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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1925)
. . ; fiudAY morning, December 25, 1925 TIIE OHEGON STATESMAN; SALEM, OREGON s i Is. 9Bm'mm4mimri'i " " -mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.- - Oregon Mary pickford in "Lit-1 tie Annie Rooney." Heillg Fire , raudeville.' acts Association Illlgh -Five acts vaudeville and pictures. - v . . ' y -; v, Five Fast MovingyActs Con tain. Everything to Make - Bill Entertaining JBrUrnJtiMortan .'and- Juniata I take; ini Iheif vrPeroniflcaiiou of Nonsense m tnHeftlg Assocfa- Hon Vaudeville bill today, have a fast moving comedy offering that includes song dance and buries- flue heavy stutf. Morgan assumes were lost in the- hum of traffic, the role of 'an old Shakespearean The Luxemburg palace and pard tragedian; long hair, old clothes ens were done on the fly, then and 'all, and does a wonderful travesty on that style of old-time aftor. - Miss Lake sings well 'and cancer superbly, and certainly l has , the , physical requirements I ijecetssary to display her good cos-i i tames to the best advantage. Mor-I i gah Is an old favorite on the Or - heum and other big-tlmo cir--. eults. ' ; 1 ' . i ''Along Broadway" with Harry Keeslcr is a presentation of stolen . ' nits of Broadway musical comedy ' bits, taking in such numbers as . George M. Cohan's "You -Remind Me. of My Mother," from "Little - Nellie Kelly," "Tea x For Two." "from "No. No. Nanette," "The Nightingale Waltz." from "Sky l High," "Pava Real Girl," from "Tha Uve Boat," "Sally,- from rztegfleld's Follies, "I Want to be ; Happy," from "No, No, Nanette, W eaver of 1 Dreams," .from the Follies, "Legend of Pearls," from the "Music Box Revue," and "Ha waii," from "Aloma'ol the South Seas.'! ; - Delbridge and Gremtuer in "A Trip; to Dixie," present a truly delightful act. They afe a classy looking couple, possessing good voices that blend prettily in well selected and appropriate numbers. Miss Dclbridge, formerly promt ncnt in concert and operatic cir cles,, displays a beautiful soprano or ; marvelous- range, reaching above high C. with perfect ease Tobe Gremmer reels . off darky dialect stories as only a native of, old i Dixie can. . ;The Murray brothers in their act, ;the Bounding Bouncers, are - a riot of fun and laughs. Their make-up is sailor . costume and contorted features with comedy . acrobatic stunts, Jrings ..them In .aTor,ja.jauEa.jiin.aicrfcHiviUay d?ffleuTt stunts arperf oVmed -with apparent ease . ana bring. spon- - taneous response from the audi ence.;- .:, . tf--: i The Darkleys present a novelty act "Moving Silhouettes,? which Is exceptionally, interesting. In their portrayal of living figures through shadow projection the ef fect is realistic and artistic; The Darkleys have only recently been appearing m ,thts country.. In Europe; where their t act has ' re ceived'sensationar comments they are acercditod with bolng-without Physical Endurance of Yan kees Is Put to Supreme Test In Sight-Seeing PARIS. Whatever view the visitor may hold . un the dellber ateness or French foot and vehic ular trafficMho business of "See ing Paris" has been so speeded up that it has exceeded the physi cal powers of many ' Americans. tourists, recognized in the pro fession as the most rugged of all. VTo "see . Parte right" formerly required eight days. It is now done in one day and an evening. Many r the French people believe lei sure is not In the American vocab ulary. Apparently they have fitted the sightseeing trade to the rapid ity with which the Frenchman has observed the American devour his food. and hasten about his bust ness. . -,- ' The average. American doing even'Paris by motor gives out at the Cathedral of Notre Dame near the" middle of the afternoon, said a ;gu.id in one of the principal tourist -a renetes. The guide Is asked by sturdy folks if "any one ever gtea through to the end. The-vrnole ; orogram (Consumes aboutight hours the legal-limit of iher-working- day in Paris. One . Chicagban said the work is heavy and: the tourist earns all he gets our of it.- . i . 'The:' hour of starting "the day in Paris", has : been moved back a' little; aBother-acencession to the - - v - - . - - ;hilig tiieXtre. ; Wednesday, Dec 30 r- SEEING IIS Ifl '"A' tuneful musical comedy Mitb'beautifal . girla.- aoags and dances. Prices: $2. 91.50. 