THE OREGOtf STATESMAN, SALEMJ OREGON '
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1027
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There are- no -pictures awaited
, more eagerly by the . faa world
than those which' are made from
the books of the late Gene Strat-toB-Porter.
The newest of these
to be released by F. B. O. is The
Magic Garden," which shows at
the Elfilhiore theater April 27-28.
This i gloved writer concerned
herself chiefly with human nature;
the hopenL happiness, griefs and
faith of ittien and women. It is
for this "reason that "her appeal is
so universal; she understood the
fullness if, life, the story and
j hearUcheWhat go into the making
of every pwy. ' In this particular
story the kt tent ion Is centered up
on a boy i and girl who meet in
their childhood in the boy's magic
garden, ".fit there that the lad
plays on hisiolin for the little
girl, and together hey pledge
their youtifu lore. With the
memory of, fhis, the boy goes
abroad for rears of study, and his
sweetheart meanwhile waits for
the glorious day when his genius
shall be proclaimed. The strug
gles, heartaches beautiful dreams
and hopes that! befall, the lovers
during these! years forms a theme
that U filled! with human Interest
and poignant realism.
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The management of the Elsi
nore theater ! reports that the sale
of tickets for the; Portland Little
Symphony orchestra is going very
nicely. This! orchestra will be in
Salem for one day May 7.
Oregon TJheater
The immense popularity of "Ben
Hur." which jwill pW presented at
the Oregon theater) May 1-2, evi
dences ; again! the remarkable vi
tality and well nighl universal ap
peal of Genera! Lewi Wallace's re
markable story. The cinema is
the third medium of art through
which the fascinating tale has been
unfolded it I having ! been known
as book and play fof almost half
a century and In Its most recent
revelation It I is reaching a far
wider public than ever before.
Thej-easons for tfte long con
tinued popularity of j "Ben Hur"
are. undoubtedly, tht the story
is based solidly uponj the funda
mental and enduring! Jinman emo
tions; that It combines' the splen
dors of an historical tragedy with
the intimate charm of an adyllic
pastoral; that it is logical, and
above all that it is I interesting.
The late Alfred Ayers. after 50
years of dramatic criticism, de
clared that "a perfect play Is
merely an interesting itory. Inter
estingly, told ! in the idom of the
theater." Such Is "Ben Hur."
The cinema version of General
Wallace's masterpiece naturally
elaborates this plctoral and spec
tacular values of the story. The
marine battle, in which scores of
galleys are engaged, and the char
iot race between Ben Hur and
Messala and ten other characters
are,t in the moving picture presen
tations, as vivid and as exciting
as reality itself. Neither these
scenes, nor the religious scenes
done in color have f ever been
equalled through the agency of
.the dramaticj camera.
Among the important players
who took part In the making of
"Ben Hur." (under the direction
of Fred Nlblo, were Ramon No
varro, Francis X. Bushndan, May
McAvoyi Claire McDowell, Kath
leen Key, Cajrmel Myers, Niger de
uruiler. MUcneil Lewis, Leo
Coming to Salem
Dr. Mellenthin
SPECIALIST
in Internal Medicine for the
past j fifteen years t '
DOES NOT OPERATE
Will be at
MARION HOTEL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4
Office Hours 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
One Day Only
No Charge for Consultation
. Dr. Mellenthln Is a regular
graduate in medicine and surgery
and Is licensed by the state of
Oregon. He does not operate for
chronic appendicitis,! fall stones,
ulcers of stomach, tonsils or ade
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: He has to his credit wonderful
results In diseases' of the stomach,
liver, bowels, blood, skin, nerre.
heart, kidney, bladder, bed wsffc!
ling, cacarrn. weak ; lungs, -rheumatism,
sciatica, leg ulcers, and
reciai lumwu.
Below are the names of, a few
of his many satisfied patients in
Oregon! who have been treated for
one or : tne - above . named causes :
Mrs. H. II. Blake. Marahfield.
