's, E. O. Allen, E. E. Finley, H. M. Stiles; "assets, $8000. : r- y, K permit to, operate Jn1 Oregon was issued to1 the Puget Sound Power Light Securities com pany, a Washington corporation capitalized at $ 5 0,0 0 0. ' Richard Boyklh of ; Portland Is attor ney-in-fact for Oregon. Notice of an increase In capi talization from $l,tfOO,QOQto 6,- 000,000 -rat filed Hy tbe Pacific Coast Steel company, 'a California corporation' . i ...t.fH-. Supplementary, articles were filed changing the name of the Lion Lumber company to ; Brug man Timber company. Its offices are In Portland. ' Notices of dissolution,, were filed , by the Pendleton Cleaning Works, -Inc.; 'f of Pendleton, and the West Coast, Tanning company of Portland. tf i : ' ' Under the blue sky act the fol lowing permits were issued to sell stock: . ; t Motor Safety Indicator, Jnc; Washington corporation with of fices in Portland, $20,000; Ore gon ' Exploration company, Port land, $20,000; Consolidated Metal Mining company Portland, $50, 000; Rainbow- Mining company, Portland, $300,000. Classified Ads in The ' Statesman Bring Results STARTS TODAY THEODORE kosloff; ANt) CHARLES DE ROCHE .. Porting With , back Krowids o f Tartar and Sj ( VllOSlL' : 1 HERE'S A 50 !f rs"'yg t" - s'- J i ill- .. ( v . i-fTV !j )! . fir " V , A r -1 U "-Ni n A i i -"In : - ri .v.'ifiL-'.'.-t "siwMMi ism sww n fniMiwM nn wi iWrtMaiir -i'Mti Jfc m -i ST frm r "-twit r ' : I H j ! ' X ; i i 9 ttot meant. that . M. Pbodamoff. who is well. Kown on the , Russian stage, la not sueh a much, but he has to split his box, office receipts with the Soviet Government in -.order-to earn his living. E 13.357 Amendment to Motor Ve hicle Law Requires Reg- . istration in Oregon . Under an amendment ta'tha motor vehicle law" made' at the last session of the legislature, mo tor vehicles registered in . other states . upon . coming into Oregon are required to be registered by their owners. - The law makes no charge foe this service. The pur-. pose of the law was to Identify the vehicle in the case ot any emergency, the same as the ve hicles of Oregonians are required to be identified through the local motor vehicle license plates. . A total of 13,357 have registered! j Only a few states have a re quirement of this kind. l The law has been the means of securing quite a number of stolen cars, as well as requiring Oregon licenses of cars whieh have not been prop erly .registered in other states and which originally should have been registered and licensed under the motor vehicle laws of Oregon as they have been found to be. the property of residents of Oregon. The following statement shows the number licensed in i other states and : countries which" have been registered upon entering Or egon' between May 24 .and July 21, 1923: Alaska,,li Aja,bamaV 3; Arkansas,- 21; Arizona, 102 California, 1MB LIBERT lit STARTS 0 yy m fcae frss psrpl&ed millions of feminine hsortt I w J 'GWfti nn. rK- a.: 4 jJ ULll -..-JJ 1 ' h7 , I y I 3 c ( est o yf ; Starring , HELEN JEROME EDDY - HARRISON FORD Also - 50 ACTOR. - f: 6553;. Colorado, 248; Cbnnecti cut, 10; Florida, it; Georgia, 2; Idaho. 1307; Illinois. 195; .Indi ana, 89; Iowa, 156; -Kansas, ISO; Kentucky, 9; Louisiana, 12; Maine. 3 : Maryland, 4; 1 Massa chusetts. 