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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM . OREGON
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22. 1923
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, .Cruiser and Fishing Boats
i are Victims; One Man -Reported
Drowned ;
SEATTLE, Aug. 21.-jFok to;
day . caused two marine "mishaps
In channels leading -from the east-
era end of the Strait of Juan de
Fuca. ; .. ' V :.f ;. -
. The cruiser Seattle, flagship of
th , United States f lleet. which
j poceeded to the; Pu get Sound a-
val station. Bremetrton. VWashJ.
" alter having .gone ashore at'Mar
rowstone point, on the west side
of 'Admiralty Intet. the channel
, connecting the strait, with Puget
Sound. Ms. to L go on ( drydock to
morrow for a surveyvbr the dam
- Age. . His was reported tonight to
' be negligible, ' - ' . . .
r Captr CV Jensen ancTCarl "Soren-
&on 'engineer of the 1 Ishlhg tbdat
iDecision-which rwaarurrdown and
nBk -by the- Canadian -Pacific
feteamer Princess t Charlotte in
Rosario strait, leading north from
rthe strait, larTived v here tonight,
TThe body of Ray' Hoffman, a Sei
attle- fisherman on the Decision,
'Who .was drowned in the collis
ion., was not -recovered.; The cargo
of freshly caught fish, rallied at
4,(o; wentr down -with the De
cision. ' -'
The .Seattle Is. to: proceed , south
with thef leel abotir September l.
'Call fop Salem Current ' :
; Hot Heeded; Miad Heavy
An urgent call for more electric
cal cUrrentffrom. the, Salem plant
to go; Info the -"general; electrical
"pot' the'arrhiat'ed. power lines
of the PRD&P8hall to 1e turned
"down ' because of some electrical
-connections in the local. plant that
; were riot Installed 'with the idea
of carrying aueh-a heavy load. The
demand rame, for 4500 horsepow
er from. the local. stream turbine
service to help carry the load oyer
the -whole' PRL&P system. ' It is
able to gfve 4000 horsepower, but
the added load. is a little above
3the fair limit .of the carrying con.
nectiens. "A change is to- be made
In these connections, when it will
be -possible ' for the local "plant to
meet even" this heavy demand.
Silverton Visitors , "'
' ; Leave for Decorabf'fa
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SILVERTONj Or., , Aug. 521
(Special to the Statesman)
George Henrikson and Prof .-Osca
rinslestad. left Monday mOrning
by motor car lor Deco rah. 'Iowa
rwhere j Professor Tlnglestad -fa
preaohing and Mr. Henrikson at-
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tending college, , The two m,otor
ed to" Silverton early t in "June td
Vpend the Hammer with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Tlnglestad
and Rev. and Mrs. George Hen
rikson. , Mr. 'Henrikson will, begin
his senior year at college this Sep
tember. Rev. and Mrs. Henrikson,
Miss Dora Henrikson , and Miss
Louise Henrikson accompanied
them as far as The Dalles,
Six-Cent Gasoline for
1 Sale in Los Angeles
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:? LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21. Gas
oline dropped to six " cents a gal
lon at one lone service station
here today, j , 7 ' -
Roy Gehr, the proprietor, ex
plained that be was able to offer
it at that price because he was
Intepreeted in a' small refinery
wnicn was experimenting witn.a
new process for making- the .fuel
He said be could make a small
profit at that price. . The lowest
price at Which he pre viously sold
It was nine cents'.
Other . stations in and around
Los Angeles'' are selling, at vary
ing "prices.tbe : highest being 17
cents. i ::
Story of Unusual Charm
Novelty in ;Salem Now
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"The Law of the ' Lawless," -a
gypsy stort1 from the" Danube riv
er, is a. real; novelty this week at
the Oregon j theatre. -It tells a
story that is strange to America,
in Its costuming, , its people, 'Its
habits? the story of a man sold
for debt, his ; lovely "daughter of
fering 4o take his place .oa . the
auction block--and the universal-,
ly huynan story of the coming of
the faithfiiljlover to- redeem his
bride-lo-be at the point of the
sword. It is described as a. novel
bf unusual charm, both in its plot
and in its artistic presentation.