Mrs. I. V. McAdoo, Scio.
W. L. Klrby, Bend.
M." E. Anstadt. Astoria.
Mrs. Fred Krusow, Grass Valley
Mrs. u. iu Horning, xiauser. -1
Mrs. Lewerenx. Portland.
. Mrs. J. L. Henderson, North '.
-, Powder. j -s
Mrs. Andrew Anderson, '
- - Westport, j
Remember above date, that con
sultation on this trip! will be free
and that his treatment; Is different
Married women must be accom-
f fpanled by their husbaadar".; ;
j Address: 211 Bradbury . Dl?g.,
, Leu nseles, California.
OF ' THE
SCREEN
White, Frank Cnrrler, Charles
Belcher, Betty Br on son. Dale Fnl-
ler and Winter Hall. The presen
tations are to be accompanied by
a magnificent musical score played
by a large traveling orchestra of
symphony musicians.
Leatrice Joy scored another gen
uine hit in her latest Btar comedy.
"For Alimony Only," which shows
at the Oregon theater April 27-28.
The story deals with the alimdny
question and entertainingly pic
tures some of the evils that attend
loveless marriages with conse
quent divorce and alimony. The
picture Is packed with swift-moving
action and real thrills, mixed
with wholesome comedy. Clive
Brook. Lilyan Tashman and Cas
son Ferguson play featured roles
with dignity and poise. Miss Joy
is delightful as the second wife
who goes to work to help pay ali
mony to her predecessor in the
affections of her husband. The
picture was. superbly directed by
William De Mine and in its way
is a gem of the finest water.
Capitol Theater
There is nothing more enter
taining than well performed farce
comedy.
And there is no better example
of farce comedy well doae than
"The Cheerful Fraud," the yni-versal-Jewel
production starring
Reginald Denny, which shows at
the Capitol theater April 27-28.
Any farce must necessarily start
with the star becoming involved
in an embarrassing or difficult sit
uation, and getting in deeper than
ever when he tries to straighten it
out.
The whole production, plenti
fully sprinkled with novel situa
tions and superb "gags" is a trib
ute to the directional skill of Wil
liam A. Setter, who gets credit for
making the production. There are
no big mob scenes, lapses of time
or spectacular settings for . com
edy. Instead, there are only six
persons spending a week-end ' at
an English country home and from
this modest situation, the director
has wrung a wealth of comedy to
move one into almost dangerous
stages of laughter.
Nash leads the world in motor
car values. Beautiful display of
new models at tn F, W. Petty
john Company, 365 North Com
mercial St. ()
Henry O. Miner, 194 S; Coml
St., where most people prefer to
get their auto parts for all makes
of cars. Trade here and make
savings on all auto parts. ()
Hoyt Street Improvement
, to Be Started at Once
The work on the Hoyt street
improvement will be begun by
county road builders this week.
Mr. Culver, roadmaster, will plac$
the county crew at work probably
On Thursday. The county is do
ing the work without cost. The
material is to be purchased by
popular subscription. Nearly all
the required amount is now on
hand, but there is ned for more
to make the job as good as It
should be. A citizens committee
representing several service clubs
and Interested parties has been
getting the funds in shape.
It has been suggested that peo
ple who have loved ones in City
View or Odd Fellows cemeteries,
would willingly contribute for this
purpose, since the street is neith
er a city street nor a county road.
Checks should be made payable to
the eounty treasurer and forward
ed to the committee chairman.
Rev. E. H. Shanks, 549 N. Liberty
street. . Such contributions should
be sent In at once.
