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SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 19&3 ISPEENBIK FFEMBWSS raRE' -features or WEFJC :AT: the- i.or'Ai. THEATERS ' ii ii. 1 1 , 1 - t i, :. - .1 - THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON "Merton of the f.!ovies" Is Now Playing at the Oregon ! 4 ii . ' Merton of the Movies, that bow famous satire upon the screen play industry which as a picture ran for 52 solid weeks In New York, ia to be the feature offering of the Oregon theater for today, Monday and) Tuesday. With Glenn Hunter tn the title role, supported by an excellent cast, the picture comedy is one that, will not soon be forgotten by those who view it. It is not simp ly another of the Western slap sticks it's a true farce comedy with a multitude of laugh provok ing situations, that are excrutiat- ingly fuany. ',-'' Merton Gill, clerk In Cashwil- yer's general store, dreams of the f dav when he 'Will become n cp!- 'brated movie star. His SImsbury halt on the Sunday morning he is thrown in all his gay Sears-Roebuck cowboy regalia, " from the bask 'of Gash'wller'g delivery nag iti front of the Tillage church Just as the congregation is leaving. He kicks the dust of the sleepy little town from his heels and makes tracks for Holly wood and fame and fortune. j; ... .' , : ,- c-Vi After doing the rounds of the casting offices he turns to the Holden Studios where his . idol. Harold Parmalee, holds sway. He strikes up a chance acquaintance with Sally (Tllpa') Montague; -a pretty little comedy actress. By putting ' the-; girl's make-up box to good use, Merton manages to slip past 'the studio gateman and. following Flips' bunch.-takes his place iwitbXkj, bunch of extras os the Parmalee set.' As luck would have it, he Is given an opportun ity to do a 'bitTbut bungles it miserably and is fired. Penniless. jMerton hangs around the lot. fear Ting to leave lest he. might not get f back again, until he is weak from Wltnnffnr itMl ma 1st lAAtrlnir a lit f rn" i 1 1 m m a as v a w n m www w him,'- unbeknown to, Merton.'-' -'Flips induces her comedy direc tor to make Merton the unsuspect ing star la 'a burlesque of a Parm alee picture. Gill goes into the thing with all the fervor of a real artist,1 firmly believing all the time that it Is tense drama be is portraying, and not until he sees a preview, of j the picture does he realize that he has been made the goat. f"i . . . ,. .: ' ,....,. r, But the production is a knock out with the audience, and Merton is acclaimed a-' truly great come dian The next day he . goes to the studio and spurns two con tracts for: .M0- J?vs4 legms io inmK. , j In FlipsVdressing roonTbe tries to bluff ; It that all the time he knew' U was a comedy he was making, ' she is deceived until she sees he is on the verge of tears. Suddenly he falls on his knees be fore her and breaks down. Balrd, the director, finds them there and signs Merton to a long-term con- U) .:-:-, 'rA-vfAj i W ligrv Vaudeville Program ' reaiures r.iusicai i ruupe A musical offering presented by Joe UeKnowa and his seven mu sicians headlines the new bill at the Blign theatre today. Mr. Mc Known and his troupe arer known for the excellence of their offer ings. Each musician Is an artist, ssd during the coarse o the pro-t gram will ,be heard in solQ , num bers as well as in assemble. Mr. McKnown, " with ' fce same seven .... msmm aa !-.-&: r VIOLA DANA I ALONG CAME GUTH Scene from Picture now, showing- at the Liberty. m fMRHIilGE PROBLEMS Adcle Garrison's REVELATIONS OF A WIFE Copyright musicians toured the Ackermanj & Harris circuit last year and made such a hit they were at once sign ed for a second tour. Their pro gram cona'sts of pbpu!ar airs, to gether .'with classical and sent- classical numbers. ', v ' f Nile Marsh is a female Imper sonator: He caries gowns valued at several thousand do lars. I Presenting an acf called "Vin tage p 4 9," Gordon and Spain will oner a bit of comedy: Miss Spain is, pleasing to look at. 4nd in declared, to be i an exce'ient character actress. Frank Hamil ton will present- a bit r of comedy along with songs and a few steps for good measure... , ' i