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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1927)
THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 17,1927 ' j" Elsinore Theater NawCcomes "k " Fanchon . Marco presentation" of a real -quality Jn tbe Elalnore's offering today and Monday?- "In- Dtc&- is -a,-regular musical -comedy; not of vaude- .vllle nature ..at. all. TheXndea" was Suggested '-. to - Fanchon and M arcoby'. Marian - ;Davlea--new srrejea play.. "The Red ..Mill, and has bfen? carried, to a beautifully finished presentation with elabor ate scenic 'sets brilliant, costumes three distinct gcenes: ,"Tulip"BedY In which the entire lineup of 'girls Is (a 'glittering f tulip costumes, which ' open gradually , to quaint "tnolftriteari. Th Wiiwl Miir. with lta igataetr ettlSgsand folky dn wooden - shoes, and "The ! Dutch natter," a Teprsentation- of art ehinaware with beautiful girls In the flesh, Instead of Just painted figures, for the. decorations. The producers offer an array of principal characters that are suf ficient to put" orer a Broadway success. Al and, Ray Samuels are wri lAarCki -vuna tmOnf whA Tiavo just recently danced themselves in to a NewYork contract upon the closing of-this present, tour. Al bert MacGillivray, tenor, Is a sen sation. s Lucas and Inez have been recognized throughout the country for their slow motion adagio acro- batic offering. -Myra Kineh and Clarice Ganon, the original Dutch boy, and "girl,-score in individual dances as well as their Holland wooden shoe dance. The Sunkist Beauties live up to the name in this presentation. They are stunning types of. young 'womanhood, beautifully costumed and .cleverly trained -in a series of snappy numbers that round the performance out into a perfect en tertainment. . ' ; The most fascinating - role she has played on the screen : is de picted by Colleen Moore in "Or chids and .Ermine, which shows at the Elsinore April 17 and IS. 1a little telephone switchboard operator In the lobby of a huge N$w ,Yof k hotel is the heroine of ' NEW LIMITED TO START Trtln Over Cascade Route to , Make Salem One of Four Stops 4 JPORTLAND, April 16.4-(AP.) , Service of two new fast trains over the Southern Pacific's $38, OObOOO -Eugene-Klamath Falls cutoff, between this city and California- points, r will be inaugurated ; nfrfal1v at TnMn) irit tnmnrrnv. i - ! !The fir st train to leave Port land for its speedy run to Sacra- onjciaiiy - namea me west uoasi Limited, wiU depart tomorrow at 5 V- m.. ; ' i. -j c ... On' the Cascade Limited,' the first fast dei luxe passenger train Inaugurating 23 H-hour service be tween Portland -end San Francisco, leaving here at 10:05 p. m. to morrow, night, a delegation of 33 ' chamber of j commerce : members yri$ depart to felicitate Klamath Falls business men on realization . of j their dream of being located on a maIn line railroad. The speedy Cascade will make onjy four stops between Portland and Klamath Falls, , Salem, 'Al bany, Eugene and, Crescent Lake are the scheduled stops. ( . , -' ; ' i 1 . ' , , " f . ; ; ' Capital City -Cooperative Cream ery, milk, cream, buttermilk: The Buttercup butter has" no equal. Gojd standard of perfection. 137 S. Com'l. Phone 299. ( ) . Jliker Auto Co., Ferry' at Lib erty St. Autos stcred and bought an sold. Cars washed day and night. Low 'prices and service win make long friends, j () ARCTIC EXPLORER WILL: GIVE LECTURE APRIL 19 (Continued frost pje 1.)' sage.'; He has also gained .much prestige o'n the lecture platform. In his- '-native land, , however, Amundsen's! fame ranks even higher. He h& in short, the na tional hero of Norway, the Ideal of every male Norwegian and the herp of every Norwegian .woman. I was in Oslo last summer when Amundsen returned from his suc cessful airship voyage from Rome to .Alaska, by way , of England; Russia, Norway, .Spitsbergen and the. North Pole. , No .conquering herb ever received such a welcome Monday pV, - j-uC-ipa THREE SHOWS 2-7-9 Full Bill Direct ' V