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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEJIOREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1927
"OIIITE COUJIES"
; WELL PRESEHTHI
Ticklish Social Problem Uti!-
ized; De Molay Actors
. Prove Capable
A large number of Salem peo
ple took" a few hours off .from
coaTentJonality and normalcy last
aigrht to witness the presentation
by DeMolay players of the intelli
gent and amusing- comedy "White
Collars' at the Elslnore theater.
Plenty of bounce and spirit fea
tured the dramatic efforts of the
amateur players.; all , local young
tnea - and, ; wotnen, and hearty
laughter was ronchsafed through
out at the humorous sltnatioaa-re-ulting
from the attempt of a solf
ityled "White Collar"! class eman
cipator to reform .and thoroughly
democratize an already democratic
millionaire. ' r
Charles Kaufman,. a young man
possessed of a considerable poten
tiality in the Interpretation of
liglJt comedy parts, was well cast
- Cousin: Henry, the earnest.
woula-be liberator of the great
middle class, whose unflagging
nvtsn
WET-
i . Capitol Theater
"The Lilies 1 of the Field" by
John Hastings Turner, should, not
be confused with "Lilies -of the
Field" , by X William:, Hurlburt,
played , by '. Marie Dor In New
York in 121 and 221 t ";
j Mr. Turner's play has neer
been produced In New : York, . or
America; as yet, although It was
one of the outstanding successes
in London when it was first played
at the Ambassador1 theater in
1523. The rights to make the first
through . the National Drama
league of Great Britain, who en
dorse and publish the play. :
- It Is a diabolically clerer com
edy, with a point, with most
amusing thrust at women's fash
ion in : ciotnes. it snows how a
new style in dress is originated.
.Incidentally, an appealing lore
story, with twin . sisters- as. hero-!
ines, runs throughout, s The Mo-i
roni Qlsem Players are being spon
sored in Salem this season by the
Salem Lions club. ; "Lilies of the
American production hare been se-j Field will be giren Thursday ere
cured by the Moroni" Olsen Play-lnlng 'oTember 17th at the Cap
ers , after : two; . years effort, J itol theater.
eloped , engine trouble. although
no ressel passing along her course
had reported haying seen the ship.
The M. F. Sterling was purchased
several months ago by Captain E.
R. Sterling of Seattle. .
ROME REPORT VERIFIED
Dr. Friederich Wilhelm Von Pritt-
Wlta-GaXfron Geta Post
BERLIN. Nov; 1. ( AP) . For
eign Minister Stresemann arrived
today from Dresden accompanied
by. Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm Von
seal to save the familv from rhr-Prtttwita-Gaffron, counselor of
itr' kept the audience in an nD.;lbe German embassy at Rne
roaTiT ':J Sf 'i.-v;i
- Fay Joe Woltz captivated the
atfoience with her portrayal of
Joan? Thayer, the stenographer
who stepped from Ihe "White Col
lar" class to marry Van Luyd, the
millionaire. Her performance was
admirable. ; " v -:..-;- j -. ;
. Jack MInto for, two hours ceas
ed to" be? Jack' MInto! and, became
instead William Van Luyn, the
millionaire. He had 'been starred
in previous DeMolay! productions,
a tl last night he did meritorious
tOther characters in the play
wre: Kathry Elgin as Helen
Tllayer; Charles BIer,-as Mr. Thay
er; Betty Shipley as Airs. Thayer;
Harold Tomlinson as Frank Thay
er!; Martha Hobson as Sally Van
Luyn; and Robert Boals as' Tom
Clbney. ..." : ; : ";.;; .;. ; V;
SCOUT COUNCIL: FORMED
Cbarles Wiper Elected President;
Committees Named ! V
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from which it is deduced In polit
ical circles, that j.the, doctor's ' ap
pointment to succeed Baron Ago
von Maltzan as ambassador to the
United States Is ; Imminent;
; Reichstag ; gossip -has, it that'
Herr Stresemann's discussion with
von ; Prittwitz-Gaffron virtually
are concluded and it is necessary
only for the cabinet, after the rer
turn of' Chancellor Marx from the
Rhlneland tomorrow, to await a
word of approval from the United
States government before appoint
ing him to thai Washington post.
