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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON FRIDAY .MORNING, MAY 20, 1927. .1 1-4 ; 'ii 1 ii 1 hi Si 3 1 ! i i and . .1 Elsinore Theater . iLewlg- Stone and Anna Q. Nils son scored a double .triumph of personalities in . "Midnight Lot eraj" a new First National picture, whlichwill Je shown at the Elsin ore, theater May 20. The acting of this duet is a constant delight, from' the opening giggle to the' closing .laugh. ; As"an aviator who misunderstood- his bride, and even goes so far; as to help her get a divorce though he dearly loves her. Stone Is superb. As the brfde who thought she didn't love her husband,-but finally found that she did,' Miss Nilsson. surpasses all her previous performances as a com edienae. t . ",r" " The supporting cast gives Tery capable: performances, ana Chester ConkUn as a butler is especially funny. John Roche plays the milk-and-water " dandy well. Others- in the cast are. Dale Fuller, Purnell Pratt, and Harvey Clark. Most of the story takes place in London, but it shifts also to the Mespotamian battle front. John Francis Dillon directed the pro duction. ' I This afternoon and evening there-' will be five acts of excep tional vaudeville at the Elsinore theater. They are as folows: . QulUy & Jeanny, an athletic young man and' a, pretty, well formed, woman present one of. the most daring and sensational aerial acts knowi to the world of vau deville. , . V ':rx:- - u- Johnny Special .is a harmonica specialist. ;j -He plays the mouth organ in t$e same tempo that Is used -by a jazz band and so makes his iftuslclquite; peppy. One of the cleverest numbers is an Imitation of a locomotive leaving a station. ti "Daddy, a comedy sketch played by three. excellent farceurs and authorized by Harlan Thomp son," .writer of- "Little Jessie James," "Twinkle. Twinkle' VMjr-Glrl and a host of other musical comedies, will entertain on this bill. Mack 1 Brown "and Frances Elaine " in". presenting a 'comedy skit, called" "The Laugh Pirates" will ef fer a delightful program of singing, talking and dancing. The ' scene is laid aboard the deck t pirate ship. ... j The Grant and Wallace Revue Is a fast moving combination ot mulc,! song and dance presented by . two tfnappy young men and SCIID0LFOSI1V BEITJB APPORTIONED Salem District Gets $30,395 i Cofinty land $16,005 Ele- i mentary r-unds I - Taking place a month later than usual -due: to the extended sched ule granted for making tax pay ments, the semi-annual apportion ment of county and elementary school funds is being conducted Ikl. wrAAW"Ww StAMntvr CnnavintAllil. lent J'ulkerson. - , . f " From the county funds the ap portionment will total $80,865 , and from the elementary, $48,567. Approximately one-third of the : total was awarded the Salem dis ' trict: which received $3.395v in : county- funds and $16,005 of' the elementary " Other 4 outstanding apportion ments' are's f Stlverton, county fund. $6265;' elementary, $2681. Jefferson, county; $914; elementary $647.87. Hubbard, county fund, $1350; elementary. $795.10. Aurora, county' fund, $705; elementary $559.03. Gervais; county fund; $1617.99; elementary. $294.49. Stayton, county, fund, $1452.11; elementary, 7 9 5, 11. . Mt. "Angel, county fund,. $2730; elementary, $8Si.4S. Woodburn. county fund, $2965; elementary, $1531.31. Mill City, county fund, $810; elemen tary, 441.73; . Salem Heights, county fund, $930; elementary, $441,73. ; , River Rises at Portland Due to Flood on Columbia - PORTLAND, May 19.(AP) The'WiIIamettertvr continued to rise 'here today, due to the backing-' up of f loocj . water irom the Colombia. The gauge registered 14.1 feet, an Increase of 1.3 feet oyer, yesterday. , It was" expected thiaV. the 'flood stage vof , Iff,' feet would be '-reached some time dar ing the nighu Suidax: the' river Is. expected to remain - stationary, Indicating that the "crest . has' heen reached. ' It was regarded ad practically certain that the present high stage In the river!!! do ttd harm' to Portland watexfrdfit property A".