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2 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON " SUNDAY MORNING, ' MAY 8, 1927 THE 51 P E u I & H T S OF Elslnore Theater . , Betty Francisco Is one of the noBt rersatile actresses appearing lpoa the screen; The former Pol- knt role In. Marie Preroata's eur- ent star production -"Man Bait,' vhlch shows at the Elslnore May 9, has taken a flig at practlcal- y every type of characterization ince entering the pictures., ..,.. She is - playing the part of , a alesglrlln a large department tore nMan. Bait." As -the- pal f Miss? Prevost, of .the, .glove ounter, she has one of the most droit parts of her screen career. Vith Kenneth , Thomson, Douglas 'airbaoks. , Jr Alda Gleason, 'Oote' Natheaux. Ed die Gribbon, Una rrinf.l.iunail tvltl t 14 Vy In-the supporting roles Miss Prevost is well fortlflod" with atel tr talent. Donald Crisp directed he film story which was adapted y Douglas Z."Doty from the stage lay of the same name. ; J Nell. Wanderwell and her party 111 appear on the Fanchon and larco bill at the Elslnore theater lay 8 and 9. This promises to a very interesting bill as they lave a fine program outlined. A, . ' Capitol Theater -The Capitol theater Is offering n interesting hill of vaudeville -ts and pictures for two days, ay 8-9. George, Flint In offering to the kuderille ' public Scott Brothers company presents one of the auaerine's fastest stepping re lies. : The ensemble numbers are ftlstically staged, and costumed. Monroe, Lorraine & Monroe esent a high class novelty sing g and dancing act, including medy,' classical and popular ngs 'Miss Monroe, the prima pnna,- has a remarkable colora- lra soprano voice, and the music vers will enjoy her specialty, iss Lorraine sings and dances Br way to joy for all. Mr7 Mbn- e, 'the tenor, proves worthy -of s efforts. - An Interesting act for 1. ! - - Fraiser Brothers, two men. "hand ilancing, who have playe the ading circuits in America and trope. ' .!".v. . . .. A recruit in any army "Is easily stlnguished from the -veterans fd he can- do nothing to dfegalse ; recent enlistment. :..Wheh Danny Simmons strolls out upon the stage the first glance tells that he is but a "Raw Recruit." Danny makes his appearance in the regi mentals of a Scotch soldier in kilties , and . while he may look like a rookie he is a veteran en tertainer. His program consists of a medley of jigs and reels, a repertoire of special songs and bits of monologue. . Bob White, a neat appearing young man with a fine gifted per sonality will succeed In his efforts to please any audience by his mas ferful out of the ordinary whist ling and correct mimicry of vari ous birds. A novelty of his Is to Imitate the- various shells of the late war also air planes, etc., as Mr. White heard them when he served with the A. K- F. In France. On the screen the Capitol will present "The Final Extra." a fast thrilling newspaper story. f If MlMtf"!: (IMP 1 005 K.;Capitol - Phone 520 SUNDAY AND MONDAY . Continuous Show Sunday , 2 to 11 P.M. " 'RONALD COLMAV In ' "The Winning of Barbara Worth," on have read the book now see .-. the photoplay , -Comedy and Weekly Always 25c Children 10c Tuesday Site 7 and 9 P. M. AMILY KITE BRING" THE FAMILY Aril FOR SOc "Footloose Windows" ome and have a good laugh. W-edaesday-Thnrsday-Frlday - i lOX CHANET in "Tell It To The Marines' First Time at These Prices Always 25c Children 10c HatanLty Matiofe 2:30 .Matinee Any beat lOc - I Shrpwrecked' Evening at 7 and "9 P. M. , ' . jniing Sunday Rudolph Val entino in "Son of A Shiek" Oregon Theater The stirring melodrama of the underworld, "The Show," shows at the Oregon May 8-9 at the Ore gon theater, is one of the most thrilling attractions that has come to the screen in some time. It was. directed by Tod Browning who was responsible for "The Un holy Three" and "The Blackbird," those other memorable Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adventures of the crook in his own world of crime and intrigue, and has all their brilliant touches plus the lure of a foreign background. For "The Show" takes, placeln Vienna. John Gilbert is the star. He gives a wonderful performance as a dashing, daredevil fellow, a barker at a side-show, who hauls the people -into the Tent of Illu sions by the sheer force of his per sonality. Guilty of robbery, and hunted 'by the police, he unwit ting becomes the object of jealous hatred by the underworld's most ferocious character, flow he twice escapes horrible death through the intervention of