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; fiudAY morning, December 25, 1925
TIIE OHEGON STATESMAN; SALEM, OREGON
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- 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
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; 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
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Thrilling Story of the Frozen North
"WHITE FANG"
AND
Btft Levey Circuit
.TODAY AND SATURDAY
LIGH THEATRE ,
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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
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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-
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cold in 24 hours orM
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The Yellow Front Phone 18?
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The Pensiax Store
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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
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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-
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delight
Saturday to,
Of Course!
Entertainment
De Luxe
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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
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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- "
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Either - soup ? ort&ev -mustache
had "to go and ' soupS has ; won so
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