Disorderly Conduct Charge
Placed 'Against Local Pair
In a raid on 840 Shipping street
late last night Anna Wheeler of
that address and , W. J. Smuck.
1488 North 'Summer street, were
arrested by Chief of Police Birt
chet and Officer Shelton on ft
charge of disorderly conduct.
The " pair were released under
$5a bail each and cited to appear
tn police -conrr,-at 2 -o'clock his
afternoon. 1 " L.
"PIGEON HAS MESSAGE
jROCKVILLEi CENTER, 'N. Y.,
Aug. 21, -An exhausted carrier
pigeon f around one leg whieh
-was wrhpped ' tvn6te '"readlhir:
""Help; -Grand. Canyon, XoU -was
picked up' tday. The. police here
Jook charge of; I5:The bird was
emaciated and 'apparently had
traveled to a great distance.
Tike : SsarcMiffM
mariner stands on the bridge bf Kis ship, peering
into the dark. Suddenly the flaming finger of a
-searchlight flashes out. The surrounding -waters become
bright as day. The course is clear. V1 .
' Advertising is analogous to the searchlight., It throws
its 'broad beams across the pages of this paper, pointing
youtryvith shining clearness just where to go for what you
want, and how rriiich you will have to pay.
rIn the advertising columns you can find the wares of
' every , progressive 'merchant in town. You can' read the
offerings, compare the values, check up the Statements
.with your previous shopping experience, and then make
v your selections: TKere'sr no wasted time, no needless
footwork; no inconvenience." '
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The mariner wisely follows the searchlight. You can
just, as wisely follow the advertisements. They are here
for yourk guidance.' They lead Vou through , the broad,
.-straight channel of ;safety, security and satisfaction.
FOLLOW THE ADVERTISEMENTS EVERY
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Prohibition o f ' Alcoholic
Drinks. Unwarranted;:
Volstead Cheered
.' COPENHAGEN, . Aug. '21. (By
the Associated Press.) Professor
Warming of Copenhagen, sum
ming up his impressions of .a
four .months' visit, to the .United
States, told the delegates ' to the
International congress against
alcohol today that the. prohibition
or ail aiconouc drinks was un
warranted. ,
"Home brewed beer and wine
should be allowed." he said, add
ing that he would be unwilling to
vote . for . prohibition in Denmark
unless .70 per cent of . the popula
tion demanded it. He expressed
the hope that the Volstead act in
America would not ''hamper" the
European fight against alcohol to
any great extent. v f t
The .Rev. Edwin Dinwiddle, W.
B. .Wheeler and William Bennett
of the American delegation pro
tested against these deductions on
the part of Professor Warming,
and argued ; that his ; Impressions
of America were those of a tour
1st. ' : :
Andrew J. Volstead, author of
the American enforcement act,
received an ovation by the dele
gates. " ' '
Noted 30-Cent Libel Suit
To Be Filed in Short Time
DES MOINES, la., Aug. 21.
(By The Associated Press. ) -
Former' Secretary of Agriculture
E- TMeredith's .suit for libel and
damages or 30 cents against
Senator Smith W. Brookhart of
Iowa will be filed soon after Mr.!
Meredith's return at" the end of
this week from MemedJI. Minn..!
where . he is vacationing, it wasi
announced tonight. (, 5
Attorneys for Mr. Meredith al-;
ready have been instructed to file,
the . suit and now are -engaged in
preparing the : petition. "Just'
where the suit will be filed haB
noj been definitely determined.'
Friends of Mr. Meredith, it is said.:
have urged hfm to bring suit for
jl leas unufiual.amount but the for
mer cabinet officer argues that he
Is not after Mf. Brookhart's
money. " .
American Lutherans ,Aided
viEuropean tlelief Is Report
EISENBACH, Germany. Aug.
21. 'American Lutherans have
eonffibuted more than J2.000.000
and .2400 tons of clothing -to "the
European relief since 1918, JDr.