- ' V ' f v . ; , i . - ... - - V ;ir f lo- Ce P;:solyed-in June marriage oc William tvissam v au derbil t t Virginia - JTilr In 1 S S 9, cna cf the cost Important society events of" lis day prot ably will be formally dissolved in the Paris c rT ir- A ir85" A y 'CUBE N three clever girls. Front the time the curtain goes up and a deli cately tinted, special ., scenic set until it drops for the finale there is not a dull second, -1 - Oregon Theater - - -y- "Outlaws of Red River," whifb shows at the OregonMay 20-21,; with Tom Mix in the stellar role is a" western thriller ot a kind that is sure to please even the sophis ticated theater lover. For it is a picture that has a story which in terested millions of readers, when it first appeared as a magazine feature.. Transferred to the screen the story gains in suspense, thrills and humor, and Is easily one of the best film' offerings of recent months. . T.; ; It deals with the -life of Tom Morely, played by Mix, who as a boy was forced to helplessly watch the killing Of his foster par ents and the abduction of his fos ter sister. Grown to manhood he joins the Texas rangers and soon becomes known as the Falcon, be cause of his almost uncanny abili ty to hunt down outlaws. But all his talents m this direction seem useless when it comes to finding his lost foster sister. At last he is given orders by his commanding officer to bring - to justice -a gang of outlaws who raid the surrounding country from a secret valley somewhere along the Red" River. " " .; While hunting them, lie discov ers thafthey-make 'use of a beau tiful girl spy to Inform them when the stage coaches bear treasure. How he discovers the Identity of this girl and tracks the outlaws to their valley is told in. a series of breath taking episodes, admirably touched with humor. Marjorie Daw and a cast of screen, favorites support Mix. . Following an engagement of many months at the Cohan and Embassy theaters. New York, and equal reclame in record breaking Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston runs, the greater "Ben Hur," Me-tro-Goldwyn-Mayer's picturizatlon of the Erlanger-Dillingham-ZIeg-f eld theatrical classic comes soon to the Oregon theater,. May 27, for an exclusive engagement. The production is accompanied by a large touring orchestra, and all the music and staging of the big city presentations will be repro duced here. - divorce courts sometime next month in view of the unsuccessful outcome today of the usual ""re conciliation meeting" provided for by French divorce procedure. Formal pleading of the suit and countersuit for divorce filed by Mrs. Vanderbilt and her husband on April 28 will take place som4 time next month but this is look ed on merely as a formality. 4 It is understood here that Mrs. Vanderbilt Is worth between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000 In her own right and that all she asked in her suit, which charged' that Mr. Vanderbilt refused to allow her access to the domicile Tn Paris, was the custody of their 20 year old son, William K., Vanderbilt, III. Charge Against Milson Dismissed in Court Charges of obtaining goods un der false pretences. preferred against Jack Milson, Corvallis auto salesman, By Mrs. H. Mnttox. worker in a local restaurant, were dismissed in justice court wnen Mrs. Ma.ttox gave conflicting testi mony. Mrs. 'Mattox, on the stand, de clared that Milson' had taken an automobile belonging to General Motors Acceptance corporation from her by force, " but she had previously, not under oath stated that she had asked Milson to 4ake charge of the car as she could not keep up the payments on it. The case arose, it is said, when Mrs. Mattox alleged that Milson had given her two checks for which there were no funds in the bank to cover. ED NASH CHOSEN HEAD OF HI STUDENT BODY (CuntilHiad ttotk pgt 1.) parents are .Mr.' and Mrs- C. B Webb, 490 Oak street, 'received a vote majority for the position of Clarion manager, A special elec tion will be held next Tuesday to decide between them.1 tin the vote cast yesterday Coe received 110 and Webb gpt-97. , ' . Six offices ' went; ; uncontested. only one person- being placed in nomination , -Those who, received automatic confirmation were Edith Findley, vice president; : Eloise Wb He, , secretary; . ; Floyd - Albin. forensic manager; Mrytle Murphy, song' queen; Charles 'Bier, weekly Clarion editor; -and' Isabel Childs Clarion anhu'al editor. - - . - Miss FJndlcy "la the daughter of Dr." and jlrs. M.: C.Fihdley, 223 North 20tV street. She has- been In charge of several' social events at the high school and has been song leader for her class. Miss White's parents are Dr and 'Mrs. D. H. 