Headliher . LoI,i! Ardms and Iir "SEAXIOi IS"--'- 5 OTIIEH BIG 4 thls humorous and romantic story , .'The telephone operator Is one of the "most Interesting persons in the United States," ; says Colleen; who spent several hours daily for three weeks in a Loa Angeles main exchange practicing" for the part she plays in the picture. "She must be fast-thinking and fast acting. She must hace the dispo sition of a saint. She must hare unlimited self-con tprol... In fact, she must be a very nice and a very unusual person." Oregon Theater "Local color in spoken titles." This is one of the odd devices by which" Antonio Moreno who Is Spanish himself, acts "really Span ish" in the new Cosmopolitan pro duction. "The Temptress," which Bhows at tha Oregon theater April 17-18. '" V ' J - In the new production, filmed from Vivente Blasco : Ibanex fam ous novel of South America,' Mo reno speaks Spanish' sin all his lines as "Robledo," the South American engineer. I His explana tion is interesting.' ; "When an actor plays a foreign role and speaks his1 lines' in Eng lish, it is plain to be seen on the Bcreen," asserts Moreno. "We Americans subconsciously are llp- readers as are any other people in any. ptner- country. one can watch actors speaking and practi cally tell what they are saying. -VSo, when I'm supposed to be French I speak French, and when I'm Spanish I speak Spanish." - A. sensational duel with bull whips on the South American plains; the wreck of a huge dam; spectacular revels with glittering costumes and beautiful ballets laid in Paris and Buenos Aires these are some of the high lights in the vivid new drama. . Moreno personally outlined his role of "Robledo" with 'Ibanez, author of the story, while he was in Europe filming "Mare Nostrum" with Alice Terry, hence, hia playing of the part is according to the ex- act idea of Ibanez himself. as Amundsen received - when he landed on the ..Oslo 'waterfront. Vast crowds of people cheered themselves hoarse, while hundreds shouted the Scandinavian equival ents of "RahLRah! Amundsen! Attaboy!" As for the 'women, they literally deluged their hero with flowers. - . ." ' j "Isn't he -splendid! " exclaimed ai rosy-cheeked girl. . -"He looks like a real Viking." Amid the enthusiastic clamor -Amundsen appeared outwardly calm and un moved, and the term. Viking, most aptly described -him. One could easily have imagined him stand ing at the ; prpw of a dragon-bedecked ship of the olden time, his keen eyes scanning the horizon and defying the j foaming seas When one of the .women on the Ieceptlon committee handed him huge bouquet of roses it seemed as Inappropriate . as if such a feminine gift had been; bestowed on an armorclad fighting. man of old. ; ' This is not Intended to give the idea that Roald Amundsend is ob livious to the charms of woman hood, for his Viking exterior is really but . the . mask of. a ' nature that embodies much human kind liness and a wonderful degree of personal magnetism. That he has remained unmarried - throughout his career has not been, due to any lack of matrimonial opportunities but fs explained by the tact that like some other great men he has been wedded . to his profession, that of an explorer. .While wag ing his incessant warfare with the frozen regions, north and ' south, he has never found time to estab lish a home, and what is more, has 4 sacrificed, a ; large fort which he inherited in early Some explorers ? have gaine wealth as well as prestige, but Amundsen has employed . all ; his available means in financing his various expeditions and today Is a poor man. This is well known in Norway, and has further intensi fied the admiration of his fellow countrymen and countrywomen.; J. : ? A few years ago Amundsen de cided to try a novel experiment by adopting two Esquimaux girls, who were committed to his charge in Greenland. He brought them to America, placed , them in the r TAmnrmur 'VHtlK Afternoon ' Evenings From Portland 1 FEATURES care of a religious' organization and arranged