The skating Harniltons will ioU fer an act different from the uftn al run shown on the , vaudeville stage. They have developed ; a number of new stunts which slur prise and amaze. "HisHour"ODensat Grand Theater as Sunday Offer ng ;His Hour,", the Metro-Goldwyn picturiiatioa of Elinor Glyn'a story which opened yesterday at rthe Grand' theater, carried "a stirring themefof two . people utterly un like one another who meet and fall 'in love." As one finds in every thing Mrs. Glyn L writes, therJ much Jove, color and a i fire; .of realism, thronghout the picture. The jcast. is head.e4 bxVtwo; play ers acclaimed by the authoress as the , greatest screen , lovers otithe day. After seeing the production one is certain that her Judgment has "not been . misguided. tThe laurels and the two big parts go to Aileen Prfngle a-Tamara" itxrf alne. and Jack GUbert, a brilliant Russian prince. ; - if' . 'The story la of a'haughty tCng lish widow.' beautifully feminine and charming,, who meets Gritzko. a young prince, beloved by alt and notea ror bis deviltry and dating. AT THE OREGON Fine Union Meetings are I Held at Elkins Center ; Glenn Hunter ' tn -the "Paramount Picture' 'Merton of the Movies ety of ; farmer" with "alfalfa pro truding from .hls cowhide boots and frombeneath his hat wearing th' clothes of a scarecrow that day is past and should not be al lowed to return," said Miss Duan. "I don't, believe- the tarmer'ever was the --backwoods--character he has been. so. often, pictured as bid ing. He f is the backbone of .ne nation. The farmer of today has a sound education and he lives a healthy life. ;"( ; , "He . provides his family with' a good; home, sends his children to college andi fill In alt, IsT America most' Valued citizen. ;"i ; !r --("Though we have shown a sleepy village at the start of our story for purposes of plot, this comedy drama is as trne to life as It can-' be made. There are no An all-day Farmers' Union meet ing was held at the Elkins school house. five , mile i. southwest of Monmouth Saturday. It was at tended by a large crowa. ' The ad dress was given by John U Brady; While It was otterisiblrs a farmers'! union meeting. V it iwas really j, a community: meeting, at? which the community; turned out jand had f day's social intercourse entertain ment and general good! time." Din ner was served In the dining room of t he school house. - ' j j The, Elkins school is an unusual ly rood one. The critic teacher is Mrs Withyeombe. and five Mon mouth normal students! take turns of six weeks'each: ;it fa a demon stration school. The result is that the school has the very latest: in the way of school management.; It was very gratifying to learn that the Oregon Statesman is sub scribed for by the district and ia used as a daily:text in ;the current, events class. Hot lunch is served during the winter roqnths. BETTY 1 T :l- " X AIM A - -'t . 1 eHeUrrri . FOUR- --JLj;fN i ' ' ' SCRtCN BEAUTIES ' S, A WHO HAVE- I j V ;i, A SIGNEOJO N Nw Phase of A IWDUCTsONS V by Newspaper Feature . j ;A - L.tJ ' i f 2- - "A service : G-t . --j- . j 7? -il --s,? ti-m CHAPTER 35C , f ' ff r , . rh OF MADGE'S MIND If ( - . l I II AA - t ( . ;i ;. - - . - - - -- .- ; ' , ------ ; ' . THE WAY IJLUAN MADE SURE We were within a few: yards of the farmhouse before' Lillian spoke again. ; It is : almost , too bad to .keen Fire-eating Herb ie from: carrying out his little program,"; she said meditatively. "I don't j know, a. thing that the Dicky-bird needs more than a good trouncing. I experienced; a; curious mental reaction as I visualized Dr. Pettit ttempting to make good .his threat to thrash Dicky , with in an inclj of his life , because rof ' thei fantastic episode which Involved Claire Fos ter. When toe physician had first voiced itA iad'heenl ierrlfieanot for physically as well' as mentally he tops ; the other man' but Dr. Pettit was in a mood almost mur derous, and I knew my husband's hair-trigger temper J and blind rages too well not to fear possible and serious trouble from an en counter between the two men. There was no 'ear in my mind, however, as I listened to Lillian's whimsical words. Instead there flared up in me