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TUESDAY M0RK1XG, NOVEMBER 3, 1925
IT TH E T H E&T R ES
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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. ' '
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Bits For Breakfast
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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 - ' '
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"There is also a lor of fraud, in
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Thomas Meighan-
t .y-iJ'' in ;;i ,
"Tongues of Flame"
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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."- ,
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. "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. , '
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Box Of f ice Opens
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Special Prices
Boxes, Lower Floor and Balcony
82.00. Balance of Balcony
$1.50. Gallery, 73c
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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
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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
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If Mitchell were a private,' it
would"be' Interesting to hear htm
hold forth concerning secoajf; Jieu
ten4nts. j ' , ' i " " "' ' " -
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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.
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A Modern Roman Road
Do you know how much nicer cooking fat is when it. is.
really fresh? ,.. i
Snowdrift is fresb-ftcsht as you use the word to describe a new
laid egg. It is sweet what you mean when you say "sweet cream.
Many a woman has told us that she has used shortening of one
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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 ' "
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