For several days it has been
rumored y that the appointment
would go to Dr. von Prittwitz-Gaf
fron and that the United States
had been consulted as to his ac-
ceptibility although - no official
confirmation of the report -could
bo secured. !
The new Cascade council of boy
scouts completed its organization
for the. coming year at a meeting
at the chamber of commerce room
here last night. A complete list
of officers la as follows:-M i ,
i Charles Wiper, president Byron
Wright vice president, Eric But
ler secretary. George Vick, trea
surer,'!.: P. Campbell scout com
missioner and Allan Carson chair
man of the court of honor.;
uommmee chairmen, were ap
pointed as follows: , , '
v George Vick. finance; Roy S
Keene, outdoor activities and
camping;: Douglas McKay, publl
ityj Rer San ford, troop organiza
tions; Leon Gleason, scout instruc
tions; Fred Williams, civic rela
tions, and CV E. Albin. leadership
and training. . - : H
Mayor T. A. Llvesley j spoke
briefly, diseussing the Boy Scout
movement in general. Other speak
ers were Fred Williams, t Salem
city attorney, and John Piper of
Spokane, regional director,- -
POLICE MAKE- f MISTAKE'
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Portland Resident Driven From
Own House anil Attacked
, I PORTLAND, Nov., 1. (AP)
Admitting that the situation re
sulted from a re'gretable mistake,
but was one which might happen
tiflder the circumstances of law
enforcement, W. K. Newell, fed
eral prohibition- director, and
Clarence R. 1 Hotchkiss, : United
St'ites marshal, said today .no of-j
fi'al investigation" would : be or
rlgred into the case of ! A. J.
Siihenk, Portland" contractor, who
was chased from his house Mon
d4y night by two federal prohibi
tion officers when they mistook
him for a liquor law violator.'
-Schenk today sought the advice
or his attorney, saying he suf
fered from a- cut eye, wrenched
back and bruises, received when
hi fell as the prohibition efficers
pursued him under the belief he
s another man; and when the
agents tried to subdue him when
hi attempted to resist.
Tae prohibition olilcers were
Arthur Johnson, deputy United
slates marshal, and A. E. Burgh-;
daff. federal prohibition agent.
FEAR BIG STEAMER LOST
X:iilnjc Heard From Liner M. K.
"Vf" Sterling on Long Voyage
CLAIMS RIGHT TO KILL
Girl Given Dose of Poison to Moth
er to End Her Pain
TONBRIDGE,- Kent. England.
Nov. 1h(AP) England, -which
is scarcely through discussing the
recent; acquittal of a father who
killed his young daughter to spare
her further suffering from disease,
now has another case wmcn is
likely to Involve the question of
the "right fa kill."
The new case is one involving
a daughter sad a suffering mother
and an alleging poisoning to end
pain. . f-j :- . ' i t Z:: 1 1 r ' ---?-.
It came up in a magistrate's
court here today. ; Mrs. Margaret
Bowman Delvigne, daughter of, a
prominent hop grower Is charged
with unlawfully administering poi
son to her mother. Mrs. Margaret
Walte. - It was alleged that Mrs.
Delvigne gave; her mother the poi
son to end her suffering. The eld
er woman had undergone an oper
ation recently for an internal mal
ignant rrowtn and is still in a
grave condition, , ; .
Mrs. Delvigne who Is In a state
of collapse on her arraignment in
court, was committed for trial at
the next Maids ton- assizes.
DEALERS INSPECT AUTO
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Disagrees With Mellon
WASHINGTON, Nov. l(AP
Representatives of the : United
States chamber of commerce and
other national business organiza
tions took issue before the house
ways and means committee Jtoday
with a number of treasury recom
mendations for effecting af $225
000.000 tax reduction. , f,
This figure.;" regarded by the
administration as the safe max
Imum curtailments of revenues,
came In for questioning by James
R. MacColI of Providence, R. I.,
chairman of the' commerce cham
ber's federal taxation committee
who advocated a tax cut of $400,-
000,000. r f "7 :x
"It is common knowledge, he
said, that In recent yearsr actual
surplus has greatly .exceeded the
estimates." "... ;; f": J,
. About the time MacColI was
making this statement at the cap!