91, ?3c n3 Tax) business. The morning is devoted to the Triumphal. Arcb and the Unknown Soldier's grave, Napo leon's tomb, the Eiffel Tower, the Trocadero, the Chamber of Depu ties and the Decorative Arts Ex position. , i The afternoon itinerary comprises of 'the Louvre, the Pau theon, Notre Dame catheral. Pere 1a fHaloA pamfitArv anil n vKa1 i of lesser attractions., , The whole program includes a night ride through the boulevards and Moatmartr'e. The party that included the Cbicagoan, which the guide said was typical,) withstood the morn ing grin fajralriy iresh condition, After-lunch they tackled the after noon job with zest. After a 20- mlnute - fox -trot i thronrh the Louvre to begin with, they had seen . the. Mint, the. Fine i Arts bcnool , and the French Institute They had. been made aware of the and the Central MarKetn from the guide's 'aguoe marts thati they were-ion hi felt or right. 'They had a- fleeting glimpse of the Palais Royal which, the guide said was ouilt in but ail the dates tere was a stop at the Pantheon, Here were-the" first signs of lassitude. Abo fit a quarter of the lourwis remainea ouisiae.uo tne discomforture of the guide; who naa paid lor their admission. They won't get mo that J way again." ho remarked as the car started for Notre' Dame. With a knowing: smile the chaperon of the party rose to inquire how many would prerer a drink at the care opposite. With revealing unani mity the party rushed for the cafe. 'Hereii where they flinch," said Ihe guide, and the proprietor of the cafe agreed cheerfully that it was so. - 4' The balance of the tour -was completed by passive consent. At the Pere la Chaise cemetery, one of the most curious and interest ing-attractions on the -program the guide again asked how many wanted togo through. Tbft- re- biiuiiihi was given uoiy bj B'fiaa which meant "for everybody's sake let the car move on." : While it is -debatable what we have descended from, It is easy to see what we have descended to. Most of Us allow what little hap- pincBs we have to get away before we are through with it. "- MERRY XMAS. 1 jTPv) ( fSI J The World's Jlost famous Dog n ( ACkLONDONS Thrilling Story of the Frozen North "WHITE FANG" AND Btft Levey Circuit .TODAY AND SATURDAY LIGH THEATRE , WATII IX)U - -; IRYINCTS MIDGETS ' ; ; '23 Tcople Coming Soon .. . FI YEAR B State Market Agent Sends Extracts From U. S. Com merce Report The .department of commerce of Washington, D. C, has Issued a i five-year rfarm xeasus report for Oregon, from 1920 to 1925. While the headlines in the. big daily pa pers make it! appear that agricul ture is In a prosperous condition, analysis of the- Wgures fall far short of sustaining this. The gains are based on the following: New construction on farms in- 1 creased S 2 2,0 43.117: number of farms increased 5.702; dairy cat tle increased 24,428. But against these assets are the following de clines: ?v " i Farm values, lands and build ings have fallen $58,037,069 in value, or 86 per cent. There- port says this la "relatively email in comparison with states further east," .and perhaps Oregon farm ers may find consolation in the fact that other states are in worse condition. The fall of land values alone in Oregon 18 480,082,186, or 13 M per cent. If other states are in worse condition, national agri- NEW LAMP BURNS ' Beats Electric or Gas A new oil lahip that elves an amazingly brilliant, soft,- white light, even better than gas or e!ec tricityj, has been tested by the U. S. Government and 35 leading universities and found, to be su perior to 10 ordinary oil lamps. It burns without odor,' smoke or noise no pumping up; is simple, clean, safe. Burns 94. air and C common , kerosene (coal oil). The. Inventor, V. M. Johnson, 161 North Union Ave., Portland, Ore., Is offering to send a lamp on 10 days FREE trial, -or even to give one FREE to the first user in each locality who will help him introduce it. Write him today for full particulars. ' Also ask him to explain how you can Bet the agency, and without experience or money, make $250 to $500 per month. Adv. STAPLES OPTICAL COMPANY MERRY XMAS culture, must Indeed be in a bad way:-? . - -. ; . - : 'fhe decrease of the average value of , lanl and' buildings to each farm in the state is .V.llu, which means that every farmer. on the average, has lost thia much of his -farm, besides whatever other losses be may have sustain ed. The report states the decrease in the value ot land and buildings is .