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IDES BLY FliJISHED HT ZBU Crops! -About Average ; on ' Most Farms; Wheat 20 to 2b Bushels to Acre -,ZENA. Ore.. Aug. 18. (Spe cial! Threshing "is about com plfrtPd ; In this , vicinity, with crop yields above the average on most cf "the;, farms, reports from1 the thresh in r 1 outfits indicates. On the 500 acre ranch of Guy Taylor,; a new comer In this vi cinity, 1 spring barley has yielded an average of 28 bushels an acre, with oats running about 30 bu shels. ; Taylor is also making good with hog raising, he reports. t With . .wheat running between 20 and 25 bushels an acre, Thom as 1 Merrick reports that he ds closing his threshing after a 18 days- run. Oats have run from 30 to 40 bushels to the acre, and1 barjey about 15. sacks to the acre, he says. , Prunes in this district are not aa good as the average, but other crops j are in good shape. 'A 'party of Zena people left recently for a trip to the beeches. which Included Mr. and Mrs WaVnie Henry, Mr. and Mrs. Lew t Randall and children. Jack, Ileten, and Lois, and Mrs. Mary Crawford.; Mrs. Crawford is the mother of Mrs. .Henry and Mrs. Randall.'. and. Is visiting from the fast, making the rejuirntfip aoon. It James McCarty.to'f "Echo Ore., Is -Tteitftig ,wth S.' HA Barker, while! looking over the country in expectation of locating here, jj MrJ and Mrs. Frank Carver re turned Monday from a ,r trip to Cutler 'where they spent an en joyable few days. -L Mrs. Roy Barker-left! recently t" ospend some 'time in a hospital near Pacific City In order to re cover from a badly scalded foot which she suffered about a month ago. t She , was accompanied by Mrfs." Grace Litchfield, of Port land', i -i Mr; and Mrs. M. Holdredge, of Eugene, who have recently been visiting their daughter. Mrs. Clar ence! Merrick, have gone on to Portland to visit wKh relatives there.:..-. DESCniJT REPLY Letterat This Office from Person Who, Is Evident ly 'Mem Family r (The Salem postmaster has sent to the office of The Statesman the following letter:) j "'Postmaster, - Salem". Oregon Deaf' -Sir:' I read a' story in this meralng's' Oregonlan of the re union of the descendants of James K. -Wood, in Salem. No other name waa 'mentioned. - I would like to get -in touch with any member of the Wood family, and will appreciate it if you will see that the enclosed, letter, addressed To any descendant of the James K Wood family, is delivered to some member." , The letter is dated at Newberg, Oregon. August 14.. 1927, and is signed by Minnie Wood Cooper, or at least that is the way the writer of this paragraph makes out the name. ; ". .. .. . - The .letter is at the Statesman joff Ice, where it may be had by a descendant of James K. Wdod, or ii W(H be forwarded upon re quest. Quart of Water Cleans Kidneys ;.-,. -j'--.",- Take a , Uttle Salts if Your Back Hurts, or Bladder It Troubling You ... No man or woman can make a mis take by flushing the kidneys occasion ally, -says a .well-known authority. Eating too' much rich food creates adds, which excite the kidneys. They become overworked from the- itrain. get sluggish and fail to filter the waste and poisons from the blood. Then we get sick..- Rheumatism, headaches, liver trouble, nervousness, dizziness. &lmfcn4 and tirinanr disorders often come frota sluggish kidneys.. The moment you feel a dull ache in tVi Irwf nv -nr. roar back hurts, or if the urine is 'cloudy, offensive, full of sediment, irregular ot passage or at tended by a sensation of scalding, 1t;m fnntr:y a imart nl water each day, also get about iour ounces of Jad . alts from any, pnarmacy; wise tablespoon ful in a glass of water be- e t 1. r . J I .1 -.. kidneys may act fine.' ' - .T1i! invin nftt ia fnaie from the -.MM . ... . - . . acid of grapes and lemon juice, com- OlZJCVi WHu.UIHK, uu IMS wv-u wv.. n. ...r, a flncS anA stimulate . the 1 ll I V,l . .V. . JUUUCT9 , 1J v -- -acids in the system, so they no longer cause irritation, thus often relieving bladder weakness. -.iV f "': Jad Salts is inexpensive r makes a delightful; effervescent lithia-water drink which everyone should take now and then to help keep, the kidneys clean and active and the blood pure, thereby often avoiding: serious kidney complications. . ' ' ' ; ' ''' ' WILL WOO S G U I 3 M ,T S : P T M d ' - Oregon Theater Add one more title to the list of truly great motion pictures. . With the appearance of Para mount's "Beau Geste,? which came to the Oregon theater yesterday, ii 'becomes necessary to enlarge the roll of creen masterpieces.' The magnificant broad sweep of this drama of the French Foreign Legion, has never before been, sur passed, nor has there ever been a finer theme more