SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 19&3
ISPEENBIK FFEMBWSS raRE' -features or WEFJC :AT: the- i.or'Ai. THEATERS
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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
"Merton of the f.!ovies" Is
Now Playing at the Oregon
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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Another Iinock-Out.
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Joe McKbwn's Master
Musicians ?on xVu"
and Mnslc
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Xetv Impressions1
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GORDON & SPAM
"Viatage of
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FRANK HAMILTON
TIe I) nniu Son:sU-r"
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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
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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
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AWave of Resentment,
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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
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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. . : ;
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and TUE FISIE
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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 ;
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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 :- - "' '
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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." . .
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A JAMES CRUZE nooucTtos
CIcnn Hunter
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- "Riders of the Turplc Cows"
A Mack Scnnett Comedy
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I'atlic NVwn McDonald
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