J. A. Moorehead informed the del-;
egates to the first world's con
vention of 'Lutherans 'today. Td
assist Lutherans in 'more than '20
countries, he added, the relief
work inaugurated before the ar
mistice. Is stiHgoing on."
The delegation held confession
al services in Warburg i at which
Rev. Dr. C. M. Jacobs of Phlla
delphia presided. L ,
Eliminate Laudation of
Military Heroes in Texts
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.
Japan is setting an example the
United States should follow ' in
eliminating laudation of military
heroes from school text books. Dr.
David Starr Jordan. Chancellor
emeritus of - Stanford university,
declared . in an -address here to
night. ;., J f :
"During my recent trip to Ja
pan," he said. "I found the Japan
ese government was making a sin
cere effort to eliminate from their
text books all laudation of mili
tary heroes." j . ,.
MAKES EFFORT
TO FIX
BLAME
(Continued from page 1.)
region after September 1, ny oth
er means than government Inter
vention, though S. D. iWarrlner.
chairman ' of the operators' policy
committee declared he never lost
hope; for peace. . i 1
Mount Lassen Reported
To Be Erupting Again
REDDING, Cal., Aug.! 21. Las
sen Peak, near here, was in erup
tion when darkness fell tonight
but the magnitude of the eruption
cannot be definitely determined
until daylight tomorrow..,, About
7 o'clock steam was observed com
ing from the crater' and' It 'con
tinued until dark. h
NEBRASKA PASSING
POINT FOR PILOTS
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ther attempt tonight to fly : tp
Cheyenne but .those With whom
hertalked believed that he might
make another attempt, r
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 21.
Frank Yager, Cheyenne air mail
pilot, hopped off here at 8:35 p
m., mountain time, -for Omaha,
Neb..,, on "the air mall service's
eastward flight -from coast " to
coast. He expected to land in
Omaha, 460 -miles distant, about
ff it Vi t a IaIa I f
FINANCIAL
w;
Total
stock sales, 569,20,0
snares. .
Twenty Industrials averaged
92.18; net gain ,47. ;
High 1923, 104.38; low 86.91.
Twenty railroads averaged
79,31. . net loss. .22. ; ii.
High 1923, 90.63; .low ., 76.78
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OREGON i i
"The Law of the' lawless."
LIBERTY
"When Love Comes.
Thomas Meighan and Agnes
Ayers in "Cappy Ricks."
' '"The Last Moment." the pict
ture which, comes to the LIbaty
theater tomorrow, is heralded as
antother I dhe of . thoae .thrilling
dramas of the sea. with a brutal
captain, a storm, and a shang
haied hero and heroine. v
But J; Parker Read, Jr., who
produced 'the photoplay for Gold-
wyn presentation, has given 1 the
film a novel twist. The murder
ous captain Is not got rid of hy
the diletante young man who is
rudely plunged from a world of
books into a horribly realistic
situation, , " ; -'
A.jThing,!-why, describe it in
advance;; you have to see it to
appreciate .it and -also the terror
it inspired-t-eends the "Swede" to
to perdition, via the side of the
ship, and then has the hero and
heroine to nlav with. Ami what
a terrifying game of . Blind Man's
Buff they - play in the j darkened
ship! , , I ;.s. : . r , ,'!
Henry Hull, one of the finest
young actors of the screenwho
played the . leading ;role in "The
Cat and j? the Canary," the great
stage success, plays the cultured
youth who , rlseV to valor ,'when
the girl j he .. loves is ;; menaced.
Doris .Kenyon. adored by thou
sands of screen followers and ad
mired by Broadway playgoers, is
the society . bud who gets a taste
of raw life on the briny. Louis
Wolheim, the famous character
actor of !l "The Hairy , Ape," Eu
gene O'Neill's , New . York stage
hit, plays "The Terrible Finn,"
who guides. his ship morel by use
ipf .a belaying, pin and his sturdy
right fist than by a sextant.
"The Last Moment" is touted
as one of , the screen's best thrill
ers; of : the year, supplemented by
splendid character . acting.
