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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON a FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, 1924 i ----- I IfflrTlGlIT Wedding! Bells"' to Ring in , Three Acts at High School Auditorium r "Wedding' Bells" is an appro priate title for the three-act com- edy to be resented at 8:15 o'- clock tonight at the Salem high school auditorium. . The play ia a J drawing room drama by Salisbury j Field, full of amusing situations, ' and guaranteeing many hearty j, laughs for the" audience. J- P The plot Is based on, the eternal j triangle, which fortunately forma Itself, into a' quadrangle Reggie I Carter, a ' wealthy .young New Yorker Is about to marry Marcia j Hunter when Rosalie, his divorced wife of a year ago, calls ostensibly to get ner .aog- She is bent on preTentlng i him from marrying WdiVW XIU OUVWUO i XO XXCX custom. .Marcia doesn't mind though, because she has found i that she loves Douglas Ordway, a young poet,1 more anyway. Mrs. Hunter, her mother,, is .horrified at the arrangement, but is power- less to change Manila's mind. An other couple finds s happiness in being reunited; they are, Jackson. Reggie's valet, and Hooper, .Ro salie's maid-, 'f', . ". Vernon Perryj takes the leading part i as Reggie, Mildred Gilbert plays opposite him , as Rosalie. Maureen 'Styles is ; Marcia, Jack Ramage is Douglas Ordway. Hel- ; en Campbell portrays Mrs. Hunt er, the character part, tnatjfof Snenrer Wei la la filled bv Wavne 1 Harris, John Caughell t Jackson, l the valet, Julia Query enacts the .role of Hooper-the English lady's UlAiUi , JhXlU XX A 1 U1SVU A3 X.' U- sisaki, , the Japanese house-hoy. , The .play is ' sponsored by, the Associated Student body and tick ets are on sale at the high school. Below Zero Temperature - Reported From , Silverton SILVERTON'. Or., Dec. 18. (Special to . The Statesman.) What is said to be the coldest spell that has hit "Silverton "since in De cember, 1919, has been experienc ed this week. At times the ther mometer registered as low gs 2 degrees belowzero. loggers from the Silver,'" Falls Timber company camps are all out. from the .chimney. , The first call came from the John Killan home up South Water street. Consider able damage was done to the roof ct the house. Tho sx-ciad Jire was in the Stiff Furniture store "on the wall between the store and the Cottage yhotel. The firo burned between the walls; necessitating cutting out of part of the wall. In spite- of the cold weather the hose could be used although the chemicals were. at first frozen and had to be thawed cct. Jess Maddock Is Named Scout Patrol Leader Jess Maddock is the latest patrol leader in Salem. He has been ap pointed to this ' post because , of the most excellent work that he has shown as assistant scout leadr er of Salem troop . 2. The young scout leader came to Oregon several months ago with his parents.: They were making a tour of ihe Pacific coast from Ohio and decided to settle in" Sa lem after they had visited here. ; Plans are under way by the Sa lem officials of scouting to stage one of the biggest scout demon strations ever held here. To put across such a program they have secured the; rervices - of Harold Ware, scout executive, who is to sIow the Salem scouts what a real s?out worker raaliy is. t linmnBix ELECTS OFFICERS Miles McKee Named Pres ident of Unitarian Church ; ; r Organization Fire Damages Two Homes In Silvertca This Week f SILVERTON, Or Dec. 18. f (Special to The Statesman. )-The ' nil-- mi J . x oinciiuu lire r ueyarimeot was forced to" respond to two calls Wednesday, hojth fires . originating Gargle ffiroat Vith Aspirin Clip This M Subject to Sore Throat or Tonsilitis Prepare a 'harmless and effect ive gargle by dissolving two Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in four table spoonfuls of water. ' Gargle throat thoroughly. Repeat In two hours ir necessary. ' - " Be sure you use only the genu ine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin, marked with the Bayer Cross, which can be had, in tin boxes of welve tablets tor lew cents aot. : The Laymens' league of the Uni tarian church met last night for organization and election . of offi cers,1 MiIes McKee was elected president and John Gobble secre tary and treasurer. , . 