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SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL C, 1924 7 I! ' CITY fiEVS IN BRIEF 1 (Continued from page 5) THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON Coal Oil Cansts Fire ": Prompt action, . on , the part, of tbe fire department lo answering a call from Kearney and, Commer cial about 1 o'clock Saturday after noon prevented any great damage to a' house where some coal oil 'had caught fire. Auction Sale Good six room cottage, new Ford car , and all furniture like new. jThursday, April lOtht, 1:30 p.m. 1388 North 1 8th street. Woodry & Woodry, auctioneers. epr9. I ' ' ' " "" C, Mlnisters Meet Monday. V All of the ministers of the city ir ranested to meet at the li brary Monday - morning at 11 f o'clock tor a special prayer service and conference, t i - lYef erred Stock S per cent , : Salem's paper mill. Payable monthly. ' Hawkins 4b Roberts. AS I HkToday Passion Sunday - - - . i IL. V. . Alters ana siaiuary h iub f n olle church" wUlba draped in pur, pie today in significance of the I .spirit of penance as the observance lot Passion Sunday, a preliminary S to Easter Sunday, April 20. 1 i I 1 I Ladle Looklnr , por Oriental , pearl .Deaas, am bers. Jades, phone 2014-M and see full line of samples. A8 Postal Receipts Show Loss Postal receipts at the Salem postotfice for the first quarter of 1924 totaled 839,446.81,. accora- ing to a report prepared br John II, Farrar, postmaster. This fig ure is slightly under that of last i-ear. mail . advertising In 1923 having been heavier than this ear.. The . sale of envelopes stamps, stamped paper and fees on registered packages amounted to $32,525.99; second class matter, 11639.55; third and fourth class matter and second class matter under permit. $4875.55. The re- maininr 2397.60 was derived from the rent of boxes. .. j 5 t 5 I 1 i fl jx. h See Fleming's Weekly bargains In a little cot tage Oh the Builders' page display advertisement. A6 Fewer Contagious Diseases .f OMy eight new cases of conta gious diseases ' were reported to Dr. WlUiam B. Mott. city health officer, during, the week. Of these five .were of diptheria and three of measles. There were two deaths from diptheria during the week, the report. shows. ' .. ' Spring Actually AM Cam .; Proof that spring are at last s actuality was evinced Saturday when" one lone man appeared in the business district during the af ternoon' wearing a brand new (or at least it appeared to be recently purchased) straw hat. This is the second straw hat to be seen this year, the first one having been worn by a Chemawa student short ly before the spring' snow of last i ' - ' . Wanted . ' : ; t Five experienced ' waitresses at the Gray Belle. a6. Mt. Angel Auto Stolen 1 1 f police were notified yesterday I to be on the lookout for a Ford f mm4mm as ttia ft 1 ItA rm ivuiiu vt w 41 cava vwu ivureu- I at lit. Angel. Ktcycle is Recovered ' ' I Eldoh Briskelt called at the police ; I ; station yesterday and . recovered si. bicycle that he had previously I reported stolen. ;v . All Hair Bobbing Sue I 1 Including shingles. Model ! V Beauty Shop, 112 N. Com'l St., and at Lee Canfield's, under the Ore I r gon Theatre. Union prices. a6 !' It Beats Anything ' I. V. Sater, factory .representa tive of Glidden Paint company was at) Max O. Buren's place of busi- , j ness when the responses to his I special advertising were coming In. y "It beats anything In my exper- . ience in newspaper advertising.: I 1 congratulate Salem on having I such an advertising. medium," said Mr. Sater. During the day there were more than 200 people in the 1 store' as a direct result of Mr. "O'Buren's advertising of Jap-A-r Lac and Glldden's paints and var- nishes. In the Oregon Statesman. I PERSONALS w r L. F; Mason, of Mill City, was In , the city Saturday. I Agnes LeBlue, of Eugene, Is i spending the week-end in Salem.: i Gladys Wheeler, of Stayton. was In Salem . Saturday morning. Thelma Fowler spent Saturday . in the city from Toledo. - Florence Erigbtmin was a re- cent . visitor In Salem "from Mer hama. . , , v I Mra W. .H.rHarpsf, of Jeffe'r" J--onfc was In Salem Saturday morn- ing to ; have her eyes tested.