for their education. When their training was complet ed the girls, in their modern at tire, could hardly be distinguished as Esquimaux. They were eager, however, to return to their home village and take up the work; of civilizing their friends and rela tions. . When: Amundsen's vessel the "Maud," made her last trip to .the north his proteges were taken back. The men with whom Amundsen has been associated, who are all hero worshippers, never weary of telling of the great1 explorers un flinching courage,; his unerring judgment; and ; his almost- super human skill in overcoming the ob stacles and perils encountered on frozen seas. They also telfof his utterl unselfishness,, his kindliness and sympathy. It is such qualities as these which have made him bo remarkably popular , in . his , own land. , I v i ' . ' Z-. 'i ' Norwegians today are proud of their king, and their country la likely to remain "a monarchy, but If it were a republic, Amundsen if he chose, could easily secure the nomination for president, and would undoubtedly be elected by an overwhelming : majority. Mr.- AmundBen will be unable to arrive in Salem in time for the Tuesday noon luncheons accord ing to a telegram received here yesterday, by Newell Williams, sec retary of the Lions club. Mr. Williams reports that the ticket sale is going splendidly and that a record breaking house is antici pated on Tuesday evening, all the women" voters. April 19. Henry O. Miller, 194 S. Com'l St., where most people, prefer to get their auto parts for all makes of cars. Trade here and make savings on all auto parts. ) James Emery Arrested After 400 Mite Chase James Emery, of Coquille, is held at the Marion county jail after having given traffic officers a chase of nearly 400 miles from Bend to Klamath Fails and from there to Coquille by ,a circuitous route. Emery was brought to, Salem by C. C. Williams, state traffic of ficer, where he awaits the arrival of Bend officials today. The only warrant issued against him was for speeding in the business dls trict of Bend. The first car he drove, a small coupe, was left In Klamath Falls, where he claimed it was stolen. According to officers, Emery has a police record in Coos coun ty, although the extent of $be pres ent charge la not known. . , Fry's Drug store, &0 N. Com'l, the pioneer store. Everything for everybody, iri the drug supply line; with standard goods and quality service always. . () ELEVEN -DEATHS-TOLL -OF MISSISSIPPI FLOOD (Continued from pfe 1.) found additional, weak spots to day, despite the combined efforts of thousands of men and mules. Here and there the sweeping waters claimed additional lives and tonight the death toll stood at eleven for the 'week. Seven deaths were reported today. Thur man Burris, 17, was drowned at Atkins, Ark., while trying to res cue his father and mother; a baby fell into the water at Paragould, Ark., and died; Ray Rogers, 12, was drowned in Illinois; a negro woman and her new born babe, died In a refugee wagon en route to Hickman, Ky., and two negroes were drowned at Dardanelle, Ark. Four . "persons had lost their lives earlier in the week. - i :-'To'"tbe thousands. of acres of land already flooded, were added I a .greater ' ana " nereioiore un Heuched territory today, by breaks levees at Doreno, Mo., in Faulk Attraction . TUESDAY TTT (The Egyptian iT IT A TTVs TT T Pi in , . : ner county, and Blk Lake In north eastern. Arkansas and at ' White Hall Landing, . Ark., on the St. Francis river. ' : Hundreds Homeless Hundreds of persons were driv en from their homes or marooned in them, railway;- highway . and telegraph services were disrupted, and unestimated property damage done as the mud laden waters spread-out : While men worked unfalteringly to halt devastation, the weather bureau here today issued a special river warning, advising that addi tional rainfall In the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys threaten ed even higher stages, Rain' along the rivet added another hazard by softening' the