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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1924)
Attractions At Local Theatre's r it i 1 t t s H i iiSATURDAV HALF IS w I . - f Postoffice Employees May ; w a i vs t t v w I I V i Saturday Afternoon ' The United States postoffice de partment permits postmasters to excuse postal employes from duty s far as possible on Saturday aft ernoons where this practice does ot result in the impairment of the senrice to the public. Recently the postmaster at Portland sent out inquiries to 50. 000 customers in the residence districts of that city, asking them to state their objections, if any, to the non delivery of mall on Sat urday afernoons. There were 40, 000 replies, and only si Were op posed to the proposition. The others expressed them selves as willing: to do without their Saturday afternoon mail de liveries, for the sake of a. rest pe riod for the mall carriers. Postmaster Farrar of Salem lias not so far been able to grant time off to the men here, because there has always been a shortage bf help for the work that is con stantly piling up. -, He has recently, however, been requested to take the matter up with - the department heads at Washington, which he has done. It there are objections on the part of the people In the residence dis tricts to having their Saturday afternoon mail deliveries discon tinued, he would like to have them aent t him In writing. On the contrary. If residents wish to see their mall carriers given' time off On Saturdays, he -would like also to hear from these people, also in writing. The discontinuance on Saturday afternoon deliveries in the residence districts of . Salem would give the city carriers about two hours off. The Saturday aft ernoon city mail deliveries, in the fesidence districts here are usually lbU , . -.-.:.r I HOSPITAL DAY TO . BE OBSERVED HERE There Will Be Open House on Monday, May 12th, tor the General Public Over 5,000 hospitals of all types and sizes all over the country are planning on observing the Nation al Hospital day" on Mayl2 by some special program which Is . designed to bring the communuity In closer touch with the hospital. The importance of the ; hospitals in a community is emphasized when we realize that one put of every ten people receive hospital care each year. : Communities which have hospitals certainly are to be congratulated since . more than half: of the counties in the : United States have no hospitals. : This very fact proves why exist- Ing hospitals as a rule are over 1 crowded -and why in the United States alone last year more than $450,000,000 was spent .for hos . pital construction, ; : ..National Hospital day, which is the "come in and get acquainted ' day" of the thousands of hospitals, has awakened remarkable inter est In the great work: of these Institutions of mercy. The Salem hospital is observing Its Hospital day this year by hold ing a free clinic for the children of the community between the ages of 6 end 16 years. It will be conducted at the hospital from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. This is the ; beginning of a series of clinics to be held at the hospital each month - In cooperation with the ' Marion County Public Health association. During the evening the hospital wiirbe open to visitors between the hours of 7 and 9:30 p. m. The public is most cordially Invited to come and see the facilities which . the hospital is offering for the " care of .the sick. FnEGKLEtFACE San and Wind Bring Out Vgly Spots. How to Remove Easily. Here's a chance. Miss Freckle- face, to try a remedy for freckles with the guarantee of a reliable concern. that, it will not cost you a, penny . unless it removes the freckles; while if it does give you a clear complexion the expense is trifling.' . V'-: ' -. 1 : . Simply , get an ounce of Othinc double, strength from any druggist and; a few applications should shbw you how easy It . is to rid yourself of the homely freckles and get a beautiful com plexion. Rarely Is more than one ounce needed for the worst case. . Be Bure to ask the druggist for the double strength Othine as this strength is sold under guarantee of money back if it falls to re HOLIDAY At Oregon Today ? - i 'fl'J"'S -w-w- - ; . ; T :ts k, . so-' ':. ---: :-.v I I X ' si 1 -a 4 : Phyllis Haver And Cullen Rnmount Picture 'The Rjhtincf Ccwaxd A James Cruze Production Bill Hart Again Has Good Film At Grand Theater "Wild Bill Hickok" sure was an ideal, comeback vehicle . for Wil liam S. Hart, but to have followed it up with a picture like "Singer Jim McKee," which was shown for the first time yesterday at the Grand theater. Is a real achieve ment, for Bill not only stars in the . picture but wrote the , story himself and produced the picture himself fori Paramount. Of course It's a western Bill's out of his; element In, anything else. The same staff that made all of the previous Hart pictures mad this s one.