'White, 355 . North . Capitol etroet." She is a member of the student council. - , Floyd . Albin . Is . A . member . of the student council And lives with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Albin. 1335 North Cottage street. Myrtle Murphy, . the new song queen, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Murphy, 1355 North Liberty street. She has been sophomore class song leader. Charles Bier who succeeds Robert Bishop as Clarion editor, has been a member of the staff this year. He Is the son of Mrs. Lelia 3. Bier, 307 North Liberty street. Isabel Childs, who will edit the Clarion annual, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Childs. 374 North 18th street. The new officers will take oyer their new positions with the open ing of school next fall. ! SOVIET RUPTURE BEING CONSIDERED IN BRITAIN Continued from P88 1.) from the British war office, which led to Scotland Yard's sensational search of t Soviet house, became even 'greater today with the an nouncement, by! the home secre tary. Sir William Johnson-Hicks, iiiat he was still unable to make a statement in the. house of com mons regarding the raid. The crowded chamber was hushed fn an atmosphere of ex cited suspense when the home sec- tary arose, presumably, to make a loag statement on the. raid, the grave consequences of which were admitted in all political and dip lomatic quarters. Instead of mak ing the expected statement. Sir William declared: "Information wh';h has come into the possess ion of the police through the Ar cos search is of such, a nature that it has not been possible for his majesty's government to complete the examination or Idetermine the consequences of It." , LEGION'S SHOW TODAY; RELIEF FLOOD VICTIMS (Continued from" pge 1.) various activities, much more is needed and Salem's residents are urged to attend this benefit per formance tonight. A number of Legionnaires now are selling tickets and, as Mayor Llvesley has pointed out in his proclama tion in this newspaper a day or two ago, no more worthy cause than the helping of those left des titute by the Mississippi floods could be imagined. No Reserved Seats The tickets are on sale with no reserved, seats. First come first served is the plan. Every cent taken in goes to the flood relief fund. Those who can do so are urged to attend the 7 o'clock show as this will eliminate congestion later in the evening and enable all ticket holders to witness this fine performance. Hu Te White has a new Joke. No fooling. I00F ELECTS OFFICERS Rosdmrjf Chosen as Grand Liodge Meeting Place for 1028 ASTORIA, May 19. (AP) The annual session of the Oregon I. O. O. F. and Rebekah lodges, which has been going ' on here' since Moday, ended tonight after election ot officers and designa tion of Roseburg as the place for next year's meeting. Emil Peterson of Astoria was elected grand warden of the Odd Fellows lodge, from which he will be automatically promoted each year until he becomes grand mas ter, the highest office in the lodge. I. D. Porter of Corvallis was named grand master today. OtheT officers chosen were Fred J. Meindl, Portland, deputy grand master; E. E. Sharon, Portland, secretary; and Dj O. D. Doane, The Dalles, grand treasurer! Appointive officers named by the new grand master were: J. G. Dennis, CrawfordsvtKle, grand marshal; George Sullivan, Port land, grand conductor; S. A. Barnes, Weston, grand chaplain; R. M. Dukek, Mayville, grand guardian; and A. C. Baumback, Sandy, grand herald. , Klamath Falls building permits for four months reach $845,580. AciiStoi 'Phillips Milk of Magnesia Better than Soda " Hereafter, instead ot soda take a little "Phillips Milk of Magne sia" in water any time for, indi gestion or sour, acid, gassy stom ach, and relief will come instant- iy. For fifty years genuine "Phillips Milk of Magnesia" has been pre scribed by physicians because It overcomes three times as much acid in the stomach as a satur ated solution of bicarbonate of soda, leaving the stomach sweet and free from all gases. 