masterfully ex ecuted, than that of the devotion of three young brothers, and their smiling, unflinching sacrifice for each, other. The pounding, pulsing drama oi "Beau Geste" lis brought to the au dience with shocking force in the opening scenes. A detachment of the Foreign Legion is shown on its way across the African Desert to relieve a fort, which has been at tacked by ' Arabs. Arriving, the commander of the relieving force finds no sign 'of Arabs, and his glass reveals: a soldier standing at every embrasure in the walls, ready to fire on an enemy. A bugle call elicits no response. Not a man stirs, and the gates re main closed. The major goes close to the walls and discovers the alert sentries to be all dead! This opens a mystery which deepens and quickens as the story progresses, reaching to England and there involving three of the main characters, the broth ers, enacted by Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton and Ralph Forbes. Colman, giving the finest and most romantic performance of, his briliant career, and Noaii Beery as Sergeant Lejaune, "the cruelest beast and bravest soldier" in the Legion, dominate the action al though Hamilton and Forbes are close rivals for screen honors. None of the many noted artists in "Beau Geste" give anything but fine characterizations. William Powell, Alice Joyce, Mary Brian, Norman Trevor, Victor McLaglan and the others all add to their pop ularity. There are a thousand thrills in "Beau Geste;" the sight of hun dreds of colorful Touraregs sweep ing across the sand plains, the re volt among the 40 Legionaires, and their dauntless defense against the desert hordes, in ad dition to countless other pulse leaping moments. There is no need to use words lauding Herbert Brenon's direc tion. "Beau Geste" beggars any written praise. Capitol Theater Edna Bennett, who comes to the Capitol theater Friday after noon and evening is the late fea ture of several successful Broad way productions including Rose Marie and several other Shubert musical comedies and light op eras. Miss Bennett will be well de membered to western theater pa trons for having played the lead in Belasco's VGold Diggers" with which she toured the entire Pa cific coast. While essentially a legitimate star, Miss Bennett oc casionally takes a short tour in vaudeville between productions. At the present time her short vaudeville tour will terminate with the opening of the new Shu bert production "Tia Juana" in which she is cast as a race track queen. This show opens in New York September first and will end Miss Bennett's vaudeville work for the winter.. This delightful young star started in the thea-trical world from the small town of Oshkosh. wis., much to the chagrin of her father who was a Congregational minister of that city. After fac ing the ridicule of her parents for a year, during which time the only outlet for Miss Bennett's talent was to appear in ' various? amateur plays, this young lady decided that the big city 'was the place for her and left for Chi cago. Shortly aMer arriving in Chicago Miss Bennett was one' of the proud chorus girls in a mu sical comedy and had her first taste ot the life she was to lead for but a short time afterward. Mr. Lee Shubert, the well known theatrical magna-ie, took one look at his future star and gave her a small part in the show. Two years later New York looked at Edna Smith, late of Oshkosh. who was their latest theatrical "find" and saw the name of Ed na Bennett become one of the best known in musical comedy. It is the good fortune of the Capitol theater to announce the engagement of Miss Bennett and the management . takes consider able pride, in this booking as It U seldom that vaudeville ia fortun ate enough to . secure, the services of such stellar stars. . Miss Ben nett's offering promises to be one of the very best of its kind ot the current season and all lovers of comedy songs are urged to at tend. .. . . . ' Snnb Pollard, Movie Cerebrlty, Coming. Local theater goers will be given a treat at the. Capitol Theater .this Saturday and, Sun day when Harry "Snub" ; Pollard, and Thelraa Daniels f of moving picture fame,'- will . appear : in per son in a, one art comedy entitled 'Out of Gas; , ; 3 ; : Pollard needs no 'Introduction to theater, goers, for in the past several years he has made himself i I one of the outstanding- comedy favorites of both stage and screen. 