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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1925)
T- . 4 ' f ,' t i fr? f ; i-i CV - . r fi I "A u !3 II" (pi .V . ;TIIE QflEGDtf .STATESMAN SAmj, OfcEGQN , it: . TUESDAY M0RK1XG, NOVEMBER 3, 1925 IT TH E T H E&T R ES ' 4fc - a- m OREGON J HEILIG ? .v "The Pony ExreM" "Hell Bent for Heaven' with Betty Compson, Rl- Forest Taylor Dramatic y cardo Cortex, Ernest Tor- Stock Co. j rence, Wallace BecO-y. ' ' . v ;': 1 Bits For Breakfast - I r Beautiful rain tais 1 Vf, s s s ;.!..-, ; Moping that it may not be over done. 1 . The Bits for Breakfast man is ' against the community chest for a city the size of Salem. It results in' a cut and dried, machine made a.fnd of help. There is' too much . of this on every hand, and too little individuality, and responsi bility. V ; : - , . Llncola C. Andrews, assistant secretary of the treasury in charge of. prohibition enforcement, wants' . a tax on imitation beer. It would give the government some rev eftue, and it would help in entorc - ins the prohibition laws. The. re t quest ought to be granted, and it wonld 60 doubt be welcomed' by all. the' makers of , mild , malt drinks who are keepinc within the law, that is, making brew with leSs tna'a half of one per cent Of alcohor. I - ' ' v." - . S "There is also a lor of fraud, in ee BUGH Thomas Meighan- t .y-iJ'' in ;;i , "Tongues of Flame" ir the making and mixing of alcohol for medicinal and other lawful purposes. y Some sensibleleglsla tlon is neededto protect the hon est men and concerns and curb the' operations of, the rascals."- , ; .. mm ' ; 7 . "We have no winter any more in the Salem -nectlon-s said-- an ' old timer the other day. He said that when the late October or Novem ber ralna started In the old days. When the roads and streets became mnd holes for several months we had long.'dreary winters; or rath- er rainy seasons. With paved streets and highways, no one thinks of winter. It is like a cool "The Pp$y Jszptf0 a regpn Fheaci;f ; Prpyei a Tremendous Screen jDcymment The Qualitlea of The Coverea Wagon! and "braluun Lincoln' Combine in Some Depicting thr )rama of V. S. History .'' By'ATJDRED BUNCH 1 ham Lincoln' on either of the two Following at the Oregon theatre 1 occasions it was shown in Salem. in the wake of the nnforgettable Freshman" is another film that will be as long remembered, but in a different capacity, James Craze's fPony Express,'' a tremendous screen document to say the, very least. : : ;' :.y' jTf you saw "The Covered Wag on" you have soqie idea of the magnitude of the epic you will not I knowingly miss. Jfyou saw "Abra- you have a- better idea still. The Pony 'Express" combines the thrills, the pcturesqueness, the hu manity of both. With Betty Compson, Ernest Torrence, RJccardo Cortex;- and Wallace Beery in the big character Toles. the establishment of the Pony Express and the momentous part this Important form of com munication played in the history REMARKABLE PICTURE AT OREGON 1$ Tongue Coated? Try Thi Simple Mixture ' A badly coated tongue is a sign of stomach - or bowel - trouble. Often simple buckthorn bark, mag nesium snlphc. p.. glycerine, etc., as ' mixed in Adlerlka; produces real benefit. Because this is such an excellent intestinal evacuant It f wonderful foif constipation it often works' in one hour and never gripes. .4 Adlerlka helps -any case gas on the stomach unless due to deep-seated causes. J. C. Perry, Druggist, 115 S. Commercial St. Adv. , ' Minium ONE DAY ONLY MAT. and EVE. THURSDAY N 0 V. 4 Years N. Y. City 4 vsnr" vv Original New York Company v w Mail Orders Now Box Of f ice Opens y Tuesday A. Ml Special Prices Boxes, Lower Floor and Balcony 82.00. Balance of Balcony $1.50. Gallery, 73c U ,:;-iy- g'Xr I , . 