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7. 9 V V a I k . GRAND "Midnight Alarm." OREGON "Ruggles of Red Gap." LIBERTY -"The Fair Cheat." BUG II Will Rogers as "Ichabod Crane" in "The JJelidiess Horse- man man. A strong cast of many well known screen players supports William Desmond in "McGuire of the Mounted," in which the Uni versal star will be seen Saturday and Sunday at the Bligh 'theatre. The cast Includes Louise Lorraine, who has the feminine lead. Vera James, Walter Whitman, William A. Lowery. P. J. Lockney, Willard 'Louis and Nelson- MacDowell. Richard Stanton directed the pro duction. Those who have large appetites will appreciate Will Rogers In "The Headless Horseman" or "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," which will bo at the Bligh theatre today. In the role of Ichabod Crane, Mr. Rogers portrays the old .maxim that the quickest way to a man's heart is through his stomach and consequently for that reason ; fell - desperately in 'love with the beautiful and weal thy Katrina. "The Fair Cheat." a comedy drama of unusual charm and dis tinction, featuring dainty Dorothy MackaiU, handsome Wilfred Ly- tell, , and the famous Edmund Breese, and now being shown at the Liberty, is one of the most laugh-provoking pictures that has ever been seen on the screen. Burton King, one of the ablest directors in the motion picture Industry, has " injected generous doses of subtle humor and piqu ant situations in this delightful A TODAY WILL ROGERS As "Ichabod Crane" 'in "THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN" Adapted from Legend of "Sleepy Hollow. TONIGHT TOBY OLIVER'S COMEDIANS " The Big Fun Show TONIGHT 7 P. M. EDWARD HORTON ERNEST TORRENCE LOIS WILSON FRITZI RIDGEWAY CHARLES OGLE LOUISE DRESSER ji)lLlll!aliil THEATRE . ! ' ; Y&M jT-m 'The CVere? Wan A Comedy dramatist will fei fj WHEN a grinning ujg 'jdr'liSy J ifai-x. ( jTf - make the bluest. Imp- "Xt Jr Fto takes pol- W "' 'klSSi- lT VSti3 'py the dullest, ay the gf $.- ished valet straight from S , ' ' : VfC it ilOvNM most mllff'r,nt. interested. - T WQJ-- England to the "wild and JTV' ' fRvV - X ',vV'5SS W V "Sw -ST wooly" Weswou want TO t$ Ak X IP J W tr .-j & y-TS O 1 Fun from i y international CLYDE COOK - in THE CYCLIST? f . - s , PATHE NEWS. . - : r - I H AWLEY AT THE WURLITZER story of a daughter of wealth who becomes a cabaret dancer to win the man of her heart. Her ven ture Into the world of tinsel and lights and laughter is the begin ning of one stimulating adventure after another, until convincing her father that she is able to earn her own living,. he allows her to marry the man she loves. Each of the noteworthy cast of all-star players gives a splendid performance including Dorothy Mackaill, Wilfred Lytell. Edmund Breese, j Marie White, William Robyns,j Bradley Barker Jack Newton and Tom Blake. The story of "Ruggles of Red Gap" tells of the troubles of rival coteries in a small town who en gage in a race for social pre eminence. ' But there are among these certain folk who detest so cial usages and when through the efforts of an English valet, all so cial traditions are uD3et. situa tions abounding with laughs en sue. There is a unique poker game in the action which will be enjoyed by all motion picture fans. The picture is one that will linger long in the memory of all who seo it. Alice Calhoun, Vitagraph star, who will be seen : in "The Mid night Alarm" at - the Grand to night, has set an example for mo tion picture luminaries which won her praise from her director, David Smith, whose cardinal prin ciple is realism. Miss Calhoun has made it an Inflexible rule that double for her should not be used in any picture. "I do not think it is fair to em ploy another woman to do the dangerous stunts and then give me the credit," Miss Calhoun holds. ; "I believe I should enact every bit of action demanded of me, whether it is dangerous or not, and If anyone must risk her life to enhance the value of the picture I feel I am the logical person to do so." j An Old Chair ALBANY, D?c. 13. Now comes Henry f Merrill of Albany with a description of what is believed to be one; of the oldest chairs in Linn county. ' This chair is now (n his own family, after having been handed down through three gen erations' from the Maine home of Mr. and Mrs. John .Merrill, - the, original owners. -: Mr. and Mrs. John Merrill had the chair when