85; Michigan, SJ8; ; Min nesota, 117; Mississippi, 4; Mis souri, 123; Montana, 251 Ne braska, 137; Nevada; : 72; f New Hampshire, 4 ; New Jersey 19; New Mexico, 17;. New York' 76; North Carolina, 7; North jDakota, SO; Ohio, 157; Oklahoma, 95 1 Pennsylvania, 68; Rhode Island, 4 ; South Dakota, 73 ; Tennessee", 12; Texas, 138; Utah. 159; Ver tripnt, 3; Virginia, 15; Washings ton, 2357; Wisconsin; 84; Wyo ming, 95; District of Columbia, 3;' Canada, 165; England, 1; Hawaii, 6; Old Mexico, 1 Repub lic of Panama, 2; total, 13,357. For the convenience of motbr ists of. -other states .in regsterTnjd their vehleles, stations have been established at the . principal gate ways along the border line of fh state. The number of registra tions at the various points during the period mentioned are as' fol lows: i, v.. '.;" oT-''i ;S . . , Ashland. S56; Gold Beach, 19? Grants Pass, 332; Klamath Falls, 96; Medford, 4210; Ontario 1808; Pendleton, 552; - Portland, 2636t Salem, 2166; The Dalles, 142; In spectors, 540; total, 13,357.. ; : v. i .V t. ... TODAY GUTDrT IS Certificate ? o f V Wecessity Granted for Com.truction of Natron Line WASHINOTON, Aug-. 20. The Central Pacific railroad company was authorised by the 'Interstate commerce ': commission , .today to proceed with f construction of Its Natron cut-oft in Oregon Under J the anthorlsaton the work must be begun by , January 1, 192 4, and must be completed within two ' years. The Central Pacific's request to retain' excess earnings as "a part of its program for ' financing the construction was denied.!. I: '. -. .. Application Ixmg Pendlixs. By its action today, the '.com mission disposed of an application which had. been on its docket for several months. Previous action had been considered inadvisable, commission officials said,, because ot the litigation over the South ern - Pacific's control -of the Cen tral Pacifia property. The new. line will start -at Otahv ridge. Ore., and run 118 miles. to a point near Kirk, Ore. , The area to be served, ..the - commission found, will cover a. belt-about 46 miles wide Stations will be es tablshed at If cCredle hot sprfngs Odell and Crescent, described in the commission's decision as hav- lng ' a 'population of about, twenty each. ' .J ' r;:..,:l , r Millions To Be Spent ' ." .t. The cost of censt ruction' was estimated by the ' commission px about $16,000,000. No plan-.of financing was contained- in the application or the commission's order other than the reference to retention of excess earnings. - According to figures, submitted by the road, the annual gross revenues from the property will average about $2,464,848 during the first five years and will ap proximate $3,000,000 annually thereafter; J . I TURNER ! TURNER; Or., Aug. 20. The band concert Wednesday, night was heard by a large crowd. . , ' Rev. R. I Thomaa. will preach his last sermon as pastor, In Tur ner next Sunday, as he is to be transferred to the Columbia River conference, : J- ;" ;. '' -:' ' Miss Hasel Bear returned from Portland ( Monday after having spent a few days with friends. , The heating plant at the school i ' What T ,V.IT f .IT.. ' 1 1 TUESDAY MORNING. SITUATION TENSE IN i ' i I Fatal rioting in Germany, owing to shortage of. ieod and money is spreadiag. Twenty persons are reported to have been killed in-Hanover and fifteen in Seitz Rioting also is reported in Netsse, Silesia. Rioters hold Lnebeck. Hamburg is under . martial .law as the result of a battle between D strikers and the police at the mouth of a tunnel under the Elbe River, in which many were slain. Photo shows a , view along the waterfront at Hamburg. - - house is being rearranged forbet ter service. W. T, Riches had the misfor- tsne to be thrown from a load ot hay Saturday, injuring his shdul-ders-and' head. ' b . . : S C.