tol. Senator - Simmons of North
Carolina, ranking democrat on the
senate finance committee, after a
call on President Coolidge; at the
White House, announced he be
lieved the treasury proposal was
too low and that a slash of M00,
000,000 should be made. '
ran STi pisses
FliOREXCE BULLS DIES IN
NEW YORK. HOSPITAL '
NEW YORK, Not. 1. (AP)-r-
Florence Mills, one of the best
known of the- negro theatrical
stars, died at a local hospital to
day following an operation for ap
pendicitis. She was 32 years old
and only ' recently had . returned
from fresh triumphs abroad where
i ho appeared in the leading- role
In a revue.. - - -,'
r GraduatlnBT from " the - Harlem
cabaret and the New York jro
auction of "ShufHe Along," to'
take Europe by Clorm,- Miss Mills
became one of , the- most pcpularj
performers in the' continental the-j
ater. As the ? star of - "Black
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tnras," a negro . revue, she con-i
quered London despite a move by
the British artists federation . to
bar her from the English stage.
; She attributed their, hostility to
jealouAf over ' the . success of - her
show and ' Ignoring- the - attack.
startled English -critics with, the
declaration that she would like to
play "Peter Pan." , Many ex
pressed the opinion that she would
have been more than good in the
part. - - -
EXPERIENCE ADVENTURE
American Milllonniro Recounts
Harrowing Tale on Return.
; SAN PEDRO. . Cal., Nov. 1
( AP). The story of the adventur
ous voyage from this port to vhe
South Seas by the schooner yacht
Wanderlust, on which Harvey Bls
sell, millionaire carpet aweeper
manufacturer and this family for
several weeks were believed lost,
was:brought to the harbor today
by Steve Schmotzer, a member of
the craft's crew. i
Schmotzer said " the 32 day
voyage to the Marquesas Islands
was filled. with thrilling incidents.
Rigging and sails were lost in a
gale and lei ks were started in the
sieei nmi . wnicn Kept tne crew
pumping steadily to keep the ship
afloat. Faulty navigation instru-l
ments resulted in the ship getting
of her course and the yacht limp
ed into Papeete, burning the last
ten gallons of kerosene in her en
gine, , the gasoline supply having
been exhausted.
, Captain George Blumee, sailing
master, and Eric Silver, a mem
ber of the crew returned today
with. Schmotzer aboard a passen
ger boat. They reported that Bls-
sell and his family also would re
turn to Tahiti by way of steamer.
'CO-ED HAS rSVTEETEST SMILB
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GOHFESSES: IflLLIi
XKW, ORLEANS IAN ADMITS
IITi SLEW OWN WIFE
Students at the State Normal school, Kent, O., have" chosen Miss
.lielma. Jones, above, as the co-ed with the sweetest smile.. She won
he "Smile Girl" contest, sponsored by the school jpaper by , unan
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Connecticut Lawv Winner ;
In Contest With Truck
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. "Nor.
windshield wiper law, which says
all motor -vehicles excepts motor
cycles must have windshield wip-j there was talk of leasing the camp
CITY BIG LOSER DUE TO
I INADEQUATE AUTO CAMP
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Kay park site for $6000 7 cash'.
There was no money available in
the treasury for such a purpose,
so Alderman W. W. Rosebraugh.
then chairman of the sewer com
mittee, proposed that the sum be
loaned from the 1 10,0 00 sinking
fund for sewers at six per cent in
terest, the loan to be repair from
auto park revenue. -
This was done for two years and
needed Improvements in the park
to keep pace with growth of tour
ist travel were foregone In order
that the Kay auto park debt might
be met. Last year, however, cer
tain conncilmen began to see that
the cow was being milked dry, and
Last " Mar. ' Homer Smith volun
teered to build two more cottages
f roni . private funds, the cost to b
taken out of rental revenue, to re
vert '- to city ownership When the
cost had been paid out of rental
revenue. Some time ago, a sizable
sum was handed to the city with
the statement that it represented a
profit to the city in addition tu
payment of the construction costs.