embankments, mak ing them more susceptible to the restless movement of the impound ed stream. - H. T. Love, the jeweler, SS5 State St. High quality Jewelry, silverware and diamonds. The gold standard of values. Once a buyer always a customer. () Grandin to Conduct Elsinore Orchestra Accnstic Properties of Theater Carefully Worked Out Edward B. Grandin, local solo organist, who is well known among theater patrons through the high quality of his work at tbe console of the Wurlitzer at the Elsinore theater, has ben given direction of the orchestra at that theater. With the excellent tal ent with which ki is to be sur rounded, great things are expect ed of Mr. Grandin in his new capacity. The accustic properties of the Elsinore, like everything about the theater, were carefully figured out when the plans were being pre pared; with the gratifying result that there is no echo, no distortion of sound. Full values in tonal quality reach every seat in what ever part of the theater it may be focated. Salem music critics have been very broad in their praise of Mr. Grandin 's organ interpretations, and will doubtless find even more enjoyment in his work as director of the orchestra when he is not on the organ bench. Hungry? Don't wait, order some Better Yet Bread from your grocer. It is fresh, wholesome and clean. Made by the Better Yet Baking Co. () Mrs. Reed James Passes Away in California Home Mrs. Reed James of Long Beach. Cal., formerly Pearl Wheeler of Salem, died at her home there last week, leaving her husband and two sons. She is survived also by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wheeler of Newport; two sisters, Mrs. Cecil Cooper of Salem and Mr 8. Carl Arthur of Butte, Mont; three brothers, Frank Wheeler of Ternville, Or., Jess of Portland, and Will of Heppner besides many friends in Salem. ' , TODAY Continuous Show 2-11 ',2 r SELECTED Z5J ; ACTS . SUN'S EASTERN VAUDEVILLE Viola Vercler Holman . and her Capitol Orchestra ON THE SCREEN "DcviFs Dice" PANTAGES TOMORROW ' 'tv)X '"" .si Attraction WEDNESDAY Wonderworker) SEE PJIARVS IX)R HEALTH , ,'YOUTII AMl.JlKAlii -rtr irrnur liJp on bald head by your finger nails? Can you relieve Insomnia by pressing your finger, tips? ' Can you stop headache In 11W UlUlltiVi, I Watch his Amazing Fingers, work miracles .before your eyes ' ' - - Special Ladies' Matinee Wednesday, 2 IV M. x 1 SCREEN 'OFFERING Laurel La Plante and James Kirkwood In . . Butterflies in (he. Rain'.' Prominent Educators to Be at Conference Meeting Scheduled to Open v on April 23; Good Program . OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL Monmouth, Ore.; April 16.; (Special.)- Educators scheduled " to give discussions before the educa tional conference meetings at Mon mouth on April 23 Include many prominent men and women from several western educational Insti tutions? t V Aong others ; who will appear are Dr." Arnol B. Hall, president of the University of Oregon, Dr. Homer P. Raipey, : Professor Har old Taylor, Pirbfessor H. R. Doug lass, ' Holand Humphries . and Francis Powers, also of the U. of Q. Dr. F. A. MagTuder and Dr. Hy man Meltzer of the Oregon Agri cultural college. Dr. G. M. Ruch and Professor C. R. Stone of the University of California. , Miss Julia Spooner, Dr. B. W, DeBusk and Professor Elbert Hoskin of the Portland Public schools. W. M. Smith, state department of education. Miss Beryl Holt of Sa lem schools. Professor Wm. G. Carr, Pacific university. Profes sor Wm. RxFrerichs, of Llnfield college. C. Bj Rotnwell of New berg public schools. Professor Edgar R. Maans, Professor R. U. Moore and MrsEdith B. Pattee of the University high school of Eu gene. A. M. Zevely of Sheriman county. Thos. H. Gentle, Edna Mingus, Mrs. Edna Culver, Emma Henkle, Mrs. Grace Morris and Professor Chas. E. Franseen of the Oregon Normal school. KlntA nurfara roofing applied over your old shingles. We have over 200 Jobs In.saiem. rxeison Bros., plumbers, sheet metal work,' 55 5 Chemeketa. () Speakers Secured for