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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1927)
71 tHE OfctGON StATESilAN. SALEH. OfcECttS FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1927 HEWS OF THE STAGE AND SCRE EN ' ' Kfcd-Mr Theater Jetta Coudal's first star picture. "Her Hu o" War. in vhk h the exotic star ts trn as a Grran traulefn behind 'the lines in Ger many during the war, appears at The Elslnore theater Friday. Jan nary 7. William Itoyd. th her of "The Road to Yt-rday," "The Volga Boatman" and other screen ane eessea. plajed opposite Miss Goa ds!, in the role of an -American ijoidier who becomes a spy. shared stellar honors with Miss ;Goudal. -Her Man o ,War" is a delight ful mixture of comedy, romance, drama and thrills. It is a war picture of -rastly different type to those ordinarily shown on the screen. The scenes are- laid be hind the German lines and while the characters are reminiscent of war. no battle scenes are shown. It is a charming love story amid i edge of just when and where to place a laugh to derive the btrt remit. Marshall A Shannon of fer "Bursts of Melody." Alt of their numbers are carefully select ed and done with exquisite taste and artistry. The Karusos appear in a plead ing nrpns. This clever team will hH-oine faTorites at once as they hare a splendid variety of songs rendered in a painstaking man ner. Chesnel. a novelty sensation. does stunts of the kind that thrill a fid amuse. His performance will be favorably accepted by vaude ville enthusiasts and will prove the sensational novelty It is billed. The "Flaming Frontier" the super western picture will be held over and run with, this vaudeville bill. "Shipwrecked "is a picturization of the celebrated play by Langdon .icjorinteic. wnien achieved a DEBATE TIX LIMIT OREGON 6 PER fKXT UW TO UK ARGI El) .T FOKl'M the atmosphere of war and it i9ltrmPh In New ork several sea the more relishable on :tnat ac count. It was splendidly directed by Frank Crson and every role was la the hand of a thorough screes artist. Comedy and love and rapid-fire thrills these serve to make "Her Man o War" a most notable screen achievement. Miss Goudal was delightful in her portrayal, while Mr. Boyd was. as usual, manlike "' and thoroughly convincing. The support rendered by Jlramle Ad ams, a screen comedian of excel lent qualities. Grace Darmond, a . well-known star; Kay Deslys. Frank Relcher. MlkhaeJ Vavitch, Robert Edeson and Junior Cog Ian; -was In every respect highly artistic. No lover of red-blooded screen tare can afford to miss the notable contribution to the screen. ; .A number of cleTer vaudeville acts are scheduled for the Elsinore Friday. One of the main attrac tions will be "the "Sunburnt Re-tts-2" composed of three speedy mai-dancers and two pretty girls. Et D. Pltxer and Maurice Downey appear, in their net f North and South. -They comment on a wide variety of subjects. .Harry and Naacy "Cavafra gift' their act as "The Free Exhibition" and it Is distinctly! nejr. and entertaining. Norma Leslie and Monte I Vander grift will offer a pleasing! cycle of catchy sougs.. Their selections are most pleasing. Their songs are popular" ones'" and are sure tu please. " Thomas Meighan. Paramount's popular star, arrives at the Elsi nore theater Saturday in a Wil liam Beaudine production, "The Canadian." Adapted from W. Somerset Maugham's stage sue emm by Arthur Stringer it was " filmed with a cast that includes Wyndham Standing. Mona Palma. Bile Fuller. Charles Winninger and Billie Butts, right on the lo cale described by Its author. 'Briefly.' "The Canadian" is a tale-of love and adventure in those wide open spaces above the U. S. boundary, familiarly known as Al trta. There, in the vast wheat fields, a man battles nature and lose his all. but succeeds in find ing the woman he loves. Imagine the atirring story of an English aristrocrat transplanted to new country, and there, offering to marry the. man she proteoses to hate. Imagine a year of effort to gow wheat apd then think of the shock and remorse when a terrible storm wipes everything out! Meighan has had strong stories in the past, but from present indi cations. The Canadian" promises to outdo them all. The picture will be 'shown in Salem Saturday, Sun day and Monday. There will be a special prologue on Saturday and Monday. Cole MeElroy's Spanish Ballroom band will be a feature Sunday only. sons ago. It was adapted to the screen by Finis Fox. a pbotoplay wright of prominence who has many notable adaptations to his credit. Every detail of the