4 Miss Daniels will be remember ed best for her cl"ver portray als with Bobby Vernon in the Christie screen classic, "Dummy Love," also with "Snub" in "The Yokel" and "All Wet." Mis.. Daniels is not only noted to be one of the most beautiful blonde inKenuses in motion pictures, but is also rated as an exceptionally clever vaudeviliian.1 Grand Theater "The Night of Love." George Fijzmauriee's delineation of feud al life which comes to the Grand theater Saturday night is in reali ty a tribute to old Spain and to days that are gone. , Staged among scenery exactly duplicating certain localities of Spain, and with sets designed from authentic Spanish edifices of four hundred years ago, the picture may be called faithful In every de tail. ! "The Night of Love," which features Ronald Colman and Vil ma Banky, is real romance in an historical setting, and throughout the picture it is the ebb and flow of tense and throbbing love which the spectator follows with suspense-filled interest. Feudal Spain is there, before your eyes, with its courtly grand ees, beautiful women, adventurous vagabonds and character drawn and etched by the master band of Fitzmaurice. The love story is the paramount theme of the picture and romantic love surely has never been better portrayed nor has the hot blood of Spain ever pulsed more passion ately than in many of the scenes between Ronald Colman and Vil ma Banky. Miss Banky as the beautiful Frincess Marie is intensely allur ing yet only subtly voluptuous. Colman is the perfect lover, strong. manly, and fired by a genius for love-makjng. Kidnapping Miss Banky on her wedding night. Colman finds him self hating and fearing and at last loving the woman he has sworn to destroy. From her attitude of proud dis trust in the early part of the pic ture Miss Banky slowly changes her characterization until at last she becomes a willing victim of the urge that has' crept into her heart to conquer her. Through the whole story runs the thread of beauty and romance, picturesque settings, colorful scenes, brave men and fair women which will make "The Night of Love" a picture tp be remem bered. Prices 25c anytime. Dr. August Dvorak Speaks at Oregon Normal School OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Monmouth, Aug. 18. (Special) Dr. August Dvorak of the edu cation department at the universi ty of Washington was a speaker at the Monmouth normal school the past week. The first of two splendid lec tures given by Dr. Dvorak was on what is known as the be havioristic psychology. Dr. Dvorak showed himself to be not only well informed in the study of this interesting feild, but also capable at setting it forth In a manner so acceptable that even the layman could under stand his lecture. His discourse was timely in that the psychology work at the normal this summer has aroused more than the usual high interest com ing from this department. The evening lecture was on the topic of habit in which he gave a very clear presentation of the re lation of habit to the view he set forth in the morning lecture. These lectures were discussed " at some length afterwards in several of the normal classes. to Oaim Special reduced fare good in speedy, all-coach trains every Sunday, Tuesday and 'eriday. Ride in roomy, all steel coaches. Room to relax and rest. Free observation lounge and open platform. Low -coat mrmH in diner nd . hanch cat. Train, leave" s43AMv arriving San Prao- citco 1&30 a. m. Over scenic Cascade Line In daylight. Similar service returning , from San Francisco every ' Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. roundrrip Coach far , good for 15 days re- '. turning on anv train carrying : Coaches. , . . ,. . .. . PdGuOfiG';. - City Ticket Of tie , -184 No. Liberty Telephone 80 s2s B SCHOOL CliES PUD Seven; Senior 'Practice Cen ' ters to Be Conducted; Other Work Altered OIIKGON NORMAL SCHOOL. .Monmouth. Aug. 1 8. I Speeian Several important changes in the training school department of the Monmouth normal school for September 1927 were annptinced today by Thos. H. Gentle, director of the training schools. Among other changes there will be seven senior practiceceu ters next year, which will be lo cated at the Children's Farm Home at Corvallls, Valsetz, Oak Point. Kairplay, Independence Rickerall and Monmoutn. These schools will give ample teaching facilities for the normal for a long time to come. Oregon is a state of small towns and rur al communities and these schools provide just the type ot worn lor training purposes which the state most needs. Two or these centers will te set asjf.e for the training ot seniors who major In rural work. These two schools will do work of ex ceptional high quality and each student trained in them will have nearly two years of careful prep- soldiers, eachlaration before taking the practice I work. The former rural depart ment nas been abandoned and the new work will be done thru the training department. Another outstanding change In the training school which indi cates a marked