$7.15; that range cattle have decreased 64,577, , and that all crops except fruits have decreas ed. In one county, Umatilla, -the figures show a decrease of 120, 57S.820 in land values and build ings. ; If this is "relatively small In comparison -with losses further east," there is little use in fur ther search for the cause of farm ers, going to the cities, says the state market agent. The director of agriculture of Iowa State col lege says; . 'In six years Iowa farmers have lost over one billion dollars .ithrough lack, of price equality of. other products." "It Is believed, by Jmahy. of the most' intelligent producers that next to a crop failure the great est misfortune Is a bumper crop!" L.: A. Rhodes, "commissioner of the Florida state marketing bu reau. . In this connection "C. E. Spence, 'state market agent, says .' that if agriculture iras as solidly organlzod na other industries, a bumper-crop -would not be a mis fortune; that distribution "could be regulated to avoid gluts and low prices, and that 'eonsuiu ptidn could be largely increased by cut ting out. many useless middle ex penses and profits and lowering prices to consumers. "But . juBt signing contracts and organizing I sellias 4 agencies to do business through the same old trade chan nels won't remedy present con ditions very much,"- says the mar ket agent, "nor will electing five directors. to fight the other four get us very far. Organizations have, got -to have loyalty -behind them and the -one purpose of mu tual interests to work for. They must start on a cement ' founda- SCHAEFER'S J i CAPSULE , 4 ,. will break up youiVL cold in 24 hours orM money refunded 'i QCHAEFER'G DRUG STORE KJ The Yellow Front Phone 18? - - .i - 135 Korth Commercial Street The Pensiax Store COLD We take this opportun- H Kil ity to wish you a good S sSJtP ol(J fashioned Christ- v H Plfi mm, r 3 and a Year of m lmm M - ' titmost happiness. m I mif fit . -i m'jfs M .. Pomeroy fi . . x- a -vv &.yBttJEB&9k-'' tion and build up. Men of abil ity must direct them.' Oregon has had many cooperative failures be cause they have not been yun the way the same men would ave ran their private business. Coopera tion will win. when it is handled right, abd 'when producers "behind it realize that its success depends on every member giving all that is in him to make it snch.'-' Hoard's Dairyman says that 41 per cent of the farming land of the New England states that was upder 'cultivation 50 years ago is dead land "today, uncultivated; Coming THE HEILlG MERRY CHRISTMAS fjgrsr ::SSr4 HANAGggy ASSOCIATION XLOlMG BROADWAY With Harry Keesler MUSICAL COMEDY HITS BELBRtDGE & GREMMER in "A TRIP TO DIXIE" MORGAN & LAKE "PERSONIF'lCAtjON OF NONSENSE' THREE to ARKLEYS Novelty 'MOVING' SILHOTJETTES' MURRAY BROTHERS BOUNDING BOUNCERS SPECIAL XMAS PROLOGUE "PRESENTED "BY HAROLDWHSTDUS Matinee 2:30 Eve.'6;45;45 HEILIG that -there are only four, small cylinder threshing machines in the 'Whole state 'of Massachusetts and tliat there is not a single real threshing outfit to-be found be tween Boston and -Albany, N. Y. Big business concerns of the east are nt concerned they want an industrialcountry. -- Pratum The Christmas program given by the school Wednesday after noon-was well attended and much tcb out for- JACK mots coznGdy delight Saturday to, Of Course! Entertainment De Luxe . - 4 ' J E K : ITT .TTT:- 1 1 ii nfcia m appreciated Tho . program con sisted of songs, dialogs ana reci tations,. Interspersed -Wltti insiru- mpntal selections. UaiPA aeen played the part of Santa Clans., In connection witn . we . prosraui. school fair "was held. The-judges were Mrs. Walter Butler, Miss Ar net. Miss Mary 'Schaap, Mrs. Pj. Hofstetfer, Claud Kamsaen nna Frank J?chaop. At least 1 Jt-girls and eight boys were prize winners;. ' The Sunday, school basketball team played the team from;thje state training school, last Monday evening. Although they were de feated, they will try them agal Wishes You OH P I I I M 4ay RGONEY Ir - OIIEIGQN. jI 31ATINEE ,.. EVENING ; , . r'i , - K Children . 'Ayr- -llT ! IMJhM)MM "!Tv1?T"t..4 ;' t I . j mm V. 4' 1 w, ' j ; - its V -,v - 111 JM W H.r- . 340 FridayWolng,yanuaryl-ThB score last Monday evening was, i, to 19. In faror.ot ahe itatg grain ing-schoeL 11 i- ' . IJistrict , Superlntenaeni uwiu held, the quarterly conference hero Tuesday afternoon.- -: - 1 ' tf vRev; Mr. Hammond, ffom Kim ball school of -."theology preached herI last Sunday-morning. ' . u The monthly rlass- social --of the Loyal Workers Bible class I "has been . postponed ;. i ntir .watch? aight- " .. - ... . ' " ' ' Either - soup ? ort&ev -mustache had "to go and ' soupS has ; won so wtr J iRR Y ; . , STMAS ; AND OFFERS in Saturc 4 t Mi Mm t." Court Street M t.