The six cottages were found to
be insufficient to care for tourist
applicants and agitation has been
started to provide about 14 mom
for next season. The chamber di
rectors are considering a proposal
that a. private firm be organized to
build the cottages, have them paid
for out of camping profits after
which they would become city
property.
Other improvements are needed
nowever, among mem Deing a
community soven which would cost
about 92000. Alderman Rose-r
braugh indicated yesterday that
an attempt would be made to In
clude in the budget an amount
sufficient to care for some of these
Improvements, and the Saleni gar
den club is considering a proposal
to take over the work of beautify
ing the park.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1 ( AP )
Henry Molty, confessed today that
he killed his wife and slster-ln-
i --4 phiiMi1 whtlA ttiAv were
sleeping d'amenibered their bodies,
and stuffed them In trunks. He
declared hia wife had been un
faithful and he held his sister-in-law
largely responsible.
Previously he had said that the
actual slaying- was done by a
red headed" sailor although he
admitted he helped dispose of the
bodies.
In his confession to the district
attorney Molty, . said be had
brooded, over the conduct of ' his
wife and -on th day of the crime
got drnnk. He said he "bought a
cane knife on the way home. His
three children, he asserted, were
hungry d lb wife, had neglec
ted to g've them anything to eat.
i Moity declared he cut his wife's
head off-while she was sleeping,
backed the body and put it In a
trunk. Then, he'eaid. he went to
the next room 14 which hla sister-'
In-law slept and struck her with
the knlfer. She .fell off tle bed.
hi3 confession said, and he struck
another blow before., she was
killed. Her body alseT was dissec
ted and placed in another trunk.
He said . he .. took . his children
who were still asleep, to the home
of his brother and then left,
i His confession resulted in the
liberation of his I brother,: Joe,
whose wife was one of the sla'n
women. ' i; . M ... - ,
Josephine Cameron, died today at
the age of 79 years. Her first
husband was Philip A." Cohen, a
New Orleans merchant.
Mrs. King was born in North
Vassalboro. .
Josephine Cameron made her
debut as a leading lady in Sau
Francisco in 1879, aa "Julia " in
"The Hunchback," her support in
cluding Adelaide Stanhope,- Louis
Morrison, A. D. Bradley. Chan,
Bishop and other widely known
actors of that period. Her first
engagement was in Portland, Ore
gon. i with a stock company in
which Maud Adams' mother was
me leading woman and
Maud played child parts, "f
PLANE SEARCH GOES ON
Hunt Continues for Missing'
i f chine Nona of Los Angeles
' PORTLAND, Maine, Nov. .1.-
fAP). -Mra. Marion t Josephine
LOS ANGELES, isov. l. Kf)KlnK. wife of Louis M. King, of
The seventh day's search by airJjg cIty an Alae many years prom
inent in the dramatic world as
planes, forest patrol and sheriff's
scouts of the mountainous terrain
within a twenty mile radius of
Castaic, north of here, today failed
to ; reveal any more trace of the
crashed mall plane of the Pacific
Air Transport than had the other
six days. The machine, bearing
airmail for; Seattle, went down
when its pilot, Dick Bowman, took
to his parachute as the plane went
out of control early last Wednes
day morning. The search, will be
continued
Power Man Coming -
A representative of the North
west Electric Light & Power as
sociation, of Portland, will address
the Salem Rotary club at Wednes
day's luncheon. He will be in
troduced by W. M. Hamilton.
SAN TRDRO,! Cal.. Nov. 1. I
(iP Concern was expressed In
slipping circles , hero today over
ti e whereabouts of tha steamer M.
t Sterling, which sailed from Cn-!
raKo October 2 and last was heard
from at Aruba Island, The ressel
ptit in there for fuel and water.
The ship formerly was the Bert K.
Haney and carried -a erew of twen
ty; officers and men. Her failure
tfif arrive at the Panama Canal
was given rise to the Impression
here ; that she ; might have . de-
W ew Ford Car Exhibited to Dele
gation of Men at Detroit
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DETROIT, Not. 1. (AP) In
spection of the new Ford automo
bile by a party of Cleveland Ford
dealers, occupied a : part of the
program today incident to inaug
uration of early passenger service
between Detroit and Cleveland by
the Stout Services, Inc., controlled
by Ford. ch J: .