an absurd resent ment that, she should even voice the possibility of Dr, Pcttlt's being able to vanquish my husband in a physical contest.! j I I : "He may neek it. ail right." I retorted pettisWy, "but the man wo, gives it to Im will have to be bigger than Herbert Pettit. She is attracted forcibly tohlm iComic 1 valentine I chara,cters al i Another Iinock-Out. 4 llllf1Hll 0 nr. Joe McKbwn's Master Musicians ?on xVu" and Mnslc T IE NILE MARSH Xetv Impressions1 ii GORDON & SPAM "Viatage of 11 FRANK HAMILTON TIe I) nniu Son:sU-r" I Skating Hamiltons "Skatorial itcvno,,. and he to her, but her proud Eng linn will- does hot unbend and she firmly resolves not to become what every other woman of hisacquain tance has- a devoted follower. ' But for the first Ume real J love has come into the life of the prince and he is mystified by itlJtp bat tles him to such a degree that he doesn't recognize ! it until a( the climax of the story. 7 ; f, u I ' 'f There,' are some gorgeous sets, particularly the snow scenes which are supposed to : take place in St. Petersburg: and iMoscow, A love scene during a'ridei in a sleigh la one of the most intensely interesting, things ever viewed on the screen. : r 5 5 - i though, there are plenty, of comedy touches. - I,-. I i;.....f j "Along Came Ruth" Is an adap tation 'of Henry Savage's Broad way hit "by Holman Day.' :John Arnold was the photographer. Oregon Fire Losses are ! I ! . , Compiled j Byj Marshall IFire losses in Oregoh. excluding Portia hd, i for ' December were ?t08, 002. 46. according to thei re port of the state fire . marshal. ETliere were a total of ft 6' fires, r2t of which'were undetermined as to cause. Stoves caused jl 2 fires and defective flues 11. the most com mon causesj- Forty-two of -the fires 'Were in dwelling. i .:'- Fires having a loss jsTeater than 110,000 reported werte a dwelling and greenhouse,' Clackamas, 1 20. 000; - warehouse and contents. Hood River, $30.000 factory at Juntura. $10,000; j school at Mo lalla,' $10,090; mercantile store and post of flee, Reedsport,' , $20. 000, and school building. Silver ton. $15,000. - ' ' j I-' " "Along Came .Ruth,? New Comedy-Drama at Liberty .' ..;'..-- .i..-, . - - - J - Rural characters are character ised and. not caricatured in "Along Came Ruth,' .which is coming to the Liberty theater today. This treatment Is the; result of , con ference between Edward Cline, the director, and Winifred Dunn, the scenarist, f during the filming of the picture.' " 4 f ; The dayof ;the vaudeyill vari- Business Is Increasing Declares D. D. Socoloisky Business Is on the Increase, ac cording to 'the-business tecords of local real.;eatate,!dealers.Uj Deals involving fan expenditure of over $36,000. was made.' by : one. firm alone, .andr66lers, report unusual activity. ; Farm, listings afe In creasing In the listing offices and it is stated that an active period of business : is ; to be seen in Sa lem soon. .;- ; i. ?- . ' i I D. D.- Socolofsky, representing all parties in the transaction, re ports the sale of the Nob Hill gro cery, the sale 'of an ', apartment house, the purchase of a business blocfc, the sale of the Parrish home, the sale of two lots (in south Salem, and the exchange of a Sa lem residence belonging to Stew art McConochie. The total consid eration for the transacions was given as $36,750. E ? USE SULPHUR TO . HEAL Yd SKI :: f :: .-V,-,;.!f:!;-:iii'. AWave of Resentment, : ) Itroken Ont Kkin . nd Itching i ; Kczema Helped Over Night a i ? i For ' unsightly .skfn - eruptions, rash or blotches ;onjj face. neck, arm or bod you do not hare to wait for relief froip torture ;ior embarrassment." declares a noted skin specialist.-f Apjply a ; little Mentho-Sulphur and ; improvement shows next day. I Because of its germ destroying properties, nothing has ever been found to take I the place of this sulphur preparation. The moment you apply it healingbeginsjf Only those who have had unsightly skin troubles can know the delight this Mentho-Sulphur J brings. Even fiery, itching eczema; is dried right HP-. V-i. -A ' ii ' 1: : : Get a small jar of Rowles Mentho-Sulphur from any good drug gist and use it like scold cream. Adv. v i-: i'Z There was a satisfied note in Lil lian's answering laugh which puz zled me for a second or (two. Then as she made no further comment, enlightenmesf eame, not only as to th tneaniag of her laugh, and the observation which bad preced ed W but as to the state of my own feeling toward my husband. iKver since I had read Dicky's telegraphed appeal, anijt the news paper story of his escapade, I had been conscious of no other feeling than a cold, sullen rage against him. 