- T 1 Mr.; and; Mrs.' P. E. Snodgrass are registered at the Marlon hotel, I from.i:asene. . . i KevJ Father Thomas V. Keenan, j assistant pastor of the St. Joseph's Catholic church will conduct high mass aad services in St. Paul to- s day... II a xHl leave tomorrow for Ceattla ar.l Vancouver, B. C., on a bsslaesa trip that will take him away Irc-i tt, ;ty fQr a week. Gloria Swanson at Grand Today SHOWING AT GRAND War the Apache dens of Paris become the hiding places of slack ers. Patriotism rises in the heart of Toinette, better known as the "Humming Bird.", She shames the gang of thieves, calling them selves the Wolves, K of which , she Is the head, into the defenese of Paris. In boy's clothing she her self tries to go to. the front : but is turned back that's the spirit that saved France for the French the "they shall not pass" spirit that' won the war." And it was not without its reward, for in the terrific climax when Toinette , is about to give herself up to the police. Inspector La Roche informs her that he knows no "Humming Bird" but has eome with the par don of France for Toinette and the French cross of war, awarded one of the Wolves, who can find no use' for 'it out "there." ' It's , a gripping and altogether unusual ' ending -unusual In that It is entirely unexpected. What's it all about? : Gloria Swanson'a new Para mount picture, '.'The - Humming Bird.'! now showing at the Grand theater. It's a Sidney Olcott pro duction which opened yesterday. Bligh Theater Has Feature Vaudeville Vaudeville at the Bligh today Includes; Salardo Trio presents a novelty called "Oddities In Jungleland." These ' three gentlemen portray three, of the most : difficult char acters possible. One as a monkey, one as a frog, and one as an al ligator perform feats of contortion amusing to - old folks and excep tionally funny to little folks. Loft us and Lynch, late features of the musical comedies, "Mis3 Fairfax" and "Hilda's Boudoir," are now presenting an act entitled "The $500 Kiss." Both capable performers, possessing pleasing singing voices, in addition to per sonality and ability. Jimmy Rose presents a comedy act that will make an audience laugh from the moment they see him. out upon the stage until he leaves. His very appearance is so ludicrous that everything he does and says brings forth roars . of laughter.-' : j; Demaroff Trio, three charming girls' in a variety of dances em bodying, eccentric. Friscoe, toe work, jazz dance and a novelty buck and wing dance executed with . ability and consummate grace. It Is hard to find three young ladles as capable and pleas ing as this trio. j . ""''r'ia'' hi isssssss .::y.::...-::..v.v;.:, v " Tv -.'. .v. '..-:.. i Gloria Swanson and Edward Burns in a scene from the Paramount Picture The Humming; Bird ' A Sidney Olcott Production "Silent Command" f Corning to Oregon "The Silent Command" is the greatest spectacular melodrama of the screen. This is the claim made by William Fox for the picture which is booked at the Oregon theater next Tuesday. Directed by J. GordKon Ed wards, that master of motion pic ture production, from a story by Rufus King, the leading members of the cast, include Edmund Lowe, Alma Tell, Martha Mansfield, Bet ty Jewel, Bela Lugosi, Carl Har baugh. Gordon McEdward, Byron Douglas and Martin Faust. ; The story Is of exceptional mer it and offers a firm foundation uppu which to erect a motion pic ture of the - most , entertaining quality. This has been done, it. is said, every element that enters into the construction of a success ful screen drama having been em ployed, v Among the many spectacular ef fects Is a shipwreck that outdoes everything of this nature that has ever been attempted on the silver sheet. "Lucretia Lombard," the screen adaptation of the novel of the same name, by Kathleen Norris, at the Oregon theater, with Monte Blue and Irene Rich heading a dis tinguished cast of players. In book form, the story enjoyed enormous vogue, being hailed as AT OREGON TODAY r J.J..w..vv.-.l. MaM i 1 i J L.,.M... one of the most striking novels of the past decade. .' It deals with a young and pretty woman tied down to an old unlovable curmud geon of an old man. v.