progress Is the manner In which the elementary certificate candidates will do their worx. These students will do the first two terms of regular standard course and one. term of special work planned only for them. In the third term the student will do nine credit hours or work in three subjects and eight hour? of directed observation and read ing. When these students return to the normal after their elemen tary certificates have expired they will resume their work at the third term of the two year stand ard course. The concentration or the pres ent method work of the normal Into the hands of five or six in structors who have definitely been engaged by President Landers to handle this work because of their otstanding ability along this line are Elsie Bolt of the critic depart- ment, Alice Mcintosh, former crit-fher :c in the junior high. Katharine Arbuthnot of the geography de partment. Emma Henkle of the English department and Grace Morris of the geography and method departments. The scope or the method work will be great ly extended. It will include the selection, organization and direc tion ot suitable projects ror use in the various grades; the objectives or the various studies to be pur sued by the pupils; the outcomes of phychological investigation in such of the studies in which such work has been done; diagnostic and remedial worx and the his tory of the teaching of the more important studies. It will be readily observed that such treat ment or the subject or method gives it collegiate quality and yet retains its strictly vocational char acter. The adding ot the appointment bureau to the work of the train ing department is another step forward. This step has been made by President Landers because of his belief that the 'intimate ac quaintance of the training school staff with the actual ability of the graduate would result In a more satisfactory placing of him in the public service. The change of service from the administration to the training school building will take. place about the first of Sep tember. TODAY Shows at S 7 0:30 SALEM'S GREATEST Geo. Itanta Marie Rich in One Night In Spring by Will M. Hough LA PAX & on "Laugfctcks Axetba Leander "Pastimes at Sea Juggle iDX THE SCREEN ,W Vmf'rtli ft- Pioneer CelebVates. I His 63rd Birthday Jack Nash, Who OowmmI Plain in 4 Still Active OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Monmouth. Aug. 18. (Special) Jake Nash, a pioneer of early Oregon, celebrated his birthday on the eleventh of August at his home in Buena Vista. Mr. Nash crossed the plains in 1864 and has lived in Polk coun ty for C2 years, following the wa gon making trade and teaming as a side line. He was .married to Susan Taylor of Benton Couitfy on July 12, 1S74 and of their family of nine children four aro. now living and in "Oregon. Their youngest son at the early age of 4) lost Ms life in the world war while serving in the navy. Their daughters are Mrs. Carrie Nash Tann who lives at Buena Vista and Mrs. Leah Divine of Rocka way. The sons are Elmer of Farm ington. New Mexico and James, associated with the Marion garage of Salem. As a lad of 17 he enlisted in he Civil war and served with the Mis souri wing of the army. Mr. Nash and his wife live in a pleas ant home near the banks of the Willamette river. Although 8 3 years of age he takes care of a cow and raises a fine vegetable garden. He is keenly interested in reading and his radio. and thoroughly enjoys the fine programs heard every evening. Although the times have changed a great deal since the Willamette was used by the large Treightins river boats which used to dock at the foot of his orchard, he finds much to enjoy that the pioneers knew nothing of. FORMER PASTOR INVITED S1LVERTON, ORE:, Aug. 18. (Special.) Rev. George Hen rikson. former pastor of Trinitv Church, has been asked to speak at Trinity Church on the mornlne of August 28 and also to attend the annual Sunday School picnic to be held on the Abiqua. RETURNS FROM ALASKA SILVERTON,. ORE. Aug. J 8 (Special.) George Johnson re turned from Alaska where he has been for several weeks. Mr. John son is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Johnson of Silverton. MOVES TO SILVERTON SILVERTON, ORE. Aug. 18 (Special.) Mrs. Lidia Metcalf who has made her home here for the past few years has moved to Marshfield where she will make home for some time First Time in Two Years Salem Saturday PS1 I T-- MiU l ii i St SACRED nnni. s. elephant:? m Mum MA V Ioors Open.' at 'i MlT'Pi'Mw-form.iw-e t-8 . P. M. (Ineludin. 'Tx)r Admitting-' to the CirenK, Mngeri and General Admis sion ReoU ADC1.TS SI: CHILDREN I'SDKK 12 YEARS. 