they started house keeping following their marriage in 1796. Their son, Joseph Mer rill, Henry Merrill's father, re ceived the chair from his sister, who had inherited it from their parents. It later became the prop erty of Miss Amelia Merrill, who gave it to her brother, Henry Merrill-and family in 1892. Until that time it had remained in the OREGON WITH ..:''. : II . - Z 4 . east. It Is now 127 years eld. This chair originally had a splint bottom which has worn out and since been replaced. It is a small wooden rocker in good con dition and doing service at the Merrill home. THE PERFECT FOOL After Solid Year in New York Ed Wynn Will Show in Salem Christmas A. L. Erlanger, in association with Bertram C. Whitney, is send ing us Ed Wynn. "The Perfect Fool," and his new musical and laughing riot. After one solid year's engagement in New York and two months in Boston, Ions runs in Chicago and Philadelphia the entire original organization comes to the Grand theatre for one performance only, Christmas night, Tuesday, December 25, with the original company direct ly intact. It requires two acts and 19 scenes of gorgeous splendor to properly present Wynn's newest offering, which is promised to be entirely different and removed from anything he has heretofore appeared in. While the book, music and lyrics are by Ed Wynn, Julian Mitchell that wizard of stage-crafty produced the many new, unique and novel dancing diversions with which . this huge success abounds. An augmented orchestra under the direction of Antonio Bafunno will take care of the score and besides Ed Wynn himself, his large company in cludes True Rice, Arthur F. Burckly, John Dale, Cass Burt, Teddy Hoberts, Flo Newton, Nydia d'Arnell, Estelle Penning. Anita Furman. Edna Hamel. "That Oi Quartette" the Misses Jeanette Fielding, Harriette I Keye3, lvey Kirkwood and Loretta Ferratl, the clever little Meyakos two sisters and a brother, and Wynn's Wyun-ing, Wynn-some chorus of charm and beauty. CANS THAN IN '22 Last Year Over a Fourth of All in Northwest, This Year Output Larger The canneries of Salem gt up more fruit and vegetables this year than last. This much is known; but the figures and par ticulars are not yet completed. In 1922 the canneries of Salem packed 677,400 cases of fruit and vegetables, making, if filled with two pound cans, 24 to the case, a total of 1C, 2 5 7, 600 cans IS LAUGHING REOT I TONIGHT II I rr n . II j Y Last limes loaay rc Jews avenis (j Matinee A new STAN LAUREL Comedy "GAS AND AIR" I W m - v m m mmm 'IW A WWm mm'.' m T TTI A. The Year's Greatest II 1 Mysttry Play- Ln A mountain of cans , Mote than a fourth of all the cans used in the Pacific northwest for the packing of fruit and vege table. Will He Surprise Many peoplw will be surprised to read that the 1923 pack of the Salem canneries has exceeded the one of last year. This was not supposed to be a good fruit year. It was tco warm iu a part of strawberry picking time; too wet in another part. loganberries by the ton went to waste. There were some other flies in the oint ment of the fruit growers. Put there is no stopping the in creased operations of the Salem canneries. They are here to do business and grow. AH Over Tnlay The operatious of some of the Salem canneries have been over for 1923 for several weeks. But the King's Food Products com pany continued with the cannery part of their big plant, on apples, till Wednesday evening. The Starr cannery was going strong on apples yesterday; but the shut down for the year will come with the stroke of 12 o'clock today. There will be a wait in all the canneries till gooseberries come on in. the spring. In the mean time, there will be various im provements made and other pre parations carried on for a bigger yea;- in 1924. BY MR. PIERCE Governor Addresses Willam ette University Students at Chapel Governor Walter M. Pierce gave an address to the Willamette uni versity student body at the chapel meeting Thursday morning. His subject was "President Harding." The speech took the nature of a memorial address and the gov ernor spoke in the highest terms of the departed executive. The governor opened his speech with an account of his association with Harding during the two days that the presidential party was in Ore gon. Pierce stressed Harding's atti tude toward prohibition and stat ed that since this is an 'age of automobiles, alcoholic liquors are