Coincident with the - inspection
of the new ear, an announcement
was published by the Ford News,
company house organ, indicating
preparations, were being jnade to
begin mass production of the ma
chine. . The organ set out that new
lines of machinery are being In
stalled to speed up production; in
eluding a complete body-making
outfit of the most advanced type.
The machine being exhibited to
dealers, although completely as
sembled. Is still subject to some
minor changes before being placed
on the open market. It is understood.
The pew - body-making . system,
according to the organ, will bring
about ''assembly of all body mod
els on one enormous assembly line
instead of separate ones for each
body type. ;
am - tlharf T?nVonototll i hilt &
truek but no windshield wiper. As;
a matter of fact there was no
windshield on the truck to be wip
ed, .There1 was the windshieldless
truck and 'there was the law, The
law won. "Five dollars and costs"
said Judge Deming in town court.
Albert is in the market for a
wiper. ' - . , - '
ground to some private individual
letting it go out of municipal su
pervision
: The proposal was bucked, and
finally a $500 appropriation was
voted and added to a sum of about
$1400 accruing: In profits over a
two year period, over and above
payments on Kay park. Four cot
tages were built and equipped.
Paris Mohammedans -Pay
Honor to Holy Prophet
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' PARISH (AP) Paris Moham
medans celeTjrated In splendor the
"ilulud" or ! anniversary of the
birth of the prophet for the first
time since the dedication of the
Paris , mosquof The faithful tak
ing part In the ceremony, came
originally from French colonies
in Africa, from Arabia and all
portions cf trie Port and Far East.
They cajne In white burnouses end
in the garb " of working Paris, a
colorful crowd wearing red feipes.
MouIay Kafid,-; former sultan
cf Morocco, the Pasha of Jlarra
kech and Sil Een Ghabrltl, offic
ial Interpreter for Monlay Toii3
sef, present sultan of Morocco took
partia the ceremonies.
Hand decorations are eraployed
on many cf the new frocks, bring
c-n;p!oyed In various c 'f octs.
FOR,
EUMATISH
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There's a lot of money ahead of
Dempsey yet, says Tex Rickard
After looking at his last two ring
purses we'd say there was a lot of
money right with him now;
Negotiations Completed
For Sale of Ball Club
Former Prominent' Stage
Star Dies at Portland
little
Spy Risk
the Dangers
that result from
A Bad Cold
It is easier and safer to stop
that coufth now with
SCILIEFEU'S THROAT AND
LUXQ BALSALM
Schaefer's
y DRUG STORE
135 North Commercial St.
Phone 197
The Penslar Store
Original Yellow Front
Drugstore
CHICAGO. Nov. 1 (AP) The
first move toward clearing " he
path that leads to the presidency
of the American league was taken
today when negotiations were vir
tually concluded for the sale of
the -Clevejand club to-a syndicate
headed by Alva Bradley, Cleveland
millionaire, who Intends to' be
come the club president.
: When the sale is completed to
morrow, E. S.' Barnard, the pros
pective president of the Ameri
can league," will be automatically
relieved as president of the Cleve
land club. If the sale is not con
cluded, it was , pointed out that
Barnard could resign as president
It the Indians, be elected presl
dent of the American league, and
as such, proceed to lend a friendly
hand in adjusting the Cleveland
situation. ' . "
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girl West Coast Theatres offer the best kind of play there '
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to relieve the deep-down rheumatic aches as well as dispel the occa
sional .headache. They -do 1 In cases of neuralgia, neuritis," lum
bago; for those pains ' ths.t penetrate one's very bones, Bayer
Aspirin tablets cfler rerJ relief. Just be sure you are getting the
real Bayer Aspirin, with Eayer cn each tablet and on the box
wiih proven directions inside. All drusts.
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Hear Him Before " ;
sHe Leaves for the Biff Circuit
"WEST COAST
SCRIP
Is Coming
It Will Save
Yon Mooey
Smiling,, Jimmie Davis
and his ULTRAMODERN ORCHESTRA
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