'I was going to him as he had requested, ; only becauBe l could hot bear the thought of the scan dal which might swirl around us were I to remain away from him. 5 I had been,, put upon my oath I would have sworn conscientiously that no affection for my husband had prompted my action. 1 was doing my duty, that ws all 1 But Lillian's laugh had shatter ed my complacency, and I realized anew that one of the penalties or prerogatives- of wifehood, is the fierce protective maternal instinct .... v a woman nas lor cer own man. i could no more bear 'to! have Dicky belittled. ' than I could have en dured.' hearing someone ' speak slightingly of my small son's abll ities CHAS. HUGHES RESIGNS FROM SECRETARYSHIP (Oontlaad rrom 'page X) tions from the cabinet, but none of these reports appeared to car ry the color ot atttinticItyi.There have been manyf levidences that the president and hia secretary of state mot only were? in agreement on all: major questiOBSfot. foreign policy'j but that Mr. Jlughte was consulted by his chief as well on many: questions of domestic policy. j The letter of resignation, made public at the White House, was dated five days ago while the president's response,- accepting the resignation, was under date of today. A few hours before the correspondence wae given out Sec retary Hughes left Washington for Atlanta to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the Amer ican jBar association of which he is president. Neither his office nor he White House would -add anything to the; published letters beyond the announcement. of Mr. KelloBg's selection . as the new secretary of state, i j Senate Bi eak i Rumoretl .. I nf addition, there recently have been evidences of growing irr'ta- tion between the secretary and the senators of his party who have disagreed with him on questions of foreign policy. During the last session of congress he differed vigorously with! republican senate leaders over Japanese exclusion. With the accession of Senator Borah to the chairmanship of ; tne foreign relations : committee, the titular eenate. leadership is out of harmony with Mr. Hughes', policy on several Issues, predominantly the question of Russian recogni tion!. --.:V : To all outward appearances, at least. President Coolidge . never hast disagreed . serfonely with .the secretary on any policy, foreign or domestic, and the prophesy of of ficial " Washington j has been , that the unrest in the : senate ' wou'd only make, the jrhief executive more determined to back up Mr. Hughes!, and keep him in the cabi net! if Ire could. Even some mem bers of the cabinet expressed as tonishment when they heard to night that their ' colleague had made an irrevocable decision to retire. : ! Bend;.J. H.'Hazlett. Hood River; Ri A. Hercher. Dlllard ; E. How-1 ard. Junction City; Portland; D. M. Point; , P. J. Loneran. Portland ; H. D. Kilham, King, Myrtle Salem; I. E. p., Pdther, Eii- M. .D- .McCali:ster. Oaka Ontario; gene; A. G. Rhshllght, PbHland; V. W. Russell.' 'McMinhville; F W. Settlemier, Wcoclbnrn; . M. ; S. Shrock. Milwauklei ; A sR. Shum way, MUton;. li L. jSwan,? Albany; J H. Teegarden," Vamhill; G. A. Tom, Rufus; H. pi. Tucker Al bany and G.- P. Win slow, Tilla mook. .-: -(. . : : Pirre Is Veteran Sixteen . members have served during one jrreviojus session; six for. two sessions; jthree for three sessions; five for four sessions The veteran of the 1925 house ii S. P. Pierce, of Coos and Curry counties, .who iwas a member ofl the 1911. 