- Clifford Smith directing, J. O. Hawks making the adaptation aad Dwlght War ren' behind the camera. There is unusual appeal In Singer Jim" for la western thrill- r--and what aj thriller it is! You are just about igetting back 'your breath after one Hair-raising stunt when something else happens. It's no . pictured for a nervous in dividual, and whn Hart and his pinto ponyi takes; a header over a sheer, precipice, that'll about finish you. , , ji.; r Fighting Coward Oregon Offering For .This1 Week-end Handling. three , exceptionally strong bills that) are playing at tne, Guthrie theaters this .week end is "The Fighting Coward," the Oregon . theater offering which is the work of James Cruze, produc er, of. "The Covered Wagon," and starring among others iErnest Torrense a nd Noah Beery,- tfro of the outstanding character actors in that great classic of the screen. There is; comedy, pathos "and action : all rolled Into a ' gripping story in '"The Fighting Coward," and. the laughs are the Inspired kind which are provoked by clever situations -rather than slap-stick foolishness. Torrence Is at his best In the character of Gen. Orlando Jack son, and Cullen Land is handles the leading man's rple to perfec tion, while' Noah Beery gives .his usual excellent performance in a heavy ; role. Mary " Astor and Phyllis Haver are well cost as the sisters Elvira and Lucy. ; " It's a story of a man and a young fellow-who bluff everyone along the Mississippi, the idea be ing : to convince folk , that the youngster Is about the most dan gerous . fun-fighter V thereabouts. And the whole thing Is. just one long thrlll.i Cruze has established for him self a reputation of being the one director today who -can take a screen story.; in this case an adap tation by . Walter. Woods of the William Harrison Dempscy, ArtUt, Turns Bad Man '" ;'" f v w, - V n vu, ..fvt Tes slr. Ifs Jack 'Dempwey. This photograph,- Just received from, IjOS Angeles, shows the world's heavy weight xharopionv .rehearsing . for one of his roles. Tou fport rxi?e readers are familiar, with Jack's Cghtinf face. This is just one of f i r (X s p y, : Lindis in a. scene from rh stage play, "Magnolia," by Booth Tarklngton, and get out of it every possible element of humor. "The Covered Wagon," a tense western drama, as produced by Cruze, bad some of the finest comedy touches of anything ever produced. Bligh Vaudeville Includes New Acts Vaudeville at the Bligh In cludes: J Ella Bard Trio, two athletic young . men. and vaudeville's strongest woman, offer a program of acrobatic tricks that are mar vels of skill, strength and dexter ity. ; V'M ; I - 'Allegro-r-Popularity as a musi cian is gained by possession of something infinitely more impor tant than technique. It is j this something that adds the human touch' to: the 'skill of the player. That is what makes Allegro I dif ferent. ' f .f JJilly Murray' and Betty Lane, a team of vaudeville artists who have played every, vaudeville circuit in America,' will present something new and up to date in their latest vehicle, "Hello, Mr. Stork." Bily and Betty are. well known to the vaudeville patrons of America for their human comedies taken from life, v ;V ' '. I - Le Roy. 'and' Lawrence present an act that Is called '"Reel Non sense and it is real humor. The character of the old man 13 por trayed in a manner that, brings forth heartiest laughter all the time the teamaj a,re, on, the, stage. State Infantry Batallion ' Now Lacks But One Unit ' K." M.' Weber of The Dalles was appointed captain of, infantry In the Oregon - national guard,: ac cording to orders issued Saturday by Adjutant General White, in connection with the muster In of the new infantry unit I at The Dalles which occurred jWednes day. ."""l-.;-; i;- ' -1 ' : The S3me order appoints W. ,H. Wilhelm as first lieutenant of the company and C. W. Daign as sec ond lieutenant. All three officers are World war veterans.- ? - The new unit at The Dalles was mustered "into 'the service Wed nesday evening by Major A; W. Cleary of the U. S. army. Seventy five men were present for the muster In ceremony which occur red at the - auditorium.' according to advices received from Major Cleary. - ' :- . The muster-in of the unit at The Dalles leaves but one more company to be formed to complete Oregon's new : infantry battalion. The remaining unit has been al located to Astoria, and it is ex pected that the unit will be ready for muster-In some time this week. Gentlemanly K. O. To Earn Million in Moviej 4 , ( ft v':; -J a ' ' rS I' the'.faees with, which yo will have to ' farrrtHarike ypu'rselves tf r you hope to . recbgmize the king, of the ring when he bg,r.s to work for that. 11.009.000 calle.' for la his nim contract. . . ! , Flaming Barriers Coming on Tuesday To Oregon Theater .... ? Filmed in Sonoro, Cal., one of the oldest and most historic of the California gold towns, George Melford's Paramount prodictlon, "Flaming Harriers." which comes to the Oregon theater next Tues day, has for its background 'a country in which much of the western state's romantic story was developed. When the foreign miners taj law of 1830, which forced foreign ers to pay $30 a month for the right of mining in California, was passed, the principal opposition to it was manifested by Mexicans lo cated in and around Sonora. Several of the scenes for "Flam ing Barriers' were