especially dangerous to the public because of inevitable accidents. The governor stated that Hard ing was aware that party lines of demarkation would gradually fade away and the best men would fill the executive offices regardless of political affiliations. . "Harding was not a deep schol ar but was a real practical man and a fighter for causes he deem ed just", said Pierce, and then he concluded with an enlargement on this statement, "Not a man who would lead a crusade but a j man who would lead the main ' body to sustain the leader." LAUDED LIBERTY SHOWING $ 1 $i COMING SUNDAY NORMA TALMADGE ' IN "THE HEART Ill PATIENTS ARE CARED FOR Report Made a t Annual Meeting of Deaconess Hospital Association Nearly 1500 patients were cared for during the last year according to a report made at the annual meeting of the Salem Deaconess hospital which was attended by a large number of persons from the different Menuonite churches around Salem. Rev. D. D. Burtel. pastor of the Mennonite Brethren church. Dallas, and secretary of the boird of directors, spoke at the Wednesday morning session. with Rev. John Franz, of Polk Station Mennonite church, speak ing in the evening. F. B. Wedel, superintendent of the hospital, presided at both sessions. Included in the report of the hospital for the year was the car ing for 14S8 patients; 700 medi cal cases treated and G98 opera tions performed. During the pre vious 12 months there were 73 babies born and 98 county patients received from five counties. Thirty-eight accident cases re ceived care in addition to 75 state and several Red Cross and clinic patients. During the last year 53 physi cians brousht patients to the hos pital. For various periods of time 2 4 orphans were . fed and clothed and 14." old persons ' re ceived caro. Charity work was estimated at $3723.25. Both the hospital peo ple and the board of directors feel very grateful to all doctors and nurses who have shown them so much kindness and helped to make the hospital a success. They also express sincere gratitude to the ministerial union, students of Kimball college for their Bible lectures and to the church choirs which have so many times helped to lighten the burden and ease the suffering with beautiful mu sk". The hospital people also feel thankful to all of the women's or ganizations that have done so much work, especially for the old people. All the gifts and dona tions, kind words and cheerful messages have been remembered. The doors of the Deaconess hospi tal will continue to stand wide open to suffering humanity who need help and shelter. To those interested in its under taking, the Salem Deaconess hos pital people wish them all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Salvation Army Effort To Aid Poor Continues While the rainy weather has had a lot to d j with making small the returns from the collecting kettles that are on the street corners, "yet there is, according: to Ensign Holbrook, a Christmas spirit developing that bids fair to DOROTHY MACKXinT The Beautiful Ziejcfielrt Follies Girl in OF WETON A" assure the needy of Salem a real Christmas dinner. At Wednesday night's country store at the Bligh theater the fol lowing goods were donated by the people there: 1 dozen pints syrup, dozen and a hilf cans of pumpkin. one gallon can apples, two cases four dozen packages macaroni. eight packages of corn flakes, two dozen two-pound cans of black berries, two boxes apples, and nine l.ubbard squash. These articles of food come In very opportunely at this time and they are needed to supply the needs that are made to the Sal vation army. Kvery effor. will be made even to surpass the Christmas effort of last year, and all those who know of any one who may be in need ar.i asked to communicate with the Salvation army or phone 1S20 and they will be reached. Spe cial trained workers from the Sal vation army t-orps of Salem will comb the city to see that there wiil be none overlooked. PADILLA TALKS TO REALTY MEN American "Opportunities in Philippine Islands Dis cussed at Luncheon Opportunities for the Invest ment of American capital and present industrial and agricultur al conditions in the Philippine is lands were discussed for the Marion-Polk County Realty associa tion at their weekly luncheon Thursday noon by Sinforoso Pa dilla, senior at Willamette univer sity, whose home is in Manila.. Though the islands have an area