-ho is an in valid and needs constant care. As a result, the p'oman is deprived of all the Joys and riches held by life, and feels youth slipping down the retrograde! till she meets the man of her heart.. In casting the players. Director Jack Conway and Producer Harry Rapf Sifted and considered every star of notcv to get true charac terizations. Monte Blue and Irene Rich were the pick The - picture ' brings .out the wretchedness of a loveless mar riage. Lucretia, . still young and pretty, finds herself cheated, the wife of a -confirmed invalid who bullies her. An extra stolen dose of opiate administered by himself ends the lite of her husband and she is ' free, but only to find herself embroiled in the triangle so hectic that her former diffi culties seem as nothing. SALEM MARKETS - ; - - . ; . Nice ripe strawberries, fresh from California, .were offered on the Salem markets Saturday at 30 cents a box,, about' 10 cents a box under prices quoted in Portland. The quality of these berries was much better than the first ship ment. 'i ' '. ., Long white radishes, grown lo cally, were also offered for the first time this season In addition to the red variety which is being grown locally. The white radishes were quoted at 10 cents a bunch, v OKAIK AKO HAT Jfo. 2 wllMt 9f No. 3 rr J wheat, sacked . . 90c Out .... ... ..4c 01 48c Cb t hay v.u ... $13 di 9 13 0t hay ...$12 a f 14 CloTcr hay, baled..., , SU (ft fl4 ' I'riceii qnoled arc whnlcsal and are prices received by farmers. No retail price r given. ZOOS. BTJTTEB, BT7TTESFAT Creathery b'ltt-r 4Ce 47e, BnMelrfat, dcliTerel ..44e Milkiper cwi $2.10 Y.gst, ai lccU , ... 19e Kt.-ndards . ... 17e Pallets ,. T 15c POtTiTEY Tleary hen .- ; .J....19e Medium and liirM hens 14c FORK. MTTTTOH AND BEEF Hoks. top. 150-22.1 I., cwt $7.50 Hoirs. top, 22S-275, cwt . ;.$7.00 Hos. top, 273-300, cwt fS.RO Light tows, cwt. , $5.00 Rough heavy. .J 04e 0"s. Top veal, dress-d .,... 10c Cows ; 02 V4 03 Top lambs .....,.. .. ..12c Sprint lambs .. . ....13c Voth Is Named Director Henry Voth of Dallas was nom inated as director of the Oregon Growers Cooperative association from this district at a meeting of members held, in Dallas. last Sat urday. L. H. McBee was chosen chairman of the advisory commit tee and L. A. Dickson secretary. Other members of this commit tee, named were C. C. Campbell. D. D. Peters, C. F. Brown, T. J. Alsip, and Ira PowelL The question of returns for 1923 crop was uppermost In the minds of the members present and it was indicated that a fairly satisfactory figure cpuld be expected, although the exact amount cannot be de termined yet. Polk County Observer. Stti Scene front" lucretia Xtmard"A. YYaiwcx Brno. Ut utne!$2Z GRAND NS APRIL 8th ZIEGFIELD'S GREATEST SUCCESS Funniest of AH Comedians LEON ERROL IN SALLY 99 Viih Walter Catlett and Original Cast. . Glorious. Cf f Glorious Girls Girls Pick of the Ziegfield Follies Seat Sale Starts Today 2 P. M. . PRICKS Entifo Lower Floor $4.40 1st 3 Rows Balcony $3.30 Next 2 Rows Balcony .$2.75 Gallery (Not Reserved) $1.65 COMING TO OREGON The SILENT COMMAND "A WILUMI FOX SPCCIAL FROOUCTIOH TODAY ONLY FOUR NEW ACTS SALARDO TRIO IX ,- "ODDITIES IX JUXGLE LAXD v JIMMY ROSE Wild Black Berry MMmm Loftus & Lynch "The $5000 Kiss "PEMAUOFF TRIO A Variety of Dances GLADYS WALTON r- In ' "THE NEAR LADY" BLIGH THEATRE CONTINUOUS TODAY 2-1 1 M. Contnuous jA TIMES GLORIA'S GREATEST ,- PICTURE LrlfV r $ I I L a 1 I I I It mm r- bhow Today JL Dmma oP flaming Passim I GLORIA . ' i SWANSON IN ! "THE HUMMING BIRD" Gloria Swanson in trousers ! Thc most ' notorious Apache in Paris, who mas ' " . querades in boy's clothes, and becomes 'j the : talk of the boulevards and the nemesis of : the police.' , " ' ,T "7' Music By i Grand . Picture Players; "GRAND : Adapted From the Novel i By Kathleen Norris With Monte Blue And ------." " . - i Irene Rich Coming Thursday ZANE GREY'S Heritage of the !i jLeseri. Thc madness oP & moment holding in it the seed oFScccit I . r A ' . -XT'' fp ':fe:qi . --- i r ... J i lPJ!lir:n:,!j!i!:ni!!liIlllini!!!!lli:illlilII!l!lll!lllllin!inin::ilKTr:l'il!!!ini!l!!;niFI!lin!:!!ni!l!ll!l!il!!!: McDonald at the Wurlitzer 1.QMEGOM McDonald at the Wurlitzer With Madge Bellamy (Star in "The White Sin") And' Lloyd Hughes Even the Soul of a Life-Scarred Woman, Loving Her Son, Deserving His Scorn - - - - COMEDY .NEWS EVENTS Watch For Opening of New Oregon Now Being Installed All New