filmed on the banks of the Stanislaus river where, some " 70 years ago, 100 miners banded together to pro tect the rights of several China ment who had been 'driven oft their claim by three gaunt, long haired men from Arkansas. "The Gold Diggers" At Liberty Theater The much anticipated showing yesterday at the Liberty theater easily convinced usthat "The Gold Diggers,' the adaptation of the David ' Belasco play of the same name, and a Broadway success for above two years. Is one bf those rare pictures which makes fits coming an event to remember for all time. This is not only on ac count of its celebrated tars, it strong story ; and ' beautiful : and unique settings, but also because the entire story is unrolled o smoothly and apparently, without effort as though it. were a single unit, and not a complicated story of the gay night life of New York's Intriguing women. j At Liberty x Sc from 'JAe Go1dlig$ersm A VVARMeRBMOS-CtewcMajCnwv- . - . ... . -. 1 ferVJi if 1L. Grand Theatre :'r:v' .' MAY 14 , MAIL ORDERS NOW Fourth Annual Engagement in Salem of . 1 i MOT THE VlJ fV Assisted by Miss Sydney Shields and Notable Cast. Orchestra $2.75, Dress Circle $2.20, 1st 3 Rows Balcony $1.63, Next 2 Rows $1.10, Gallery 53c. TODAY FOUR NEW ACTS VAUDEVILLE Kinging, Darning, Music, Comedy and Acrobatics Herbert Rawlinson and Alice Lake . in "THE DANCING CHEAT"-- OTHElt FKATUKES TtM) BLIGH -THEATRE Coining: to Oregon , :-:v-.V''W-:-.. (i ' ' y Antonio Moreno in the Paramount Picture Flaming Barriers A George Melfoid Productioa It. OF C. WILL BJIUET WIGHT Salem Council to Be Hosts to Prominent Leaders 1 Here Tonight Salem Council No, 1748, of the Knights of Columbus, will hold a Big banquet at the Marion hotel tonight: following the exemplifica tion of the the three degrees at McCornack hall in the afternoon. 4 William McGlnley, of : New Ha ven, "Conn., Bupreme secretary of the national lodge, will be the principal , speaker at the banquet. He will have as his topic ;Our Or der,,' Rev. J. M. O'Farrell, state chaplain, will preside as toast ma -ter. Rev. J. R. Buck, of Salem, pastor of St.' Jofcepr parish; will do liver the 'address of welcome." Re marks will be made by P. J. Han ley, of Pbrtland, state deputy, and Al Bagley, chairman war'coir.it sion. ' Other talks will be give;: by Frank Davey, ?Our Country' nad by F. J.' Lonergan, of f Portland, "American Ideals." Music will be furnished by the Pagst orchestra. Officers of the Salem council are 'Robert E.' Davey, " grand knight; i Thomas Brown, district represnetative, depttty grand knight; t Frank Davey chancellor; Joseph "A. Weber, warden; Cyrii A Suing, financial secretary, and Leslie Smith, recording secretar . .The initiatory work will be put on by a degree team from the Portland, Mt. Angel and Salem councils, with Frank J. Lonergan, Q&lNTERNAJtONALLY FAMOUS ACTOR wmvoniswrffisrrMMWS TERRIFIC PLAY , S -P " f VUUD K MlGHTY5UCCESSeLON00N rAr!5,BUD&PlE5TcdI NEW ONLY supreme director and William Eagles, of Albany, will exemplify the major degree. Two delegates from each of the 23 councils with two alternates, are expected to be present. Among the past slate deputies who will be present are Dr. Ve nL. Norden. of Salem; W. P. O'Brien, of Astoria; W. W. Bar rett, of Albany; P. J. Lonergan, of Portland and J. II. Peare, of La Grande. ' . . , ' i The meeting here is held prior to the state, convention which opens In Portland Monday. CONTINUOUS 211 P. M. THE COVERED WAGON" Scores Again Adapted From The Play . . r v "MAGNOLIA" BY BOOTH TAREINGTON Mcdonald at the WURL1TZER Hope Fazenda 6i THE Hear the New Liberty Organ s e e ! ..; Bill Hart Make a sixty-foot dive in a shallow stream Plunge head-first thru plate glass door. . Salem High Easily Wins From McMinnville Boys Salem, high school continued its winning streak . Saturday at Mc Minnville by defeating McMJnnville 12 to 2 in a baseball game staged as a feature of the Shrine conven tion held there. Febry performed on the mound for the locals. Louis GIrod was the" star for Sa lem, , shedding . his brilliance all over the field. Out of six times at bat he made three hits, was walked three times and received The Director of NtfahDerx Summer Opening Hours ; Starting Monday , Doors Open 7:15. ' Picture 7:30 LIBERTY LAST TIMES TODAY , . CONTlNUOUS,2 II IV il. Yyl HamptbiiIiOUise - - Windham Standing IN GOLD DIGGERS The Play That Made Broadway BY DavidBelasco GRAND ' TODAY ONLY--CONTINUOUS 2-11 P.M. YOUR OLD FAVORITES In Hi Latest .Western - Thriller ItiAi1 A as GRAND PICTURE j PLAYERS . . comedy" NEWS credit for five of the 12 ru..3 r: ' ; by the locals. 1 - While the game was good, in general, McMinnville was a little too wild and was unable to sett! down to business. ' ' . Salem will meet Newtcrs tLij week.. -'" . He Wasn't IUIm-J V.'r.'.t ,. itui: "jenks tells me he cues ia strongly for uplift." Bob: "Uh-huh. His favorite expression is, I ralso you one. " c : Corey Ford. TODAY TOJIORROV Bijj Hamilton , Comedy "KilHnrj Tims" v rf ef.- !:r" 99 Flock . Comedy" News Events P . SEE! .Bill Hart Make a darir from a hi;a roc the chimney atop of hir.i. f.v.i.::: move frecklC3, Ad.v, ,