only one and one-half times that of Oregon, he said, they support a population of 10.500,000 people. Agriculture is the leading occupa tion or industry, and consists -of r!ce growing, sugar cane, tobacco corn and coconuts. There are some mineral resources being de veloped in the government. The vegetation is mostly tropical, with certain fruits growing in the high lands, where a. more temporate climate is available. Needs of refineries, adequate transportation and a centralized system of refining sugar were held to offer the greatest oppor tunities for American capitalists. Under present condition, the raw sugar is shipped to China and Japan for refining, and the finish ed product repurchased. "While American capitalists are desired to a certain extent, the Filipino believes that the Islands are for his own race," Mr. Padilla said. "Governor Wood's plan to sell the government railroads to New York interests were resented as were his plans for leasing these. If Governor Wood and representa tives of Philippine interests coul jo.y et together and work out some system some of the inhar monious conditions now existing H TONIGHT 7 P. M. Sensational Thrills MIDM A most Human, Realistic Screen Drama of Life as it is Lived That Kuns the Gamut of Cruel Riches and Kindly Poverty. "v."1 "4a First Time Shown in Salem. , GRAND could be .eliminated. He also sought to change th banking sys tem. The country Is just begin ning to appreciate banking, and towns of between 000 and 800& have no banks. Banks In the is islahds are controlled by the gov ernment." : ; V ; f '.' ' Mr. -Padilla painted a graphic picture, of the conditions under which agricu.lturer Is-carried on, a majority, of the farmers being forced to use primitive methods owing to lack of money. Plough ing is done, with .a woodenr stick, iron machinery being too expen sive." . . - S Report of -Superintendent Filed With City Recom mendations Made Total .. profits oi $86.28 are shown in the report covering the Salem auto camp grounds filed with the city recorder yesterday by John J. Roberts, chairman of the park board; Total receipts were $3408.50. with disburse ments aggregating $2542.22. More than, 5000 automobiles were regis tered during- the past season and it . is predicted that at least 7500 will visit the camp -grounds dur ing the coming year. A charge of 25 cents was made for every tour ist. - " - -' " . '; - TS 1 BY CAMPGROUND . . , : n ; : ; : : - ft- Yes, we sell fancy boxes, Chinese sewing baskets, j - - Work'baskets, Sweet Meat Boxes, Lacqured Boxes, 1 Yes, we sell fancy boxes, Chinese sewing baskets, Work'baskets, Sweet Meat Boxes, Lacqured Boxes, and pack -them to order with - Most delicious assortment of Chocolates, Bon Bons and Glace Fruits. Thereby assuring fresh anf tasty confections. ; , , . . We Ship Camly Anywhere G RK& N D "THE IGH1 AI AEM" ALSO IRELAND TODAY EDUCATIONAL . LATEST FOX NEWS THEATRE ORCHESin , Suggestions mad by T. G. .Al bert, superintendent for the last four years, will be given serious thought, the report .stated, and wlll receive attention from the park board and the city council. Mr.. Albert recommended that the ' north side of the camp should be leveled; water pipes for four new faucets installed; construction of six new tent houses and the pur chase of 10 new camp stoves. "Conveniences are expected by the tourist, though regular hotel accommodations - are not antici pated," Mr. Albert Is quoted as saying. "Most of the present equipment shows the effects of the last four years and will either have-to be repaired or replaced before the season opens in the spring." - What disposition of the profits will be made depends upon the action of the city council, which will receive the report Monday nighf. Several clubs and associa tions have endorsed the proposi tion that the surplus derived from the camp grounds be applied on beautifying the auto camp site. Unemployment Is Real Says Department Official NEW YORK, Dec. 13. E. J. Henning, assistant secretary of labor, told the national immigra tion conference today that "real unemployment has supplanted the labor shortage of a few months back." Our information is that it Is growing worse and threatens within a few months to become acute," he continued. Yi c i t t HIGH Street TONIGHT 7 P.M. Breath-Taking Suspense The Cast Includes Percy MARMONT Cullen Landis Alice Calhoun Joseph Kilgour '99 VI -iJL