1913, 1915 and 1923 sessions. ; This will be' his sixth. Farmers predominate' with a fair' proportion of i lawyers, bankers and-rnerchantsrothef Occupations represented are contractor; lnsur ance, -plumbing, automobile deal er, ; engineer, real estate, min ister, capitalist, savings and loan association, timber, lumber pro ducts and cold storage. Personnel of th entire legis lature, including residence ad dresses, political designation and districts will be found. in another section of this issue. . : ; T -it - Th. II. lure ", Product Jon SCALLOPING FISH? ' with ; ;kidxkv chapliv ; i lowkk' paz en da and TUE FISIE "BLIG1H1 I irrC'ORSERVAlrORy. WHERE FAMOUS; ASTRONOMERS s STUDY EClflPSEl OF SUN, AS SEEN FROM AIRPLANE! WILL I- ft A V Tl.!s rhotcJ XJrU. OV,rv.-'f-"- ' Hot. ::t . ItAir.i.so't. -h' -or i- t v i -ctaro In its t t! ths wcr sliows the domed structure I have met and conferred there and iUr mantle of snow. Tome j stu -'Acs will be maj of ths' ec!' 1 " Need Quiet." ili ghineed furtively! at Lillian. She Was gazing-straight ahead, of her at Jhe veranda where- my mother-in-law stood, rigidly awaiting us. There was nothing in her at titude to i Indicate that she. had anything on her mind save curios ity as to Mother, Graham's . mood. But I; decided that she had wished to be! sure of my, real attitude- to ward Dicky before I started on my 'journey, and had obtained the an swer.to her mental query by one of her own characteristic methods For a second or jtira I was fierce ly resens'ul of the ruse she had played. Then as I heard her cheery voice call to my unsmiling moth er-in-law and saw; her! spring to the ground from the car and go. up to the elder woman in a confidential manner and take her aslde, my re sentment was swallowed up in gratitude. .- ' )x l f How I should, have ! explained Dicky's predicament and my pro posed journey to his mother, I did not know. . I was certain of only one thingthat 1 could leave this perplexing angle of ray problem in Lillian's hands, j i I escaped to my own room, re solved that I would; not leave its shelter until train time. But I had been there only a few minutes be fore; Lillian entered unteremon lously. her. sewing ; bag In her hands.'' ; .i;',; '.a ( ijH.j-;--;1 f Vou probably wish v me 'any where else, she said briskly, "but I'm going to bo the original little; Buttinsky this trip. . (t Isn't, good 1 for you to sit alone jand mull over! things. So I'm going to be the real domestic article and mend for a chanpe whilo wc wait for devel opments. I need a little quiet rec reation after your molher-ln-Iaw." ' ; (To be continued) BOURBONS ARE Asr ; HELPL?SSHERE land and B. L. Eddy of Roscburg are serving their seventh session. Both 4re 'republicans. Senator Moser has served' in six consecu tive sessions while Senator Eddy has four to his credit with two sessions In the house, in 1901 and 1903. . Eleven of the 30 senators are practicing attorneys, an in crease over the nine members of the 1923 session;; seven are farm ers, three are bank presidents, while three others are directors; one is an office ; manager, one a public utility president; one a newspaper editor and two owners of business properties. . - LIBERTY? The Laugh of the Year! WALTER HIERS 1 ULLY MARSHALL VICTOR POTEL GALE HENRY VIOLA DANA ; -'- ;v- 1X1 ALONG CAIV1E RUTH" Prom Henry W. Savasre Stage , Product ion a ' - . News . ( JhTC"' -. . - ' - j . : 1 STARTING TODAY More Fun Than a Circus Half of House Xew Twenty-nine members of . the house have had no previous ex perience. These are J. O. Bailey, of Portland; i E. G. Bates,' Gear hart; J. E. Bennett, Portland; C.' L. Bratcher, Perrydale; A. M. Col lier, Klamath Falls; V. V. Fisher, Roseburg; M. Fitxmaurice, Con don ; ;F. W. German Portland; O. S. Hall Sherwood; R. S. Hamilton. LAST TIMES TODAY Entirely too few fires are being trtvtatcd. ' ' ' ' ' t :- - "' ' Elinor Glyn's Hig Home u:d ii. v -7-7 - -7 . I JL I 1 i 1 A'. m xy - 1 1 -1 1 j Today uixl .Monday rri p t I I; ! 1 TF you t like your movies sweetened with laughs. sprinkled with heart-throbs, this picture is for you. - Produced from the sensa tional stage success, by the man who made !The Covered Waon." . . :03-THE MOV A JAMES CRUZE nooucTtos CIcnn Hunter - '4 ! ::-' . .;..-.: Also . s - "Riders of the Turplc Cows" A Mack Scnnett Comedy Ah I HA aC-' I'atlic NVwn McDonald t:i:gi l.ii rr:m:s