A close-up view of a monster
90-ton "bull" whale which wasi
sighted by Columbus in 1492 oh
his voyage of discovery: does that
give" you I a thrill ? iTha t probably
sounds i just - a trifle far-fetched.
However, ithat is exactly what you
may witness in the Elmer Clifton
production, "Down to the Sea in
Ships,"! which comes to the Ore-:
gon theater -Saturday.
There Is no question about your
seeing the 90 ton "bull" whale,
as in this thrilling photodrama si
close-up view is to be had of one
of these leviathans, of the deep
in -as death battle : with - the crew
of the i ''Charles W. JMorgan."
v Every, detail of a thriling battle.
in .which the enraged mammal
finally turns on the boat,, smashes
it to kindling wood, -and hurls
the occupants : Into the shark in
fested waters, is graphically de
pleted before the astounded eyes
of the audience.
,' -A search for 'practical . experi
ence for use before a motion pic
ture camera led Walter fliers,
star in Paramount pictures, into
some , new and unexplored fields
of excitement.
In this new comedy, "Sixty
Cents , an Hour," which will be
the feature at the Oregon theater
starting Thursday evening. Mr.
Hiers performs the duties of a
soda, fountain clerk. But he had
no knowledge of how to mix
drinks,' which was necessary to
the Buccess of the role. At Bl-
Here5s Good News for
the Man who heeds a
Where to Jjuy US.ll res
Salem A'nlcanlzlng Co. Ira
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SALEM -
rwtor Joseph HenabeTy's supgps
tlon ? Mr. ' Hiers "decided to 'work
behind a real fountain' for a few
days and acquire a little techni
cal experience. - '
- He managed ' to persuade the
owner 'of a soda fountain near
his home to "give him a Job."
He was fitted out in a suit of
white linen and shown the-receptacles
in which each flavoring
extract was to be found. . ' -,
'Mr. Hiers" first attempts to
"jerk sodas" -were 5 ludicrous.
Some f his fancy sundaes re
sembled Chinese chop suey in ap
pearance, and v almost In taste.
Economy with his flavoring ex
tracts caused his first few'drinks
tp taste exactly like carboTT water.
But the real climax of theday
came' when Mrs. Hiers, "Walter's
newly-wed wife, returning from
town, decided to stop off ht' the
corner drug store land have ' a
soda, since she had been thrbirgh
a' busy shopping afternoon. Wal
ter had failed . to explain to her
that he was to seek a little ex
perience, so she was surprised and
shocked to find her husband, a
motion picture star, working as
a soda clerk. In his confusion
Mr. lifers accidentally presfod
too -hard on the water faucet an
thoroughly wt everybody and
everything in that end of the
store
V The historic state pier in 'South
Boston was chosen for several
scenes of "Cappy Ricks," Thom
as Meiehan's hew Paramount tIc
Ture ' which comes to the Blieh
theater today, - It was here that
Thomas Meighan, Agnes Ayres
Charles Abbe and other -members
or tne "uappy . kicks': company
played stirring scenes directed hy
Tom Forman. It was the exact
spot, where President Woodrow
Wilson, landed. in America on his
return from the peace conference
in -Versailles, , in . Boston Harbor
the scene of the tea party of. Rev
olutlonary fame., The rocky coast
off. the famous summer resort at
Bar Harbor, Me., and the Golden
Gate in San 'Francisco - , harbor
are other interesting places which
are used as backgrounds in "Cap
py Ricks.".
Wonderful Film Will Be
I Seen at Oregon Theatre
T The boys who have read -with
popped-out eyes some of the
stories of the old whaling ship
THOMAS
MEIGH&N
- . IS
"CAPPY
RICKS"
' Cast Includes
AGNES AYRES
SHIP 'and ocean,
mother and son,
lover and girl! Strug
gle and storm 'from
'Frisco to Southern
Isls! All the rom
ance that , ' life ran
know. In. this tingling
tale of the sea!