dra matic story has been finely de veloped as the picture amplv in dicates. The story deals with an artist's model who. tiring of the attentions paid her by her employer, goes to California to escape the iure of designing men only to find her troubles renewed. To save her self, she shoots a scoundrel and attempts suicide by jumping from a dock. She is rescued by a drift er whom she repulses. Later they find themselves aboard a clipper bound for the South Seas. Her disguise as a boy is discovered by the captain who seeks to force his attentions upon her. Her pre server battles with the captain and is locked up in the hold as a fierce hurricane breaks. The ship be comes helpless and is deserted by the crew, leaving the drifter and girl aboard. The vessel reaches an island, where for a time, the girl finds peace. The crew finally reach the island and many dra matic incidents occur before the love romance of the model and drifter is brought to a happy cul mination. Picture appetrs at the Capitol theater Saturday. Sunday and Monday. Wardrobe trunks as low i 24.70 and as high aa $85. lS-ln. cowhide hand bags with leather lining reduced from S8 to $5.90 Max O. Buren. 179 N. Com'L () Casey's Guaranteed Rheumatism ! Remedy money refunded if it does not cure your case. Nelson Hunt. Druggists, corner of Court tnd Liberty Sts. TeL 7. () Oregon Theater Whenever Milton Sills steps out Into the streets of New York to iiik an exterior scene for a mo tka picture he is swamped by hun dreds of small boys, who look up ouUtu as their "Babe Iluth of the screen." Sills always gives the Ik--:- screen home run. and they hate no respect for cameras and directors when he appears in per- was working down on Oli vr tret in the East Side of New York making scenes for "Pup- it. piyipsr tonight for the last ui.f at 'hw Oregon theater. Hard ly iad iireached the street when b- nen? Vkas spread like Wildfire. The streets wre instantly inun 'lated ith boys until, in despera ,t'a. had to drive away for a tim ar.d let the boys think he had jrofK hnme. They could not be fo'"d that way and waited for htt to come back. Finally they :i t-ivxr the street and gave. Sills u treat cheer as he stepped out iifi.l rtsd ai stuff before the cam era. Mr. Sills has the starring rolv in "Puppets." Gertrude Olm sted is his leading lady. The sup porting cast includes Francis Mc- r c":d. Mathilde Comont. William RIcclardi. Lucien Privgi and Nick - Thompson. I - ' Capitol Theater Wholesome v oomedy. popular musical numbers, bursts of mel ody, and a spectacular scenic song bouquet are pleasingly mingled en the4 new bill at Bligh's Capitol theater today only. Heading the bill Is "A Song - BottQ.net. presented by a quartet of artists .who show ability, class and versatility that has no limit The -offering Is charmingly cos tumed with a stage setting of spe cial draperies. Lloyd & Betty, In "Just Different" are a comedy- nroduciag couple with a knowl- ill . i Only the best! Our patrons will bear this out. . We serve only the best in meats and poultry. Hunt & Shaller Market, 263 N. Commercial. () Petitions Asking Pardon for Chester Kubli Coming Petitions . containing the names' of . a large - number of Jackson county cittzes,refiestng.a, par- den' for Chester .'jKbH, under 'two years sentence for aiding and abet ting in the failure Of the Jackson ville State bank were respected to -arrive . at the executive depart ment here, today. It was said that the., petitions I were signed ;by a number of jur ors -who sat in Kubli's trial, and city and county off iials. . . Kubli last November ."was re prieved by Governor Pierce until January 16 of this year. - Governor Pierce has not given any indication as to what action he will take in connection with the petitions. Friends of the gov era or said he probably would re fer them to Governor-elect Pat terson, who assumes the duties ot the executive department next Monday. L. A. Scheelar Auto Wrecking Co... oldest in the Willamette val- j ley. New and used parts ; and equipment. Low prices and quality service here, 10 45 N. Com'L ) m.r i i, rcxs f ! Monday - Tuesday 4. IP. s 1 il PANTAGE Cf INDOOU D : cmcis 15 Circus' Acts nilGirS. CAPITOL D. H. Mosber. Merchant Tailor, turning out the nobbiest and it' fitting tailor made suits to, measure; 100 business and -pro fessional men buy off Mosher. ( ) , . . Buy at Director's,. and save. $20 men's all wool suits 999i, in Di rector's downstairs store; $2.50 slicker pants. $1.59; $2.fT0 slicker coats. $1.59; 60c toe rubbers, 19c THE OREGON Saturday, Sunday ' Monday 3 5 