The improvement include a
hard surface for Hoyt street tmmi
Commercial street to the entrance
of City View, the opening of the
road between City View and Od 1
Fellows cemeteries. ' : ;
Hartman Bros., Jewelry Stol e
ringVnsf3.
uh?rtysst!plard gda- Sta:;
MAH P'.VER LEVEE
TO i SAV'c NEW ORLEANS
n",86, Vcsburg. to Join with, the
Kea rir er from Arkansas and the
Yazoo river from MlssIssIppL
Should a break , occur on the
side of the river near New
Vrleans, the ' engineers said, that
city would be inundated, wtth a
tremendous.' loss of property and
perhaps loss of life. Thus far the
strengthened levees have held, but
whether they could do so "under
the vastly increased pressure of
water was regarded as doubtful..
While the Question of nrotect-
Ing New Orleans was occupying the
aiienttom or engineers, federal and
state officers,! the overflow waters
of . the Arkansas and Mississippi
were hourly making more" acute
the situation In both southeastern
Arkansas and the Mississippi delta.
conditions i in Arkansas gave
Red Crjoss officials here 'the most
concexm for the floods from the
Arkansas river were - snreadlnc
with alarming rapidity inundating
six' more towns Cation. Watson.
Endore". ' Kllso. Dermott and Tll-
army of refugees.. r. " f " ? ', ,i
Far t the northeast the .sito-
atitm also was made worse bv tva
breaks in the .KochUtzke' drainage
district levee four miles south,. f
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Dell, a refugee concentration
point. It was estimated ' that 2o
square miles would be ; flooded
Yith the probability that the wat
ers would go into three : more
towns.' . ; : '.
Arkansas City on the Mississip
pi river below Helena, was re
ported under from seven to 14
feet of water, with 3,000 refuges
on the levee and about 3,000
marooned in the lowlands. - The
Red Cross dispatched the steamer
Cairo to this town to remove the
refugees. ,
Capital City Cooperatlre Cream
ery, milk, cream, buttermilk. The
Buttercup butler has no equal.
Gold standard ol- perfection. 137
S. Coml. Phone 299. ()
H. L. Stiff Furniture Co., lead
ers in complete home furnishings,
priced to make you the owner;
the store that studies your every
need .and Is ready to meet It, ab
solutely. ()
Government Raises Funds
for Columbia Beach Camp
ASTORIA. April 26. (AP)
The secretary of war today tele
graphed authority for expenditure
of $11,000 additional to be used
in paying for construction of the
new national guard camp at Co
lumbia Beach, south of here. Ad
jutant General George A. White
of the Oregon national guard
stated here tonight.
The war department had prev
iously authorized the expenditure
of $35,000 for construction of the
new camp, hut when the bids
were opened April 20. it was
found that the aggregate low bids
totalled $46,000.
General White immediately
asked authority for snendine the
additional $11,000 to meet the
low bids.
The plumbing contractor has al
ready begun work. General White
expresses complete confidence to
night that the camp will be ready
In time for the training period
next summer.
ASTORIA, April 28. (AP) -The
war departmeat has authoriz
ed expenditure of a sum sufficient
to meet the low bids for construc
tion of the new national guard n
campment at Columbia Beach.
south of here, according to Thom
as McKay, president of the Sea
side chamber of commerce, to
night;
Mr. McKay said the Informa
tion was received In a telegram
tonight by Adjutant General
ueorge a. WMte of the national
guard, who is now at Gearhart.
General White aould not be lo
cated to verify, the report.
The sum of low bids' for the var
ious contracts In connection, with
constructing the camp was $47,-
uuu. The bids were opened April
20, but no contracts were let as
the "way department's allotment
for the camp was only $35,000.
G. W. Dajfc tires, tubes and ac
cessories; h.s the Goodyear tires,
the standard of the .world. Mr.
Day can fire yon more mileage.
Corner Com'l and Chemeketa. ()
Supreme Court to Hear 18
Caps in Eastern Oregon
Eighqeen cases will be heard by
the ' staple supreme court at the
spring . term for Eastern Oregon
which opens at Pendleton May 2.
The cases to be heard, follow:
Ma y 2 Spokane Merchants as
socia tion vs.' Golliher, Sargent vs.