50 Cents. Orand Stand and Reaerved Scats at Addition al Cot According to Location. He served Seat and Admission Tickets on Sale at Sherman Clay A Co. Muaie Rtnre 130 So. Milh St. (Show I lav I. TODAY Shows at 3 7 0:30 ENTERTAINMENT 5 Harry Antrim - . in a MI nature Musical Comedy Coi - with, a Quintette . of Talented Girls I BASTEDO of the Day ivUua lieunett ,1b. Timely Songs WITH Aid. 11 wx Mr"" pmvaktme r s y Nil ... i H U I 5'MARY CARR, PRISCILLA iJ I H R I H BONNER, MARJORIE - V BONNER , : : CAPITOL ORCJnSSTliA -,. COK BUSES PUB'S EQUITY Becomes Sole Owner - of Store On Commercial ' Recently Remodeled Announcement was made yes terday afternoon of the purchase of the interest owned by Harry I. lVason In the Cooley and Pear son grocery. 411 N. Commercial street, by E. W. Cooley, the other member of the firm, making Cooley the Bole owner. . The store, which has been among the largest groceryestab lishments in. Salem, will continue to operate in the same location tinder the name of the E. W. Cooley grocery company. The partnership dissolved yes HENRY THE BUTCHER SELLS GOOD MEAT FOR LESS HENRY'S MARKET INC. 174 N. Commercial between Director's arid Peerless Bakery OS a s o H e w s H -X w EFFICIENT MARKETING w a o H 0 Continued Leadership is maintained only by giving service, qua! ity and price. Q O O CO i-3 W W FOR SATURDAY WE Bacon Squares Center Cuts of Ham Sugar Cured Hams Smoked Bacon Backs Finest Breakfast Bacon Salt Pork Lean Pickled Side Pork Boiled Ham Sliced Autumn Leaf Lard Snow Cap Shortening Fresh Lean Side Pork n w s H W s These are extraordinary good specials and we advise reserve the right to limit quantities. Henry, Your Butcher. Phone 940 HENRY THE BUTCHER SELLS GOOD MEAT FOR LESS Supply Your Fall Needs Through Kafoury Bros. Credit Plan Come See the New FaliCoats Coats of soft, silky, rich materials, gracefully and youthfully flared and lavishly trimmed with fur.ri , : ' ., si' Materials! VELMORE VENISE LASTIpSSA SUEDE CLOTH BOLIVIA SUEDINE NEEDLEPOINT Just as every other department is ready with large and attractive stocks for Autumn so is the children's department with fine looking Coats and Sweaters for School wear Every Express Brings Us Something New in Fall & - Winter Apparel.' .l terday has jointly ewnedTf:tbe store at that location for thef past three years, during . which, time; a large business ' has been hu il t u pi At present the building is being remodeled in connection with the construction of the .new Ander son; building on the corner of Commercial and Court. , ' t The grocery store, however, has continued to transact business during the entire' remodeling period. Construction of a new pressed brick front on the '. store will begin soon, and the entire work. on the building is expected tovbe finished by September 15. E. Cooley, the new owner of the store, has been in the grocery business la Salem for the past eight years. He, was with C. M. Roberts for four years, and for seven months, was in the local Skaggs store. Tie is thor oughly acquainted with the gro cery business in Salem, and is optimistic in regard to the future of business in this city. Harry I. Pearson, retiring part ner, will take a position with . ' r- v JKl 'hi' :: RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING SPECIALS: - ..15c 35c 22c - 22Vc 22Vc 12 Vie 17Vc : 49c 10c .......10c ........15c Kippered William J. Buslck In the new Mar Ion Market, when It is completed, it f was announced Yesterday. WRECK KILLS THREE WAMEGCv KAS:. Aug. 18 (AP) Three persons were killed when a motor car crashed through the railing of a narrow bridge and fell into a drainage ditch near here today. ''' ' The dead "are: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reynolds, Greenville, 111.. Loth more than 70 years old, and Mrs. Est rel la Watson. 40. ,of Greenville. . HOOVER GOES EAST s --' ' ' LOS ANGELES. Aug. 18. (AP) Herbert Hoover left to night for the east. He declared that after a week at the capital he would go to the lower Mississippi flood area. (The secretary of com merce has just ended a ehort va cation in southern California. Buy Statesman Want Ads P3 P3 H n; CO H CO 8 S h; o; U Henry Himself TTT V Protect Your Ip!l!rr a. Health! Buy F r" U. S. Inspect- - . ed Meats! - '" ? ' ' Deliciously Flavored Sausage bulk 15c Fresh Ground Beef 2 lbs. ....25c Choicest Beef Pot Roast -15c Yearling Mutton Roast ..............15c Yearling Mutton Chops .17V2C Fresh Liver, 2 lbs. . ............15c Mutton Stew, 3 lbs. 25c Henry's Tender Steaks .... .....15c H S R tt C H O S3 Fresh Salmon ...14c Salmon ....25c you to come early. We 174 N. Commercial St. Golo rs CRACKLE BLUE BLACK NAVY BLUE REINDEER 1 NEUTRAL GOLDEN BROWN FILBERT 'r'-l' CAN A JO) DO" Salem Store Portland S2k Store 466 State St. 362 Alder SU