a girl he first spurns and later, learns to love, and how he finally experiences re generation, makes a tensely vivid tale .that runs the gamut of emo tions. Renee Adoree plays- the feminine lead., the role of a girl having passionate- adoration for Jler Man,; in a truly talented 'fashlonl" MUSICAL PnOGEUir.! HMD HUT Eugene Field Auditorium Well Filled; Audience De lighted With Music A $ 1 6,000 HORSE SILVERTON, Or., May 7. (Special.) In observance of.Na tional Music week, an exceptional ly fine program was given at the Eugene Fie'Id auditorium . Friday evening when Mrs. Ralph White of Salem and Mrs. Gertrude Cam eron of Silverton presented their pupils in a joint reeftal. The stage was beautifully decorated with apple blossoms. The auditorium was well filled for the occasion. The balloon dance, by Margaret Keene and Harriet Kleinsorge brought down the house, and the two little girls had to return to the stage a number of times.. A group of five little girls all under six years ware greatly enjoyed iu a number of dances. These were Miriam . Cooley, Joyce Sim mons, Lucile Hall, Mary Ann Wbitlock and Betty Ann Amund son. . Of the more advanced Btudents, Velda Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Davis, showed particu lar talent and grace.' Betty Klein sorge in "The Quaker Maid." 'drew forth much favorable comment ? V ';) V . Hollywood Theater , V'Anu 'eastern ; and a westerner filjht for the . heart of a girl, against the menace of a beautiful.' desolate " desert in "The Winning of Barbara Worth " ' . ' Willard Holmes, the easterner, "comes west to assist his unscrupu lous stepfather in the execution or a - vast irrigation project. Holmes is an engineer. He meets Barbara Worth, adopted daugh ter of Jefferson Worth,' a desert banker who originated the reclam ation plan. Greenfield, the stepfather builds a cheap Intake at the river for the purpose of gouging settlers of their savings. Greenfield's dam bursts. His oity of Kingston is wiped out by the flood. Holmes is the man of the hour. He fights back the flood and saves the desert of "Los Palms de la Manos de Dlos" for the settlers. A new dam is built and the dream of Jefferson Worth is at last realized. Holmes and Barbara marry. This picture shows at the Holly wood todays May 8- "Tell it to the Marines' will be the main picture at the Hollywood theater on May 11-12-13. Grants Pass. Tin ore from seven miles east shows good values. Junior Week-end Frolic Proves Enjoyable Affai -OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL Monmouth, Ore., May 7: (Spe cial) Juniors at the Oregon Nor mal school began their annua Junior week-end frolic immediate ly following the Matzenauer con eert on Thursday evening, and ac cording to custom all owed the citizens of Monmouth little sleep during the night. The long un used chapel bell in the old admin istration building was brought in to use, and its mellow tones were in sharp contrast to the blatan horns and saxaphones of the' all night serenaders. The first event of the day was a tug "of war be (ween junior and senior men with the seniors winning and the jun lors taking the ducking. An all student and faculty breakfast served on ".the i athletic field fol lowed with music by "Christie's band. .Tennis, quoits, volleyball anc other athletic events continu ed through , Friday, with the an nual Junior vaudeville given in the -auditorium closing the pro gram. . - v . . i .Saturday's .program included class protossions competitive drills and. May pole dances, crown ing of Alta Byers as May Queen. baseball ".games and relay , races. The, Junior1 prm will close the day;sr festivities. '.. , T, Two Fine Concerts In Summer . SILVERTON. Ore.r May 7.- ( Special) -The appearance of the St Olaf contest choir and of the Luther college concert band will be .two rare treats to be offered the Silverton public this summer, Already the announcement of their promised concerts has awakened considerable excitemen in me music circles at Silverton and surrounding communities. . The choir which is rated with the famous Vatican choir of Rome and the Ukranian choir, will give its concert on June 30. Mrs. Ger trade Boe-Overley is soloist for the choir. The hand will give its concert on July 10 th. Professor C. II Sperattl, who has attracted much attention in the musical world. Is director. TODAY .', Monday i" i ii in n i " - 2 TODAY Continuous Show Sunday 2 till 11 OTTO AND PICTURES Monroe, Lorraine and ' Monroe POT POURR!" Frazer Brothers ... m ; ATIILHTIC " i ARTISTRY ' - ( -.1 George B. Flint " Presents . ' ' SCOTT BROTHERS & COMPAXY . "Fast Stepping Dancers' Danny Simmons - "TI1K RAW RKCRtTITV Bob White WHIZZ RANG CXWBOY j Viola Vercler .; i ' Ilolman . : j ' and, Her Cupitol Ort hcstra PRICES -SlatlJiee SOo lOc L'vcning goo S5c Cecil Deacon at the . Axoendlng' Warlltxer ' 7 EIO , On The Screen "The Final Extra' The drama of an inside news story with an a3 star cast. i-.S ft." 