-W. Hewitt arrived home Fri day after a month spent In a log ging camp. r , . : J Mr. ahd; Mrs: Stephen; .Gillette and daughter. Miss Agne3 of Wal la 1 Walla; arrived Monday for a short visit with their cousin C. A. i.'ear and 'famt'y.' "' ' Mr. and- Mrs. 8. Hicks of Woodburn came up Sunday to vis It a sister, Mrs. W. T. Riches. R. D. Gray was married Sunday near Goldendale, Wash., and will soon be at home in Salem. Mrs. I. M. Barzee Is spending some time at Hood River, f. Hollls Bones is spending two weeks at the Boy Scout camp at Cascadia. ' ' -,. . Mr. Groshong and. family were in Salem Saturday. M. A Nicely and family of Portland called on old friends Sunday " , Classic, Productions Seen at Local, Theatres Some really classic plays have been presented during the past few 4aya at the Salem movie theaters. . . Thackeray's ' VaaIt Fair," one. of the masterpieces ot the literature ot half a century or more Ago, was given at the Or- the Brain Can Save the: is. entirely possible for thing ;worth .'seeing m a great .city, like New ,Yorlc or London even without a guide. - -. t t . . ' ; ''..-; tiVJ i ; .... ... ......... ; f . i 7 True 4t would take days nd days. It would cost extravagantly, iti money, vexations and wasted time But it can be done. 1 i . ' . . It is possible, tomorrow morning, say, to start the round of every store in this city, and trudge footsore anH weary until you have reviewed everything specially worth buying. But who would? ? ; . Who would? when the ad vertising columns now spread under your eyes offer you the safe, sure guide to every worth-while buy. . ' ; - ' - , Advertisements virtually .bring the contents of all the stores to your immediate inspection. Thus your is saved; your energy spared for needed effort; and money given the chance of wisest use. : Reading advertisements is an economy i AUGUST 2tr 1023 - GERMANY SCORES DIE IN RIOTS. " - - ' l i 4 -1 ' .- - . V- ; , - - - .. . .; egon to excellent, appreciative houses. The old fashioned. dreSs and, the stilted mannerisms of the people of the long ago were. de lightfully pictured. . The story 'goes back to the beginning of the lthj oentury. Napoleon's ghost stalks grimly through, the picture eAtA .Battle of Waterloo ia the one great tragedy of the times. The" story was sever written for the I screen, however. .Only, -by 'making it into something? utterly foreign to its original form would it ever be a real screen-classic and they didn't rebuild it quite enough. ' The. Peter B. Kyne sea story, "Homeward Bound.' published few years ago in the Saturday Evening Post, is still on at the Oregon. It has some of the fin FUTURE DATES Annit 1 to 29 Anneal enesmptsMl ot Boy Seoutt t X?asedU. , Anrut lSrlS National ;fitrl , tifTl matches at Claekamaa rtflo rang. August 23, Thursday Evangelical camp meeting to start at Quinaby. . :; Angnat 25, Saturday Illinois picnic at. fair ground. Anguat 28, Sunday Partial eclipae of moon, aoon after midnight. September 8. Monday lit Angejl Highway-Hoist mn celebration. - September 5. Wedneaday Salem day at unn eonnty Mir, Albany. September, ltt, Monday-HPartiai eeljpae of the ann. about noon. September is, Wednesday Wniametio S2 -PenOlaton . niTritT asnu. September 20, 21 and ilouadop. ' September 24 to 29 Oreron state fair. October 1, ! MoBdsy Salm . school a total stranger to seci ...:.' . -six.xi.....x.:vSrf. -. . .-.4. it ; i - est storm scenes ever filmed. The? Are: simply more than perfect, though the plot of the story la not very i; convincing. But It ranks as ohe of the great -sea stories of the times; Nemo Self-Reducing No. 333 real bargain. It has a low top and medium skirt. Made ia dur able pirJ; or White coutil; t'ztt ... y to Jo snd costs only $3X atee aai . 'U aoad n.' HycieaicFaahiioa Iwit 20E.16ta be. New rk t. Fe3S ! - cyery - time ! your 1 i. rt y- .. . vO'j.y f Ai r . . i hal; roach rolin comedy. .':"'' And .-, Latest News Events