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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1927)
THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEil, OREGON. FRIDAY 1I03NINQ, NOVglBISR lAZZt i i'LILIES OF FIELD" DELIGHTS I1IIEIII Double Love Story Proves Diverting As Presented By, Moroni Olsen By Itozella Buach "Lnile of the Field." nrtillant comedy drama, .fey Jons Hastings Turner was presented last xdtht at the Capitol theatre by the Mo roni Olson players who dei&feted Salem theatre-goers last year with Chair successful -presentations, Outward Bound,1 "The Snip," end -Friend Hannah.' The audience which packed the theatre enjoyed every- minute ot the- double love story which : de Yeloned In an engrossing manner replete with humor. The plot concerns a- highly amusing English vicar who has twin, daughters, one of whom Is 13 minutes the elder. Their grandmother brings to one of them, as a birthday gift, ten yards of sink erpe de chine. The other Is to spend a month-with- her In London. She makes the first male guest unwittingly responsible for the decision. One daughter adopts modern flapper methods end , the other poses and costumes herself as a -shy mld-Victorlan maiden and Vlni. The man appears regularly at the grandmother's home In Lon don, as do also the-crinolines. A new style In dress Is started as a result. When the twin wants to foave a good time and discard the fashions of 1860 she can't As a further complication she becomes really attracted to the man and ts afraid to tell him the truth. . She Is prepared to wear crino lines and act pHm for the rest of Iter 'life. tnt Is saved from such a misfortune .by the appearance one e renin g of the man in a costume In harmony with her own. She realizes then that he has known the -true situation from the first and has taken this means to force a confession.' The parental bles sing' Is finally received. . The play receives iti name from the "test of a sermon amusingly repeated by the vicar. " The leading role, that of Miss Elisabeth Head, the elder twin who poses as the. mid-Victorian, wasHaken by charming Dorothy Adams. Her work was admirable In every detail. , " '. Byron . Foleer". playing the leading male ipart, the Reverend John Head,' quaint and unsophis ticated father of the twins, com pletely captivated the audience LeoH Thatcher (Ann Head) was .btswlfsv ." The role of Mrs. Rooke-Walker grandmother of the twins was played by Janet Young In an ex onlsite and captivating manner. Ola Eccies (Lady Susan Heeler; Gordon Nelson ( Bryan Hopes) ; and Harry R. Allen (The Hoflu Montague Plane), displayed admirable acting and unauestlon able talent. Marlon . Clayton received much attention as Catherine . Head, the rollicking, flapper twin. Miss Clayton Is new to the players this season. . The work of Moroni Olsen needs no commendation. , The stage settlngsfor the LH lies: of the Field" were most at tractive and an unusually attrac tive diversion from the ordinary. The, first act took place in an Eng lish country; vicarage and the re maining two acts In London. The furhltnre for the sets was copied and manufactured , by an expert from authentic styles, . The Moroni Olsen"; player will appear fa Salem again this season when they present "The Detour." V dramatic cross section of truly rural life' by Owen David. The . Salem Lion club is sponsoring the plays and following the pre sentation last night entertained the players at O'Leary's. Musical numbers were given be tween acts by W. C. Thompson, or ganist at the Capitol theatre. IOC Oslnore Theater One of the largest casts In re cent year used In a motion pic ture not dealing with the war ras drafted for the filming of Rose of the Golden . West," George Fitxmaurice's epic of Calif ornia In the romantic days before the gold rush when It was under Spanish rale. . , - . - : i " V More than 5,600 persons ap pear to the scenes of this story, coming to the Ellsnore today which tells of the love affair that turned' the tide In the battle of Intrigue between several world; powers for possession ' of Califor nia. Five : location trips . were- led by Director Fltzmaurlce from the First National studio In Burbank, California, to- various historical; spots throughout the State. . The- featured players