Pent fie ton Auto company, Winn
vs. Hansom, Farmers Bank vs.
El1 is, Silveis river adjudication,
Sraitb. vs. Clark. .
. May 3 Owyhee giver adjudica
ADn, State vs. Wright. State vs.
Young. State vs. Wisdom, Wood
V s. Davin and Freswold vs. Bank.
May 4 Lea vs. Blocklaaid,
Bank vs. Miller, Ford ham -vs.
Stearns, Cunning vs. Locke, O.-W.
R. & N. Railroad cpmpany vs.
Willoughby, Dunn vs. Henderson-
Cobbs &; Mitchell Co., lumber
Kt1y4f ny moravlala f Av otrnV
purpose. Get estimates, look at
quality or maieriu, men .you win
order. 349 S. 12th St. ()
Luncheomers View Reverse
Movies on Forestry Work
Led bv Mrs. R. M. T. Hester,
Camp ' Fire girls of the First
PresbTverian church furnished tne
lunchec-n program for Klwanis
club yeysterday. Readings, songs.
and short talks, all featuring for
est conservation, were offered.
. The vice and the versa; of for
est lira fighting was offered
In a! reverse comedy filmed: by
W. V Fuller of the state forest
er office." Failure to rewind the
reel after bis previous shoving In
Wood burn cesuitea in tne pncuiiar
sharing.' i'1
TVrt eonservation will 3e die
cussied at the? Rotary luncheion to
day In cooperation with tbe na
tional moveisnent. . ,
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' DRESSMAKING
: Reasonable-' prices. Don't for- J
; get our hemstitching, stamping, I
button making and pleating. '
THE FKTITK SHOP
, 3ver Busick's Telephone 1981
. . C A. LUTHY
V - Jeweler
' . la Nw Location
. ess STATS
'"Watdhea, Clocks and Jswalery
Re paired
RAMON NAVARRO AS BEN HUR
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Oregon Theater
MALARIA CASES SPREAD
AMONG FLOOD VICTIMS
(Continued from Page 1.)
taking every measure to prevent
an epidemic of pellagra and mal
aria among the hundreds of refu
gees being taken care of there.
Emergency wards have been es
tablished and serum is being
rushed there to check the spread.
First reports of the disease were
brought here today by Lieutenant
GrifT McSwine of the government
flying forces, who said there are
3,000 negroes and 1,000 white
refugees being taken care of there.
Of the white people, four-fifths
are women and children, he re
ported. Three Drowned
CALICO ROCK, Ark., April 26.
(AP.) Three men were drown
ed in the swollen White river near
here today while attempting to
stretch a ferry cable. They were
Will Collie, 40;. Mack Flanery, 30,
and Will Jones, 27. Their bodies
haye not been recovered.
NEW ORLEANS, La., April 26.
(AP.) The entire Louisiana
national guard was ordered out
tonight by Adjutant General L. A.
Toombs. The order, General
Toombs said, was a precautionary
measure to meet any possible de
velopments in the flood stiuation.
Salvation Army Helps
PORTLAND, April 26. (AP.)
Salvation Army corps of Oregon
were ordered to join in work for
relief of the Mississippi river flood
sufferers in a message to Major A.
E. Baynton, state commander from
Evangeline Booth, national com
mander. Money and clothing are needed
by 80,000 destitute persons and
the situation will remain acute
for several weeks, said the mes
sage. Commander Booth's wire
said Salvation Army workers were
first on the field in giving aid in
the stricken districts.
The Opera House Drug store.
Service, quality, low prices, friend
ship " give Increasing- patronage.
Old customers advise friends to
trade here. High and Court. ()
CHANGES ASKED BY G. N.