'j BIO ' FEL1TU1U3 J Price Returns From Gold - Fields; Prospects Good OREGON - NORMAL SCHOOL, Monmouth, May 7. (Special.) iv- A. Price of Monmouth recently returned . from the Weepah, Nev., goia neids and claims the pros pects for pay ore there are ex ceptlonally good, but that developr ment now awaits capitalists, who are rapidly preparing to operate According to Mr. Price there are" some 1600 people and about two dozen shacks now in Weepah most of the inhabitants living in tents and out of doors. He claim good drinking water is almost as bard to get as gasoline. I-XrNERAL SERVICES HELD ? SILVERTON. Ore.. May 7. (Special) perhaps the - largest funeral ever held at Silverton was that of Glenn Bowen 1 Saturday afternoon., Mr. Bowen was ac cidcntly killed Wednesday morn ing when struck by a car In front of his home. Tho funeral was a military funeral held at the chapel with interment la Bethany cemetery. CHURCH TO HOLD MEET SILVERTON. Ore., May 7 (Special) A special business meeting, 'will be held at Trinityl ennrch Monday evening at which time candidates for pastor will bo considered. ? Three pastors hare already refused to accept the call. The-two pastors who will bo con sidered are the "Rev. Shevlin of Kenyon. Minn., and the Rev. 8. J. N. Ylvesaker of Fergus " Falls, Minn. ' ' i J "San Marcus." the star of the horse shows and the winner of many ribbons, is shown here with his new owner, Al. G. Barnes. Perform Ing horses are one of the principal features of the Al. G. Barnes Circus, which exhibits Wednesday, May 18, in Salem, and one of the numbers in the program contains 180 equities, in addition to the zebra round-up which comprises the largest herd of these beautiful animals in captivity in the world. The acts presented by the tigers Hops, leopards, and all the other wild animals are said by the manage ment to surpass all previous displays. WILL URGE RECLAMATION Umatilla Rapids Bill to Be Intro duced, Solons Agree PORTLAND. May 7. (AP) When congress meets in Decern ber, Charles L. McNary, United States will render assistance in reintroduce the Umatilla Rapids project bill. This was agreed to day at a conference between trus tees of the Umatilla Rapids league and Senators McNary and Steiwer and Representatives Sinnott and Crumpacker. Prior to this conference, Dr El wood Mead, 'United States com missioner of reclamation, ad dressed a special meeting of the land settlement committee in which he stated that the United States senator from Oregon, will the colonization of reclamation projects in Oregon. Mead reiter ated to the committee that he ex pressed-. to' ;-a delegation from the Owyhee project yesterday. ' .The entire reclamation program in .Oregoh is in better condition than before. Mead stated, although Dr. Hubert Work, secretary of the department of interior, is not kindly disposed toward the Baker project, but has agreed to hear the recommendations of an un biased commission of three to be appointed by Mead. The Des chutes project, which has been in abeyance for several years, will come up for conference with the reclamation commissioner Mon day. Woman Who Voted in 1868 Dies at Colorado Home PAONINI, Colo.. May 7. (AP) The woman who friends claim blazed the trail for suffrage by casting the first woman's vote ever counted in the United States, will be buried here tomorrow. Mrs Orissa Keziah Dorrance, who died at her home here Thursday at the age of 83, laid claim to casting a vote in tne election 01 isos. In the same electino Susan B. Anthony, pioneer suffrage leader, also voted In Chicago, but her ballot was thrown out and she was fined $200. Relatives say the story of Mrs. Dorrance casting the first woman's vote is borne out by the records ot the Iowa Historical society." Faulty Construction Said Cause of Building Wreck NEW YORK. May 7. (AP)- Fauity building materials caused the collase of the Yellow Tazicab office building yesterday, Peter G. Spence. chief of the bureau of fire prevention, ' declared tonight. Seven persons were killed .under the wreckage and more than a score injured. - A thorough examination of the ruins warranted the report that there - was no preliminary explo sion and the disaster was due to structural . collapse, said- Mr. Spence. Frederick C. Kuehnlc, chief inspector of the city building department, "however, said he had found the construction of the building had been 'proper." Mrs. Bentson Receives Word of Sons Deat , SILVERTON, Ore., May 7. (Special.) Mrs., Olivia , Bentson has received word of the death o her son, Otto Bentson, at Miller South Dakota, 'where he went number of years ago. Mr. Bent sen was 35 years of age. Death followed an operation for appen dicitis. Mr. Bentson attended the Silverton schools when a child. VISITING IN SILVERTON SILVERTON, Ore., May 7. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. Martin Tinglestad are visiting at Silver ton. Mr. and Mrs. Tinglestad re cently sold their farm at Jeffer son. They have a hpme at Salem which thevv will . occudv. Mr Tinglestad eScpects, to enter busi ness at Salem in the near future. SOLDIER JIAjDL.YHUBIL- SACRAMENTd, Cal., May 7.; (AP) Jack Woods. tZ a soldier from Camp " Lewis, Wash., was probably fatally injured tonight when his automobile skidded and overturned near here tonight Woods suffered-a crushed chest. ARIZONA HAS SfOW ' PRESCOTT, Arizona, May 7. (AP) Snow followed a sudden drop in temperature late today The storm continued during the evening, adding, to the light snow blanket that covered this district. SALE WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 THe SHOW THA ALG- rScfMFFERJST il8US . -j rK 9W WK. 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' . ' Dr. Schafer was a member of the Oregon faculty : until 1920 when he left to take over his pres ent position He is the author of. several boqks" among them a 1 ography of the. late President. Prince L. Campbell, with .whom he was losely associated during his work in Oregon. He also was one of the speakers at the univer sity seail-centennial celebratipn last fall. Testimony Completed in Grain Rate Hearing PORTLAND, May 1. (AP) Testimony was completed today In the ' grain rate hearing held here tliis week before the Oregon state public service commission in which the railway companies op erating in Oregon were cited to show cause why they have not ap plied the reduced freight rates on grain and farm products on intra state shipments. The commissioon, It was said, probably will reserve its ruling until after the members have an opportunity to review a transcript of the testimony as offered by both shippers and carriers. "HANDS OFF" DEMANDED Meetine In New York Protests Imperialism In China NEW YORK, May 7. (AP) Demands for a "hands off" policy by foreigners in China were voiced today at an open air meeting in Union Square under pjolice pro tection. A crowd of 2500 heard speakers of the "hands off China" committee denounce allegedly im perialistic actions of the United States and Great Britain in the Far East. The committee m charge of the meeting is an organization said to represent 85 social, Industrial, la bor and liberal association: TY CORB SUSPENDED ST. LOUIS, May 7. (AP) Ban Johnson, here tonight, con firmed reports from Chicago that he had suspended Ty Cobb and Al Simmons, and said he was Anot prepared to .say iwhen the suspen sions would expire." , aotkd. Actor dies NEW. YORK, May 7. (AP) Bruce McRae, veteran actor, and Star Jn such productions of the last generation as "Shenandoah," Camill," and others, did today of heart disease at his home on City Island. He was 60 years old. Klamath Falls--Sacred Heart Academy will build $11,000 aefdi- ttoir. to San Francisco every Tuesday and Friday Speedy, 24V&-hour coach train special service and special reduqed fare. Leaves Salem 11 :43 a. m. over Cascade Line in day flight, arriving San Fran cisco 11:43 a.' m., next day. Ride in a roomy, all' steel coach over smooth, -rock-ballasted roadbed. Relax and rest. Free ob- . servation car lounge and open platform. Special dining and : lunch-car menus at low cost. - Tickets at this lowfare good only on these .spe cial coacn trains. Free baggage allowance of 100 pounds. Similar fare and serv ice returning from San Francisco every Wed- nesday and Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Ciy , Ticket Ofxlce 1M N. ' liberty. Telephone) 80 ,: Come Prepared , "A1 negro preacher, walked into the office of a newspaper in Rockymount, N. C-. and said: 'Misto Edito'. they Is forty-three of my congregation which sub scribe fo' yo paper. Do that en title me to have a chu'eh notice, in yo Sadday isue?" 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