In "Rose of the Golden West" include Mary Aator as the heroine, Gilbert Ro land as the "hot-blooded youthful hero. Montague Love, Gustav von Seyf f ertlts and Flora Finch, i . XV If I 1 - i K-J.m -. - , . I with ffiJQY OPOJ 11DUS Capitol Theater An interesting vaudeville bill is scheduled, for the, Capitol today. Klku and, Toshl a son and dau ghter of Nippon, present a char acteristic' Japanese, novelty . that combines all the various phases of acrobatics and equlllbrlstics under the modest title of "Japanese Nov elty Equilibrists." This exceeding ly clever duo- exhibit a most as tounding program ot feats, in cluding an aerial perch- pedestal contortion bit with the woman as the understander. . ' t . ' . An act , that combines beauty. physical grace and a high stand ard of aesthetic value in Weston's Models D art. ; The three Westons, possess a cultivated appreciation of the artistic, otherwise they could not express so powerfully those things that sculptors of the world : from the time of Grecian Art to the present day have striv en to put into marble. The West onVbave been endowed by nature rare - physical beauty . but their act is far more than display ot Shapely bodies. Their poses have the Quality of spirits. Inspiration and poetry. . . Mr. Weston's "Marathon Pose" is grace and suggested swift move-; ment In its most beautiful expres sion. Two of the poses which suggest movement in aH its beau ty are -Forward' and the 'Call, to Arms." .The. "Gladiator" Is a noble- portrayal as - ls the "Spar tan Mother," "Music" and 'Ap ollo" are poetic in character. With the exception, of "Marathon all the groups? are presented by the three artists. The effectiveness xf the-act Is greatly increased by the specially .arranged music and lighting. Weston's Art Models em body a certain educational? value ; they stimulate the appreciation Of beauty as well as affording the best kind of entertainment. Ous - Erdman is . a ong jester. Seated at the piano he tickles the risibilities ot the audience .with snappy jokes and catcny songs. Erdman Is a real ."classical nut." He is an accomplished pianist who displays marked ability in his sev eral song numbers, which are in terspersed with . witty i stories. From start to finish he is a scream. .Tudor Cameron and Rugh Dav is have an offering put -together for laughing purposes only, con sisting f-comedy talk, songs and eccentric comedy dancing of high order. It Is full of smart sayings that reach the risibilities ot an au dience immediately, together with comedy action and situation that universally please the most fas tidious of theater-goers. A burles que mind reading bit Is the means of gathering laughs aplenty. That has all the requisites of the Ideal vaudeville act- comedy talk, clev-1 er songs and unique dance steps. On the screen Monte Blue In "The Bush Leaguer" also Viola Holxnan's Capitol theater' orches tra. MANX FROM PAPEI1 MILL AT TEND eror.rs mixtnua BHRIB PLAT COMPLETED Lady God iva Stunt Arranged for Arts Ball In Chi cago Next Week CHICAGO..? Nov. 17. (AP) on gets n process lira Plant Installed At Dundee For Packing Candied Fruits Recently PORTLAND. Nov. 17.- (AP). Lady Godlva,! the gentle woman A new Industry in Oregon; one! who ro.de unclad through Coven try to provide relief for the poor. will go horseback, riding again sans attire at the Arts ball here next week, the i committee, in charge decided today after much wrangling.. . The members of the committee who favored a plan to have Lady! Godlva and her white horse head a pageant preceding the ball today out-voted the anti-Godivites after which they k announced they- al ready had the horse and needed only a Lady Godlva to assure the ride. Obtaining the counterpart of the gentlewoman is merely a matter of picking from the many applications for, the - part, insisted the enthusiastic press agent. In efforts to, stir up Interest in the ball I some . of . the ... committee conceired the; Lady Godlva plan. Other members Immediately pro tested and threatened to resign after which those who at first fa vored the Idea in jest, took It up In earnest. ' Today after a stormy : session, the antl-Godivates said they did not object so much to the nudity; as to the fact that the pageant was supposed to represent the year