Club Meeting Mrs. Miller To Talk About Re sponsibility Of Small Towns .OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Monmouth. Oregon, April 16. (Special) Mm- Inex Miller of the Monmouth normal school and Dr. J. F. Page of the Agricultural col lege are two of the speakers listed for the' meeting of the Monmouth commercial club for the evening of Apfil19. Both are well versed in rural problems Mrs. Miller be ing a member of the rural depart ment of the normal school and al so actively engaged in rural field work in the county, and Dr. Page, an authority along these lines Is BeautifulJStory of Music land -; An Educational Film As Given by Carrie Louise Dunning of New York City IN MOTION PICTURES At The Hollywood Theatre Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Evening ; Saturday Matinee SHOWN IN ADDITION TO REGULAR PICTURES The Dunning System Which Teaches the beginners the scientific rudiments of music in the most natural and interesting manner is taught in Salem by . V ElmaWeller ; 695 North Liberty Telephone 1315 Free Movie For the Kiddies " DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS "RlOBIN HOOD" The Central Shoe Co. of St. Louis supply the film (which is one of Fairbanks best) to advertise their brand of Children's Shoes. We will, have protection for the . kiddies at the theatre.' Central Shoe Store has rented THE ELSINORE THEATRE ... ' For this performance ir 1 ' ' .... - - -. Saturday Morning:, April 23rd Children get your tickets Monday or Tuesday, APril 18th or 19th - " ; ' CENTRAL SHOE STORE- ; : 331 State - ,. . Just sign this'ebupon . ' COUPON fc ' Name Address a member of the sociology and economics department at O. A. C. ' Mrs., Miller will take for her theme, "The Responsibility or the (Small Towns- to the Open coun try." Dr. Page, will discuss "The Human Element in Rural Econo my." - . G. W. Day, tires, tubes and ac cessories; has the Goodyear tires, the standard of the world. Mr. Day can give you more mileage. Corner Com'l and Chemeketa. () Teachers for School ? X Rehired at Meeting Many- From Snnnyside "Attend .; Prone Growers Session SUNNYSIDE, April 16. (Spe cial.) Sunnyside district was well represented T at; the prune growers meeting in Salem Tues day. " Mrs. J. D. Alexander is visiting her daughter Mrs. J. V. Chand ler, at Tumwater Wash., this Mrs. Frazer and Miss Taylor, teachers of the Sunnyside school, have been hired again for next year. They have given excellent satisfaction to the patrons, ! and are glad to know thai they will be with us again. v C. H. Taylor is 'having his or chard sprayed this week. Quite a number of people from Sunnyside attended, the four square club meeting at Rosedale Friday evening. , Mr. and Mrs, ClifT Pearson werte Sunday visitors at the home of Guy Chandler. . Sweater and Letters Awarded to 12 Girls One Young Lady Receives Covet ed Honors at Normal OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Monmouth, Ore., April 16. (Spe cial.) Student body at the Mon mouth normal .school recently awarded a sweater to Flora Hay sany of Portland,' and letters to 11 other girls.. Miss Haysany had completed the requirement of 500 points in athletics and the other girls had earned 250 each. These students are now eligible to join the girls' Order of the "C." Miss Haysany is already a member. having served as president of the order last year. f The girls who received letters were: Grace Duncan, Esther Sief ken, Evangeljne Zuluwinsky, Mar garet Simms, Clara Grimes. Carrie Downing, Doris Nelson, Virginia Bradburn, Harriet Stevens, Thel- ma Parrish and Mae Stratton. 