IN COMMON USER PLANS
(Continued from Page 1.)
paper says, "has contended that
while it probably would use the
Paunlna-Klamath Falls section
more than one-fifth of the total
usage, it was willing to pay one
fourth of the . annual Interest
charge of 5 per cent, upon the
IP e &xe Service
" Ua.l.aWi.Y'A EH
""Board a magnificent En
Press liner it Vancouver or
Victoria B.G, on your next
, trip to trie Orient-Land of
. Cherry Blossoms- Fujiya- '
ma - the Buddah. Just 10
days to Japan. 14 days to
China. 17 to the Philip
pines. ; 1
Sailings frequently; Cana
dian Pacific service, cui
sine and accomodations a
.feature of every ship. And
' the fast time is a factor
; that will appeal to you.
Secure literature noi
JfCautdUn Pmcific TrvtlUr$
Ouqua Good th WttU OvtrJ
Est, farfrttand-MumwinMiinwiA-
May 1 and 2
Southern Pacific's investment in
this section of track, besides its
share of operation and mainte
nance expense, based upon actual
usage.
"The Southern Pacific, on the
other hand, has held out for one
half of 5 per cent.
"The Great Northern suggests
making this interest rental one
third of 5 per cent instead of one
half. It suggests, however, the
provision that should the merger
of the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern properties be ef
fected as planned, the interest
rental should revert to one-half of
5 per cent as demanded of the
Oregon Trunk."
Continuing, the article states:
"The Great Northern's petition
and proposed amendments to the
Southern Pacific contract indicate
that it was the . Great Northern
railway, acting independently, that
purchased the new right of way
into Klamath Falls.'
The purchase of1 a right of way
from Pelican City, about three
miles north of Klamath Falls,
along the lake front and down
the west side of the Link river to
the Oregon Trunk terminal prop
ertywas announced in the Ore
gonian Friday.
"Inasmuch as this property was
acquired after the Northern Pa
cific had indicated its intention of
withdrawing from participation in
the extension project," the article
says, "this fact is taken as lndi
eating that the Great Northern is
confident or else has definite as
surances that its application to en
ter Klamath Falls will be acted
upon favorably by the I. C. C."
It's Time to Think of
PAINTING and CLEANING UP
We Sell Martin Senour 100 Per
Cent Pure Paint
DOUGHTON & SHERWEC
286 N. Commercial ; Tel. 030
2005 N. Capitol Phone 520
WEDNESDAY '
MATT MOORE IN
"THE CAVE MAX"
Come if you really want to
Laugh Comedies
Always 25c, Children 10c
j Get One of Our
Re-builtHarley Davidsons
?j : .. During Our - .
i Motorcycle Clearance Sale
Every Machine Reduced and all carry
the personal guarantee of Harry W. Scott
; SPECIAL PRICES
On Late Model Big Twins :
We also have one nearly new Harley-Davidson'NEW
TYPE SINGLE. You can buy any of these mach
ines with a small payment down and the balance on
easy terms.
147 South Commercial St.
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LAWD SETTLEMENT
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A Showing for Oregon Dis
tinctive for Results and
Very Low Cost
"Maximum results with a min
imum cost" is the policy of the
land settlement department of the"
Portland Chamber of Commerce.
Arrording to the annual report
submitted by W. CI. I de, depart
ment manager, 750 settlers have
been placed on Oregon farms di
rectly through ' the activities of
the department coordinated with
the Oregqn State Chamber of Com
merce, daring the year ending
Aprill, 1927.
Considering that only $18,250
was spent by the department in its
.work of obtaining selected settl
ers, the cost of placing these 750
families amounted to less than
$25 a family. This is a very low
cost per family, when It is con
sidered that railroad companies
generally estimate this expense at
$200.
The return to Oregon on this
small investment is measured by
the fact that 750 families-brought
capital to the state amounting to
$2,748,778. !
Over 900 additional families
were interviewed, but no record
obtained as to actual settlement.
Information coming to the office
fro local chambers and other
sources indicates that a majority
of these families have located in
the state.
Getting Right Kind
Advertising carried since Nov
ember, 1926, in farm Journals in
the east and middle west at a cost
of $1837.47, brought to the de
partment 6744 inquiries from
prospective settlers.