SENNETT COMEDY
TODAY
BLIGH THEATER
ROYALS are the
- only tires in which
you get the benefit of
the three new J. S.
discoveries Sprayed
Rubber Web Cord
and the Flat-Band
Method of building a
Cord lire.
Made in all - sizes
30x3 and up. v
United StatcsTircs
are Good Tires
mr-
Jorgensen Valley Motor
.Anto Co.
OREGON
days, will have a story, that will
put the, wildest ,of their, dreams
to shame when-they see "Down
t Ihe Sea In Ships." the grfat
Elmer -.Clifton film 'that ls! to "ap
pear at the Oregon Saturday night
for a four day "run. '
: Few - men outside of the "actual
whalers- themselves ver ' saw a
sperm whale dash a whale boat to
pieces, throwing Its occupants into
the shark-infested waters.' Brit
the nervy actors in one scene bf
this great nautical - drama, went
through such an experience to get
the film story for this really great
picture. It presents the story of
the eld New England whalers, the
men who practically drove the
British flag from the high seas
during the War of 1812, and saved
t ho United States as a sovereign
niatton In a "Wonderful way. As an
educational film, telling of the
trials and the triumphs of the
early seamen of New England, It
is a historical Jewel.
MAIL ROUTES : 1
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of 100 miles "an hour, 'the "man
superintendents know their posi
tion practically every moment 'for
the radio service Is supplemented
with telephones at the emergency
fields. These - planes . while In
flight were In darkness except for
navigating lights on the leading
edge of the lower wings, red . oh
the. etarboard and 'green on the
lort. "Each of the four aircraft
also was equipped with a concert
ed white light in theft'ail so wired
that . it could be flashed for tel-
egraphic signals. The pilots have'
learned the Morse code and this
was, to be; used " by 'them , on ap-.
proaching a field. In case of neces
sity. " . k V-v.
. -; ( 12 Aircraft rsed ;r.
Altogether, on the trans-conti-nental
demonstration, 12 aircraft,
were called Into service. In the
night route, four, were utilised,
yet ; In this 'section, so carefully
have the department1, plans been;
made, 10, more, planes completely,
The Following List of hevews Veire 'lken From1
Ihe Leading' Newspapers of Hkfc Coiinfry 'on
"DOWN TO THE SEM SiPS"
N. Y. EVENING IAlt: ; . ,
4Down to the Sea in Chips' is ie most
realistic photoplay ever produced. '
N- Y. EVENING GLOBE:
- One 'of 'Ihe most beautiful 'cinemas ever
shown.'
BALTIMORE EVENING SUN:
f This film is a masterpiece. - - -
X Y. EVENING TELEGRAM:
The greatest picture of its type ever
, inade. . . i':lii,, ....5 ,
BALTIMORE DAILY 'POST: , ,
.. ... . Most exciting picture of the season.
N. Y. HERALD: I -
In a nutshell, TJown to the Sea in Ships"
. s the finest film fof the sea that the writer
. has ever seen, j i -N.
Y. WORLD: . . ; , .
'. "Down to the Sea In Ships" is a genuine-
ly fine achievement. '
STAR JS S A TURDAY
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NOW SHOWING
COMING SATURDAY
"Down to the
LIBERTY I
NOW SHOW!
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' ' HAL ROACH COMEDY
"The Live Wire"
MWEST IS AVEST Pathe Jleview
coMi?nx . Fun From tha Prcca
- JNOW SHOWING
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equipped and tuned up For inatatt ,
service were .held available.'
ShouIdHthere be a forced landing!
therefore only slight delay tn Che j .
actual termination !of the-, maili I
would ."Tosnit. , - ! . , :;
1 Colonel Paul 'Henderson, sed
ond assistant postmaster generil ' f
under whose direction prepara-
tions-for night : flying have beea I
made took charge personally to-
night at Fdft Crook, where tha
Omaha control of the-'air mail ta
located. . He - personally .' laude.1
the 7'ef forts -of tne personnel,
through tho general Buperltftdwd
ent. Carl F. Egge. .
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Tuny Marshall
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