1 It neu trallzes acid fermentations in the bowels and gently urges the. sour Ing .waste fronvthe system with but purging Besides, it' is mors pleasant to take than aoda. Insist upon "Phillips." Twenty-five' cent and fifty cent bottles, any drug Store. 4yJ,IUk of Magnesia" has been; the U. B. Registered Trade Mark' at The Charles II. Phillips Chemical Co. and its predecessor Charles II. Phillips since 187S. Adv, At the Oregon Theater May 20-21 V U y;"-"v i. V i f- V ' X CI n i.. i n TOM MIX ii "pUTLA HSk OT RE O fUsR - wiiAf fox rmcTo- Many Knockouts Feature Fight Card at Mill City Knockouts-of . one kind or an other featured all but one of the fights on the Mill City card Thursday night, local fans report ed on their return. The best fight Of the evening was that in which Loren Watts of .Sialem knocked out Kid Brown of .Independence in the fourth ruIdH Vif -" ' ' Kid Hareojf? Stayton knocked out Jack McKenna of Oregon City in the second ronndl Pete Byrnes of Portland 4 knc&kld out Sailor Manning of Salem in thte sixth; Sheman Carter of Mill City scored a technical knockout over Orvllle Hayward of Gates in the third. Flook won on a foul from Kid McCormick of Oregon cfty, in the second. Charles Wachter and Art Harris were winners in the battle royal. WILL TRY FLIGHT AGAIN Byrd to Resume Round-t he-World Flight in Two Years NEW YORK, May 19. (AP) Commander Richard E. Byrdz to day told the New York , Evening Post . that he would attempt to complete, his aerial conquest of the globe two years from now if luck was with him. With his plans for his non-step flight to Paris completed, and merely waiting now for fOrtituois winds for its achievement, the conquerer of the North Pole said he already is planning his flight to the Ant-Arctic regions. A tentative selection of his crew will include Floyd Bennett, who piloted the Josephine Ford over the polar seas; Lieut. George No- ville and Bernt Baichen, Byrd said. LINDBERG PREPARING TO START FOR FRANCE (Continued from page 1.) 3 a. m. this morning and immedi ately went to the hangar where his monoplane has been awaiting for a flight to Paris. The doors of the hangar were closed to all but his mechanics. Whether he would hop off this morning, as rumored, was not disclosed. It was raining. A muddy runway seemed to make a take-off difficult. Hundreds of persons appeared out of the darkness summoned by the likelihood that the lone horse man of the air was about to start oil another longer and more soli tary Journey than he had yet es sayed. Spectators stood in the rain and waited at Roosevelt field, where the-start would be made while as many or more crowded around the 5 BIG ACTS OF ASSOCIATION VAUDEVILLE Grant & Wallace Revue Introducing , The Latest Creations In Bong and Dance "DADDY -'i. ' A FARCE s By, Harlan Thompson Johnny Special - The Green ; Whix . of "the ' -Harmonica Is. 'MATTJfKK . v 'Children lOc. . .' - , Adult 83c ' r , - THE BlLGl!TJt2l2 --.wy g f - A ? - ' I J f doors of the Curtiss field hangar, two miles away. The Nassau county constabulary was hurriedly summoned when Lindbergh asked for assistance. Flight Uncertain At 3:45 a. m. Lindbergh said he would not start if the rain con tinued. The lone fjier remained in the hangar while the crowds wondered what was going on in side.? Heavy rain had dwindled to a" drizzle at 3 : 3 0; aj There was no fog- here, but some was reported between 61 ; York and New Foundlahd. f: , . A jW mutesrt after 'he said that.he would not go1 if rain kept up, the rain stopped." f, t As mechanics tinkered Vith the plane, Lindbergh studied weather maps. It was-announced that the plane would Carry 448 gallons of gasoline and would have a total weight of 5,150 pounds. Tillamook Beach Trip Impossible This Week PORTLAND, May 19. (AP) The Oregon state motor associa tion has issued a warning to mo torists who had planned to make rips to the Tillamook beaches bver. the week-end. The state ment follows r- Jl, '"Dae to the heavy rains,it is now impossible to get to theitilla mook beaches. The new, grade at Garibaldi -was- open last Monday but now i3 .a sea of mud and is impassable. The road from the north also is impassable and will take several days of sunshine be fore it can be used for traffic." ItAHK KILLS LOGGER ASTORIA. May 18. (AP.) Robert N? McKamey, 21, of Percy, Ark., was killed today by a fall ing piece of bark from a spar tree at a logging camp of the Eastern & Western Lumber company on the Lewis and Clark river, near here. The falling bark crushed the youth's skull and he died in stantly. 