An important feature of the
methods used to obtain- the names
of prospects Is the lists of friends
and neighbors furnished by settl
ers already located and by those
intending to come. Through this
means the names of 1400 pros
pects have been placed on the
mailing list. People of excellent
quality have in this way been ob
tained as actual settlers without
cost. .
A Wonderful Showing'
Since the beginning of the work
of obtaining selected settlers in
WATCHES, CLOCKS AND
JEWELRY
Carefully Repaired and
Guaranteed at
PRESCOTT'S
291 N. Commercial St., Salem
TRY US FIRST
SALEM HARDWARE CO.
Ine.
The Winchester Store
AT,TCM, OREGON
Phone 173 120 N. Coml. St.
Next Friday
Evening 8:15
Special For Music Week
Mrs. Ralph -White and Miss
Shelton present their pu
pils in reproduction of the
"Pageantry of Play" given
in honor of Tom Thumb and
his bride.
Adults 50c Children 10c
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WORK BEMAKKaBL
HanyW.Scott
"The Cycle Man"
Salem
1924, the department has located
2532 ' farm families who have
brought to the state a total invest
ment of ,113,008,117. The new
settlers have occupied over 50,000
acres of land, the greater part of
which was not in profitable pro
duction - have produced more
than $150,000 in new iaxes, and
increased the annual buying pow
er of . our farm population nearly
three million dollars in food stuffs
boots, shoes, '-.clothing., furniture.
farm machinery and other articles
necessary for life on the land. Dur
ing this period 67,735 inquiries
concerning Oregon "agriculture
have been received, and 111,959
letters mailed but to prospective
settlers.
A total of 2 2 4, 3 34 packages of
literature have afso gone out dur
ing this time.
Parker & Co., 444 "S. Commer
cial. Don't fail to. see Parker
about repairing your car. Expert
mechanics at your service, au
work guaranteed. , ( J
Man Missing at Seaside,
in San Francisco, Report
ASTQRJA. April 26. (AP)
E. S. Prouty of Seaside. Is in ban
Fancisco, according to a wire
from him received today by Thom
as McKay of Seaside, Mr. McKay
stated tonight.
Mr. Prouty had been missing
ffWMrB?'1-
OREGON
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flh s v ajS EVENINGS. ':'
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' The First and Only Presentations Here
. This Year of the
Superb 4,000,000
Inc. Tax
EVENINGS
73c, Sl.lO and
S1.65
MATINEE
60c, 75c and
ALL SEATS RESERVED
in advance for all
. peffofmances.
mm
JPRICESV
since Saturday, when he left Sea.
side on what he said was a busi
ness trip.
For the wrecked and damaEeit
automobile. Hull's. 2 67 S. Com-i
St. Tel. 57S. Tops. a.s, ra!iar
oouy ana lenaer work. No over' f
charges here. Expert work. (
Unity New 12-mile forest sprr. i
ie telephone opened to Elk Creek
NOW!
Denny's Finest and T" N
li'iinniiw
It's the story of a titled nnhio.
man and a social secretary and L
a social highwayman and a very
social golddigger and then there
are umbrellas and family Jewels"'
and automobiles that were all wet t
ana uenny ana a lotta lauerha and
nd j
lie
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then some more laughs oh come
on aown ana see it. It s justjna
tor laughter.
THE ELSINORE
Today
Jj rrkTT cmiTTOU
PORTERS
SUN. & MON., May 1&2
Mat. Mon. at 2:30. Eves, at 8:30
Cinema Spectacle
c Pi Dictunzatioru
founded on th mighty
drama of that name
Lev Vallace's immortal story
Presented Exactly as in New York
and. Los Angeles with
TOURING ORCHESTRA
And Complete Auricular Effects
Direct From the Auditorium,
Portland
Note: Ben Hur will be presented only as
a road attraction for three years.
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