Z.00Q when they Insisted there would be no horses, not to mention long-haired women. . MOROCCAN SULTAN DIES About four fcundred Oregon Pulp and Paper company em ployes and' families attended the "open house" for them at the T. M. C. A, last night, and took advantage ot all the facilities the T had to offer. - There was) swimming, . diving. basketball Indoor baseball, wres tling, volley- bail, and boxing to claim attention - of the TlsKors, and a rousing time. was. had. R. Carter.: H. Watson, Victor Ahalt, and Bob White put om aome excellent boxing exhibitions under direction of Stanley JTrye, the T boxing instructor.. In the swimming and - diving group were Ahalt Elliott, Beatty, Harvey, and Burgesai The ' mechanics ; defeated the yard crew at volley baJl; the ftn- lshlng room took the long end of a 7 to 4 score from the beater room, and A. Blankesship out" wrestled. BUI. Burgess. : Bob Boardman, physical direc tor, acted as umpire ot the sport ing events, and Carl White, fore man of the yard crew, was chief announcer during the evening. ; The paper mill board ot direc tors announced that they would pay halt the membership- fee' of any employe wishing to ; Join the T, and Indications-are that many will take advantage of the offer. CORPORATION DILL MADE Purpose to Prevent Large was- paste Evading Taxes WASHINGTON, Nor. I7 (AP An amendment to the revenue law designed to prevent holding corporations from evading the tax on corporation Incomes was ap proved today by the house ways and means committee for inuor-i noratlon in, the tax bCl. which it Ur now drafting. Chairman Green said that the committee after considerable dis cussion approved a provision that would materially strengthen aa tioa SSO of the present act; which deals with the tax on incomes of corporations that fall to declare dividends to stockholders. . MOUNTAINEER CONVICTED Everett Marlow, 20, Guilty -Manslaughter at Spokane of SPOKANE. Nor. 17. (AP) Everett Marlow, zt year old moun taineer, was found .guilty of man slaughter this afternoon by a su perior court jury -that heard his trial on a charge of murdering his father, Joe - Marlow In their home on Mica Peak, In this coun-i ty last September. The elder Marlow was killed by his son with a shotgun while the two were alone in the, house. The aerenaant! claimed the gun .was discharged i accidentally y after he had taken It from his father, who had threatened him after a three day moonshine debauch, and then had attacked him with a knife. The Marlow family has been In volved In several shooting and li quor trials In recent years. The jurf retired yesterday evening. MEXICO CITT. Nor. X7r-(AP Eighteen soldiers - and one 'of ficer were killed when a large group of bandits attacked a pas- tsenger train between Palmira and Ague Callentas, dispatches from Agues Callentes state. The bandits executed the en gineer and . a fireman. Three sol diers and six passengers, includ ing a woman and two children. were wounded In the encounter. No detailed - aecout of the at tack was given, the dispatches merely stating one officer and six soldiers entrenched in one of the ears fought to the last. The train afterward arrived in Aguas Callentes with, the wound ed. It was presumed that the ban dits had been dispersed before the tram continued its journey. YOUNG STUDENT SUICIDE 17 Tear Old High School Pupil Shoots Selft at Santa Cras: whlch, it was said here today, mayj bring about a transformation in the sale of Oregon fruits, has been inaugurated at Dundee where a plant has been constructed for' processing and packing 1 candled fruits. While in California two eompan ies manufacture - and --. distribute over the United States great quaa- tltles of glaced and candled fruits. and In Washington a tasty form of candled apple Is manufactured, the process is new m Oregon, it was explained ' here - today; The Dun- aee plant - will distribute, pears, apples, prunes and figs In sweetly erys tallied 'form. W. H. Bently, walnut grower J pioneered in the new process of transforming fruits Into candy last year. .The product of his ; plant, some 1200 boxes, met ready sale. he said. This year a plant of con siderable size has been construct ed and the candy making industry! is In the' hands of a newly formed corporation. It. Is