1 A, committee to draw, up a con stitution was formed . with Rev. Martin Fereshetlan as chairman, G. M. Goodrich and Dr. H. D. Red mond as members of the commit tee. The chapter Is" to meet the first and third: 1 Wednesday of each month at the, Unitarian church. .: , ' The purpose of the organization Is to Interest tha i laymen in the problems of the church. In order that they may secure a better un derstanding of the problems -the Laymen are to conduct the serv ices of the church during one meeting of each Quarter. The lay men are ' to Introduce their ' view point, j . Sixteen People Narrowly Escape Death in Vessel VANCOUVER, B. C. Dec. 18. -Fourteen men and two women narrowly escaped death when the launch Arbena was driven,, ashore last Friday by a gale at Wadhams Point, 250 miles northwest ot here, according to word received here today. Ten ; minutes after the last passenger' scrambled to safety on a small "stretch of sand along the rocky shore line, the launch was splintered on nearby rocks. The passengers were en route from Dralney's Inlet to River Inlet where they were to catch a steamer for Vancouver. HEARST BUYS BISON MISSOULA. Mont.. Dec. 18. Forty head of buffalo from the bison reserve near Dixon, 35 miles west of here, have been sold to William Randolph Hearst, accord ing to information reaching here from the Flathead- reservation. The statement said that Mr. Hearst had paid an average of $1,000 a head for the animals. They are to be shipped to his ranch in Cali fornia. - . t . -"-j- V .: i I i , 1 p - - NOTHING CANSTGF YOU FROM IiAtjGiiING Yourself Warm By Seeing Friday Saturday UA, (: HI COURT CONSIDERS E mm ' ; . I Bitterly Contested Case No W Taken Under Advisement By County Court The county court ha3 taken the matter of the Salem drainage dis trict under advisement. The dif ficulty of forming an estimate of the actual cost of the project is due to the large number of broken tracts comprising the proposed dis trict, and the matter is further complicated-by the fact that some of the land under consideration lies outside of the district, al though it Is Indicated on the chart as belonging within the area of the drainage district. j - One argument In favor of the project was" made by Mayor Giesy. He stated that on account of the overflow, sanitary conditions in a part of . the northeast .territory were not of the best. Mr. Giesy believes, too. that the high water has-retarded development in that section. 1 : f ; The case has occupied the at tention ot the county court for about three days, and the two opposing factions have fought bit terly. Whether a settlement will eventually be reached is not cer 14JU. Notre Dame .Works Out for s ; Stanford Game on Jan.: 1 SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 18. Leaving no stone unturned to make sure the Notre Dame team is fully prepared for its battle with Stanford university at Pasa dena, New Year's day, Coach Knute Rockne followed up yes terday's scrimmage for the second team with a similar heavy ' work out today for the first string players: Although the regulars fared better against the Stanford formations as exemplified by the freshman than did the reserves, the yearlings were able to make a number of good gains. Coach Rockne, assistant Coach ;. Tom Lieb, student Manager Leo Sutt liffe, and 32 players will form the personnel of the Notre Dame par ty which will leave for the coast Saturday. Seattle Temperature Goes ( Down to Eight Below Zero SPOKANE, Dec. 18. The zero weather which has been general over eastern Washington since Monday continued tonight with little change. ' At 7 o'clock to night in Spokane the temperature was zero, a drop of five degrees in two hours. The minimum for the day was 8 degrees below zero and the maximum was 6 above. Similar weather was reported from other cities in eastern Washington. Veteran Calif ornian Representative Dies SAN FltANCISCO, Dec. 18. Congressman Julius Kahn, for 24 years the representative of the fourth congressional district lo cated in this city, and chairman of the house military affairs : com mittee for a number ot sessions, died here today after an extended illness at the age of 63 years.' ; German-born, Mr. Kahn vindi cated his American citizenship to the utmost during the World war. He was one of the principal pro ponents in the house of President Wilson's conscription plan, and was an active and effective work er for an adequate war machine with which the military power of Germany could be crushed. v MUIUYIU ill g V J VXrJLU MAJULL--' V, 55 I V- 1 3 MOTHER:- Fletcher's Cas- toria is a pleasant, harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Teething' Drops and Soothing Syrups, especially prepared for Infants in arms and Children ell ages. ' ; ' j" . To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of Proven directions on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend it. 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