9 11; -K V, of the Union is shown In intense j and graphic detaiL' The burden of corduroying the sand, the" neces sity ot muleg ceaselessly bearing paths in the Sierra snow, and the ever-present treachery of the In dians might have 'sufficed in the creation "of complications for the riders of ponies whieh, of neces sity, must be "swift," sturdy, and vicious," but there is more than that to keep the-chills of suspense racing up and down your back as you sit on the edge of your seat literally watching history 1n - the making. petty Compson (as ir.e daughter of "Ascension" Jones) affords a demure heroine, with eyes that blossom like flowers at the sight o her lover the dashing! heroic. all-capable Jack Weston (Riccardo Cortez) who convinces you what a noble labour' It Is to ride Pony Express and "to protect the U. S. Mali with your life." The action in the photoplay all takes place In the stormy season when Abraham Lincoln was elect ed president, the first news reach ing California by Pony Express which meant a formula something y; 11 ke this : - 2000 miles, .400 ponies, SO men:and;9 days, -y-? h s;!f"- "There is keen race for the lead among those fighting tor the pnion- and, those5 fighting for se cession, with the Golden State, the uncertain key to a tieaperate situa tion. One of the most joyous parts of aU-'is that ? taken by Wallace Eeery as 'Red" whose, destination WasRhode" Island, but whose pre? carlous gambling' aptitude repeat edly" delayed ;the trip, till the un expected promised him the jour ney. "Red," who cleans spittoons when other employment Is lack ing, Is the uncouth sort with a soul of gold who can nestle the curly honey locks of a darling baby girl and without a tremor strangle a 1 blood-thirsty - Indian ' at Identical ly. the same time., - "The " Pony Express," In order, that none may tniss Che spectacle it presents, will show at The Ore gon both today and tomorrow, and from the street campaigns and .the spying out of political rascality, to the war and to the wedding, you will not be disappointed. " Classified Ads Bring Results puTCH'Absorns" tCoQtiaace from pye 1. ' , an alley. Hammond's own weapon was in Its holster,- buttoned be neath his coat, but he followed his . man into the ailey-in the face of the gtmftre. ; As he xrabled An derson, .the latter ffred. the bul let penetratingr the . detective's, lungs and liver. 'MoTtaliy wounded. Hammond WTestled -with -Anderson- and Jerked the weapon ' from' Arider Ron'gj hand. ; He fired tfae' shoV The men fell almost together. . Patrolman George" Thompson.: attracted by the shots, ran up at thatvmoment ' "Get- him! Get him! He's got me!" 'Hammond gasped, where upon Thompson Tired a shot into Anderson's bodr.'lt was the shot fired by Hammond; however", that killed the gunman; the bullet strik ing near the hearf.k 1 jf ' A ' ! ' ' V If Mitchell were a private,' it would"be' Interesting to hear htm hold forth concerning secoajf; Jieu ten4nts. j ' , ' i " " "' ' " - z Above is shown a scene trom James Cruze's Paramount picture, "The Pony Express," with Betty Compson, Ernest Torrence, Wallace ueery ana Kicarao ortez. ine iinn is now Deing shown at the Oregon Theatre t record-breaking crowds. The picture was made by the pro ducer of "The Covered Wagon and is said to rival that famous masterpiece. y. 1 ,1 n yv u ' -i j- A ? 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Many a woman has told us that she has used shortening of one J . - T.j ,;- . y y- . ; " ' y kind or another all f her life and never realized, until she tried Snowdrift, that fat could be so sweet andiresh. , S n ow d r i f t for making cake. r andC pastry and, tor trying biscuit REACHING into her distant corners were the Roman Empire's military roadv built that the couriers or armies . of" Caesar might have highways, that were dependable. - ; tThjough1 the industrial heart of 'America rT-'fromNew York to Chicago -a highway for, the voice has just been dedicated to cities, ani elsewhere held, aloft on h e a vy , p ol e s , npy , offers i communication facilities that arc' practically free.; frotn ths hazards 'of '$orm and other r dangers. ' - v " In; affording rapid an3 He- V pendable transit to thoughts icel.evay.fnunutc great cities, it serves alargc, ter- ritbboth'alonedi as , part of " a. nauonat wire syseni tnat : if s servicelikewise desighedto ; afford dependability , to its trav ellers. This is the world's longest . inglfurther; extended i through telephone cable i. which buried cables in response to the people's beneath the streets '.of crowded ' need. ; The Pacific Tcicnhpne and Telegraph Gomrny , ! r -S BELt SYSTEM ' " One Poller ' One Syttem TJnirersal Serrico : L !- jg, til lib