expected; that' 8,000 to 10.000 boxes of the fruit confections . will be packed this year and , sold through stores of the northwest, Bentley said. Ore gon nut are to be placed with the processed - Oregon fruits In i each box." FEZ, Morocco, Nor. 17 (AP) Mulal Toussetr sultan of Morroeo and son of the Prophet Elmer the Fatthful, died today and laid in state in his native city of Fern, . Four brothers, two eons, - -and hired official weepers were . the only companions In - the . death watch over the Moroccan ruler, who passed away suddenly at 9 o'clock this morning at 'the age of .46. He will be burled tomoor - row morning at 11. From the top of the minarets of Islamic mosques the song of the muzzin could be heard tot night: "Allah Is great and he called our father to him. - Mourning In Fei the western capital of the Moslem world is deep and sincere, but already the tribesmen are gathering and the ealdi or chiefs are assembling to elect his successor. ' .-- " : ; . .-' i"' CANDY MAN TURNS BEGGAR BROOKLYN, N. T. A young woman from Brooklyn applied for annulment of, her marriage to a man because, sfie -testified, she thought him "a taffy ' and candy manufacturer In Detroit, when she married bimi; But when she came to live in Detroit. she found to her surprise - that I the candy manufac turer was making his living as a "blind beggar bobbing along with a cane in downtown streets. SANTA CRUZ, Cel., Nor. 17. (AP) A message saying "good bye folks, I tried but failed, how wonderful Is death," was found beside the body c-f Edward Lopes 17 year old high school boy who today shot and ' killed himself in a fit of despondency caused by a long illness which had forced him to give up ' his studies in high school.-" ' x 5 MODERN , LAW - PREVAILS Old Indian Usage Goes by Board ia Whita Man's Court ist .on po;: GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA EXJ PLAINED TO REALTOR CANDiTS ATTACK TRAIN One Officer mmA IS Men Killed In Tight in Mexico FLOODS MENACE AGAIN A terrific earthquake, the mag nitude of which can never be fully MBoreciaied, shook Oregon some time in the dim ages and formed the block mountain system, east of Klamath falls, the rreateet of Its kind in the world, causing the eartn to sink in one place and leave a sheer ciux as u feet: high, according to Professor Florlaa Von Eschen, head of the chemistry and geology - depart ment at Willamette nniveiw j , who addressed Salem Realtors at the luncheon yesterday. 1 Professor Von Eschen compared the trembler with that which oc curred at Long Pine. Calif ornia. 4n.mTt. Thar, a droil of 300 feet in the earth's crust resulted. Nlnetynlne of the 104 people Wr ing In Long Pine were killed out right. J One of the five survivors with whom Professor Von Eschen talked had both of his legs brokj An bv the sudden upheaval, k l such damage resulted from a 800 foot' drop, what a tremendous shaking the earth received when the 8900 foot drop was made near Klamath Falls." said the professor. : That there is oil beneath ihe earth's crust in Oregon was the belief expressed by Professor Von Eschen. The formation la practic ally the same as that in the large California oil fields. He expressed tha .hone that those drilling the well at Eugene would continue to the 6,000 foot mark before stop ping the operation. The well drillers are now down 8300 feet, with no oil discovered. REPORT FLYERS UlSSIBQlgS'SLJOT. Anxiety Prevails in City of Lon don as No Word J I ear a LONDON. Nor. IT (AP) An anxious London atilr awaited word tonight of the fate of Captain R. H. Macintosh and Bert IHnckler la the monoplane "Princess Xenia" which; was many hours overdue at Karachi, India, on its attempted record breaking dis tance flight. The plane left Uparon early Tuesday with enough gasoline for approximately 50 hours in. the air and observers are sure tnat tne plane must hare came down some where ty this time as Its ruei could not hare lasted beyond this afternoon. . Not one report indicates where in the rest spaces in the 4,000 miles lnterrentng j between Eng land an3 T'-a t the fliers might have come dew nau(hey have not been heard from since they passed over the Manston airdrome 120 miles from their starting point. POSTPONE FLIGHT AGAIN Australian Flyer Balked by Incle ment Weather in Hop BAN FRANCISCO, Nor. 17 (AP) The elements again balked postpone until 9 a. m. tomorrow the start of his biplane toward Hawaii, the first ocean hop of hfe proposed , flight to Wellington, New Zealand. Heavy tog shrouded Mills field from early la the morning until nearly noon. The captain had planned to start at 9:30 a, m., so as to nermit him to maka accurate sextant "shots" of the sun In mid- morning. When there was no sign of the fog lifting at 10:18 a.