4, : i t. Cbmedy News Syrin Repeal of the present 6 per cent limitation law of the state of Ore gon will be the question debated at this evening's weekly : forum of the Salem YMCA. The affirma tive will be upheld by W. E. Han won. K. K. Halik. Rich Reimann and I', il. Boyer. The negative argument will be presented by C. A. Swope. J. F. I'lrich, Otto Hill man. Bert F. Flack and Dr. Henry Morris. Th judges have not yet been announced. The debate will be preceded by an unusually good musical pro gram by Miss Eileen Jones-Rob ertson, noted pianist- from Van couver, B. C, and Miss Josepnine Bross. talented local : soprano. These numbers have been arrang ed by H. B. Claisyer of the social committee. Miss Robertson will play as her first number Polichinelle hy Roch- maninoff. and her second will b a group. Nocturne for the left hand alone, -by Scriabine, and March 'of the Dwarfs, by Grelg. Miss Bros will sing a solo number preceding the debate, and another at the close. The musical numbers as well as the debate are expected to interest a large number of local people. tremist agitators are trying to force the fighting by such means as the demands- on the British eonsdl. drawn up by representa tives of laborers, farmers, merch ants, students and soldiers ot Han kow, for presentation through the Cantonese government. These de mands include an indemnity for Chinese alleged to have been kill ed or wounded in Monday's dis turbances, withdrawal of the Bru sh gunboats and an apology to the C!iin; government. The l-niand were eourhed in thf form of an ultimaium. insLst ng on -ompliance wfehin 72 hours. While some press reports give no indication whether these demands lave the approval of the Cantonese authorities, others announce that the demands are already in the hands of the British consulate, having been presented without awaiting the government's approv al. American volunteers mobilized, but remained in their quarters ad joining the British concession, awaiting developments. Panttac Six still sweeping to ward unchallenged leadership. Landau sedar $895 f. o. b. factory. Easy to pay on General Motors time payment plan. Vlck Bros. () Fomeroy & Keene, Jewelers, never fail to give you 100 on the dollar. Watches, clocks, pins, charms. Standard high grade stock in all departments. () Ira W. Jorgensen. i0 S. High St. Parts for all makes of cars. Best equipped auto accessory store in this section. Prompt and re liable service the rule. ( First National Bank, the bank of friendship and 'helpfulness in time' of need. Interest paid on time deposits. Open an account and watch year money grow () HANKOW SLIPS FROM k BRITISH TO CHINESE . . (Comiinucti from pa 1) that the streets are placarded with sisrns exhorting the natives to Crush British Imperialism." The news came to official quar ter-,in London tonight that Chen tendered profound apologies." to the British consul for the desecra tion by a mob of the British war memorial, and that he announced he would undertake to repair the damage to the stone facing of th memorial. This'is in line with the British belief that Chen will do everything In his power to carry out his pledges. Behind the scenes, however, ex- Prohibiting Dogs Running at Large Proposed in Bill Tightening up the laws under which dogs are licensed in the state of Oregon is proposed in a bill now being drafted by sheep twners for consideration of the 112T legislature. It was said that the sheep owners are behind a Liove to make it unlawful fbr dogs, other than those actually used in herding or driving sheep to run at large. It was said that a number of dog owners would retaliate against tbe sheep owners by requesting lepeal of the entire law providing for the licensing of dogs. Stop, look, and listen to our ap peal. If you are not absolutely satisfied with your laundry prob lem. .call 165. Hand work oar specialty. () SEE ADVANTAGE IN ONE STATE SCHOOL CONTROL (CatiM frost yac X posed only of ex-officio members, including the governor, secretary of state and state superintendent of schools. It was set out in t he report that the governor and sec retary of state were too busy in other affairs to give sufficient at tention to educational .matters. The report of theeommittee is somewhat in line with a fight waged during recent yearn by Senator Eddy to revise and im prove the courses of study in the pnbltcschools. Although the com mittee did not indorse all of Sen ator Eddy's recommendations, it was said that he is satisfied with the report. Following are the recommenda tions of the committee in full: il) That school authorities of theTttate establish definite ob jective standards for desirable pu pil attainment in the fundamen tal subjects of reading, writing, spelling, use of the English lan guage, and business arithmetic. and that the use of carefully con strutted tests for the measure ment of pupil achievement in the light ot such standards be pro moted. (2) That a ooaru ue created to consist of seven residents of this state, one to be appointed each year to serve for seven years (aft er the first members' are appoint ed), three of whom shonld be, when appointed, practical educa tors, actually engaged in the pro fession of teaching, and four should be qualified persons from other walks of life. The members of the board should serve with a certain fixed per diem and travel ing expenses. None of them should be in any way connected with any tax supported state educational in stitution. (3) This board should prescribe the courses of study for the grade schools and high schools, select the textbooks used In all public schools cf the state, supervise private schools, and make and en- j iorce rutes auu rviuuuuus ui wit improvement of Oregon's educa tional system, getting such adjrice and recommendations from edu cators and others as will help in making proper decisions in these matters. - (4y The state superintendent of public instruction should be the executive officer of said board. performing any and all duties re-. quired of him by the boara. not inconsistent with such oth-r du ties as -are required of him by law. 5 In 'view of the imnorfauc of text books in carrying out" the objectives set up in the course of study for the several subjects we recommend that the act creating the state text book commission be repealed and its powers and du ties assigned to the state board of education. (6) As the board could logical ly perform also the duties of the bdard of higher curricula, we re commend that the act creating the latter be repealed and its powers and duties be also assigned to the state board of education. LEGARD RECOVERING SILVERTON, Jan; -(Special) Denzel Legard. who has been seri ously ill at the home of his grand pa 'rents.'-"Mr. and Mrs." W. C. Lar son, is reported on the roaj to recovery. Deuel la the son of Mr. and Mrs. AJrin Legard of Salem. Mr..Legard Is the son of Mrs. A. Q Legard and a brother of Otto Lss gard. both 6f SUverton. HANS THOMPSON ILL SILVERTON. Jan. 6 (Special) Hans Thompson, who has been sexton at Trinity church for a number of years, is reported as improving. Mr. Thompson suf fered a stroke a few weeks ago. At present he has with him his Ltwo sons, Herbert, the - younger. plans to remain hereand make his home with his parents, while the older son will return to Florida within a short time, but expects to come to Silverton again as soon as his affairs can be arranged. The Commercial Book Store has everything you need in books and stationery and supplies for the school, office or home at the low est possible prices. () Mm W i T I i q m nnHAlrA rvf Pon. dleton'was among the out of town people who were in Salem Thurs day. The Greatest Dramatic Sensation Of All Time C One Night Only Tueidayy January 11 ELSINORE THEATRE 7 TfEMRY DUPPY- Bu Arrangement UJith. 5AM H .J-LA.T2RIS e Greatest Dramatic Censatlon of oil tfine Play bq Jowis Coltqn and Clemece. Randolph- On W.50MCPSET MAUCHAMS ST"' !M""P50M- fOUIiDED A DISTINGUISHED METROPOLITAN CAST SEAT SALE: ' - First 7 rows $2,20, next 10 rows $2.75, next 8 rows $1.63. Mezzanine first 3 rows $2.75, next 2 rows $220. Balcony first 2 rows $20, next 8 rows $1.10, j 4 last 7 rows 75c - i Cobbs & Mitchell Co.. lumber and building materials for every purpose. Get estimates, look at quality of material, then you will order. 349 S. lith St. () THE OREGON Last Times Today . "PUPPETS" r5Y TODAY ONLY (j Held Over by Popular Demand CROWDS! CROWDS! GO! Don't Miss It! Totten at the Wnrlitzei- J Ml II t K IL ' r Special Music Score A Super Western Drama With Hoot Gibson Dustin Farnum All Star Cast Troopers. Indians and Plainsmen hy the Thousands 3IATTKEE 33c - lOe EVENING SOc -"lOc IN; ADDITION , 5 Selected Acts 5 LEVEY NEW YORK AUDEVILLJ LLOYD & BETTY "A SONG BOUQUET" , in : !- ; Presented by "Just Differef ; i A Quartet of Reft Artists . Marshall A .. . Shannon, "Bunch of Melody i A The Comedy Talk and 1' b r Songs ' z ' Ylol ,Yek-r ; Jlolmaa sad Her Capitol Orchestra OHESVEI Iw a Novelty Sensatiom Licensed by Ethyl Gasoline Corporation A premium gasoline? . . . You said it! . . . 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