2005 Jt. Capitol Phone 520 Last Time Tonight 7 and 9 p. m. "Whispering Smith" Another One You Don't Want to Miss rComedy Weekly Always 25 Children 10c Sunday Mary Pickfprd n "Little Anna Rooney' Mack Frances Brown & Elaine "The 'Laugh Pirates' Cuilly, & Jeanny The European Wonder In -The Oddity . OX THK EIFFEL TOWER EVEX1NO' Cltildi-en 25c Adalia COc COLLEGIAN STAFF WD Hie Fifteen Members Receive Gold English C" for Ex-. cellent Work Fifteen staff members faf the Willamette" Collegian. Willamette university student weekly, yester day were cited to receive the tud ent body award, a solid gold Eng lish "C" for meritorious work on that publication this year. Those honored were Ella Pfeif fer. Walla Walla, society editor; Frank Van Dyke, Medford sports editor; Alice Lane, Portland liter ary editor; George Poor, Hillsboro and Margaret Pre, Salem,- proof readers; Virginia' ; Merle Crites, Portland, and Mary Lou" Aiken, Salem, feature writers; Mary Clanfield. , Ralston, Georgia Fair banks. Vernonia, and Hazel New house, Newberg, staff reporters; Frank Lombard. Springfield, Eld red Cobb, Roseburg and Jean White, Portland, advertising so licitors; Graham Young, Vale, cir culation manager, and Buneva Cul- bertson, Portland, auditor. The award is given annually to 40 per cent of the staff, members who give faithful, efficient and punctual work on th paper. Peoria Storm Damage Great; One Life Lost r " ' : " JjfeoRIA. IlL, May 19. (AP.) Several emergency refugee huts tonight sheltered persons who lost thefr" homes and belongings in a storm here Wednesday night which caused one death and injuries to others. Walter Mueller, son of the MRS. BASSETT ALWAYS TIRED Now in Good Health by Using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound Lansing. Mich. 'I have taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound whenever I needed it. When I first used it I was so bad I could hardly walk across the room without crying. I was tired all the time. I think my trou ble was coming on me for six months before I realized it. Z read of your wonderful medicine in the paper, and my husband bought me a bottle, and after the first few doses I felt better, so kept on taking it until I was well and strong. I take it at times when I feel tired and it helps me. I will always have a good word for your medicine and tell anyone what good it has done me. I recommended it to my neighbor for her girl, who is sixteen years old, and it was Just what she needed. She is feeling fine now, and goes to school every day." Mas. E. P. B as sett. 216 South Hayford Avenue, Lansing.Michigan. Do not continue to feel all run down and half sick when Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is sold by druggists everywhere. THE FIGHTING TEXAS RANGERS and their armoured coach storm the stronghold of the Outlaws of Red River in Tndnv nn1 Tnmnrrnw i " jam HUM. ina iuht.lqq wiaepnorsezj 11 u HI v b IWT -MX OREGON Siv FRIDAY, MAY 27 5IAT1XKK AT 15:30 I-;VEXIXG AT 8:ftO - Sjieciai Itcturn Engagement of the Great Cinema Inc. Tax ' MATIN EK , &Oc, 76o and I.IO EVENING 75c, $1.10 aiid 11. 5 mayor, lost his life when a bridge over the Illinois river, upon which he was standing with a friend, col lapsed. Property damage here, in East Peoria and Bartenville, suburbs, was estimated at $750,000. ' Water plants and light plants were disrupted during the storm. Store windows were blown in by the strong wind. Hail stones shat tered windows in many homes and green houses. Rescinding Dribble Rule Approved by Bob Hager CORVALLIS, May 19. .(AP)" The action of the basketball rules committee, rescinding the abolish ment of the dribble, was received wrth approval by Bob Hager; head coach of Oregon Agricultural col lege, and creator of "percentage" basketball. Hager had previously announced that he opposed elim inating the dribble inasmuch as it hurt the game from the standpoint of the spectators, though it would not impaiirhis system. Hager's article against the rule was one of seven on the subject It's Time to Think of PAIXTIXG and CLEANING UP We Sell Martin Senour 100 Per Cent Pure Paint DOUGHTOX & SHERWIX 286 N. 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