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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
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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
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THEATRE
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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
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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
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(j Matinee A new STAN LAUREL Comedy
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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
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The Beautiful Ziejcfielrt Follies
Girl in
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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.
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First Time
Shown in
Salem.
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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." . . -
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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
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- - 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
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"THE
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ALSO
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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.
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7 P.M.
Breath-Taking
Suspense
The Cast Includes
Percy
MARMONT
Cullen
Landis
Alice
Calhoun
Joseph
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