1 Mrs. T. S. Roberts I 505 North Summer G2 Telephone 1883-W r 4 . Placement Bureaus Invited to Normal Many . Teachers' Secure Positions Each Year in This Way ' 'OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Monmouth, Ore., April lS.XSpe cial.) -Oregon Normal school has invited the placement bureaus of the Oregon Agricultural college and the University of Oregon to bring their secretaries to the edu cational conference, to be held at Monmouth on April 23.; This Is an additional service rendered teachers, administrators and school board members by the 'con ference committee in order ' that teachers seeking, new positions and administrators seeking new teachers ; may" attend the confer ence and at the same time regis ter their desires wjth the proper placement bureau.. .Hundreds of teachers' are placed each year through the work of these bureaus.- This is the first time that they will all be assembled In the same place, and the service they will offer will be of snuch value.' ' New sweaters. A Urge shipment just In; ; New pattrns, new shades in the popular tfull-over. and coat styles. Emmons, Tailor-Furnisher, 426 State St; () NM10NAL GUARD GETS PRAISE FOR SHOWING (Continued from pc 1.) for special commendation for their high state of efficiency. These organizations are the Forty First Division headQuarters staff, "com mand and staff of tbe 82nd infan try brigade, Headquarters com pany 82nd infantry brigade, the' entire 186th Infantry, regiment, entire 162nd infantry regiment less the Tillamook company, 167th Hospital company. Battery A, 218th field artillery, and the with GRETA GARBO and Antonio Morino; Present Their Miniature Musical Comedy rfu IN. THREE CLEVER SCENES 1' TT I II ID QrhC In which the entire liaeup I J L.I r DLUO of girls are in glittering tulip costumes which open.: gradually to quaint melodies V T U F A IMH wooden shoes. 3. THE -DUTCH PLATTER ... ; A hnge arc plaque on which beautiful girls pose to form t tho' scheme of decoration. FIVE BIG HEADLINE ARTISTS - And. the most stunning stage full of girls you could imagine Gorgeous Costumes Beautiful Costumes Tuneful Music ; i . : Stunning Girls! ' Continues from,. 2 to 11 : p.m. TODAY "3 K2i?.r-U U 249th Coast Artillery ies8 v. ?1??0 "er7. Citie, ii which fhe -units of these com mands are located Include land, The Dalles, Pendleton Grande, Union, Baker, Astori? Oregon City, Forest Grove ijr anon. Albany, Salem, SHtWtI; McMinnville, Woodburn st u ' ensr Gresham. Dallas, CorVairu Eugene. Marshfield. Sprinrrieu Grants . Pass. Medford. Ashian? Cottage Grove and Rosebn.rg. .The nwcinman, t 't ..,.tlJt inspection cot, ered every phase of qniDmT training, records, care 0t federal arms and ' equipment. K,.hortI ' specialist -training and ef ncicn ; of officers and noncommiSsione3 officers as leaders. . PLANE TIPS, BYRD HURT :j HACKENSACK. N. J.April IS Arj ie monoplane Ameri can. wh,iCn Commander Richard E. Byf 3 planned a dash, to Paris in. .'competition for the Orteig trize,. turned over this afternoon at Hasbrouck Heights after aa hour's test flight and injured An thony - Baker. Flbvd Ron..,. Commander Byrd and George .-!. ville, a mechanic of New York! Noville received serious intern al injuries and was unconscious for several hours. Bennett suf fered a broken arm, leg and collar bone.. ; Both were taken directly to the- Hackensack hospital for medical attention later. 2005 N. Caritol .Phone 5o ' Sunday and Monday Continuous Show Sunday - 3-H r. m. The greatest western picture ever produced WiUiam Boyd in "The Last FronUer" Don't Miss It - Always 25c-lTiiIdren 10c Tuesday and Wednesday iglit 7 and P. M. . MARIE PROVOST. In "Up in Mabel's Room" ' A comedy you will all enjoy" , See It Always 2.Tic Children 10c Thursday and Friday Xight 7 and 9 P. M. MOXTE BLUE in "Across the Pacific" ' The first great Spanish-American .war (pitcure. .r'Awa)v,r25clUdrn. 10c Saturday Only "RANGER" in "Flashing Fangs" How. that dog can act. See him. SPECIAL Bargain Matinee SATURDAY 2:30 P. M. 10c Any Seat aoGi" III With its garden setting and folk in Appearing at , 3:20 5:30, 7:20, 0;20 P. M. COLLECT ,1 I ISTEN. at C o 1 1 e e n's switchboard at tho . .... ti t i(.iiz iier lines arw i .. f rifi f-w i k ; busy as a hula dancer's .- Butzlng with llirtaiions. ?, dates, romances! Get an , earfull of the cleverest comedy-romance ehe baa ever played! v i:vi:mng rnici:? c ' . Children, 10c CXJMIJ -ALONG ' J