-. m., the filer announced he wouV not attempt to start today. Again the elements won. The solo filer declared today his "Hess Bluebird" biplane "Wanda" is in excellent condition. ;; KoDanugtt The superintendent of a local railway issued strict orders In structing statlonmasters along the line to report all accidents im mediately. The very first day after sending out these instructions he received the following telegram: , "Superintendent's office Man fell from platform in front ot en gine. Will wire details later." Fire minutes ticked by. Then: "Superintendent's office Ev ery thing O. K. Nobody hurt. En gine going backwards." Devastated Section of Northern Vermont Threatened Burlington. - Vt., Nor. 17. (AP) Northern ; Vermont, still counting the cost ot one disastrous flood, faced a second menace ot its rlrers : tonight. Just two weeks from the day when a downpour of rain had set moving the worst flood in the history of the state. another rainstorm today threaten ed to swell the rivers to another danger point. With the prospect of a 24 hour -ralnflal, the Red Cross tonight sent up the Wlnooski river -val ley, where the- floods exacted their heaviest toil of life two weeks ago, warnings of possible new trouble to come. At the be hest of the t weather bureau In Washington , Montpelier, Barre, Ruthland, Saint Albans, and other centers also were notified. YOUNG WILLS WINS TACOMA, Nov. 17 (AP) Young Harry Wills, ' San Diego negro welterweight won the de cision over Frankie Bray, of Oak land, in the six round main event ot a boxing program here tonight. ANTLERS. ; Okla... Nor. 17- (AP).- Modern law of the white man prevailed today over the old unwritten code ot the Indian when Major Victor M. Locke, Jr., 81. former chieftain of the Choctaws. was sentenced to ten years in prl son for killing Abner Battiest, a young tribesman. A Jury in Pushmataha county district court found him guilty of manslaughter, deciding he was not temporarily insane the night of September 18, when he took a rifle and walked to Battlest'a' home and shot him. Tribesmen had called upon Ma jor Locke, high in the councils-of the tribe, to uphold an Indian chiefs pledge to protect woman hood, accusing Battiest with mis treatment of tribal girls. On the witness stand. Major Locke said h failed to remember the shoot ing. ' - Rosedale's Community Club To Meet On Friday ROSEDALE," Nor, 17. (Spec ial). The Rosedale Community club will meet Friday erenlng, No vember 18 at the Rosedale school. Mr. and Mrs. Rauck nave re turned from a trip to Washington. Mr. Rauck is in very poor health. Mrs. W. E. Way Is visiting her sister in Salem. ' Velleda and Virgil Trick are RI with chicken pox. The road leading to Bunker Hill has been Improved recently; PEirniG, China. To safeguard the age-old morals of China, Marshal Chang Tso Lin Issued a mandate that feminine knees must be banished from view on the street, and any offenders : who, whether by accident or otherwise, expose their knees to public gaze, uust jay a 810 fine. The first Yletlra a little ivory-colored ml 33, wLUe crossing a street, stumbled and fell. Ar.:v:t 3Ch the U. 0. S. t:,:'3 the c'lip of the ?-"avy, relaclrss the r . jf. ci lis retirement tl 2"ry YarJ after r s f f t it!' , tccor !" t to . Week End Special ; Krausa Chocolate Regular Price 50c a lb. . For the "Week End only" 32c a lb, or Two lbs. for 60c This is a, real special Only At . Sckaefer'c Ditua SToruj 1S5 N. Com'I St. - Fhone' 1C7 Tha Fenslar Agency ORIGINAL TrXLOW FHOXT - - 3 DIG SHOWS NOW 3 SHOWS 279 TODAY Salem's Greatest Vaudeville i in- r Bin Time Acts WESTON'S MODELS DART ' :-. - in "Rcproducticns from Famous Galleries TUDOU CAMEROON & RUTH DAVIS presenting Original Coraedy Bits GUS ERDJIAN : "Son Jester" - JilKU & YOSI1I hJz"zt.zzi ICoTclty EquiIibists,, SillTII AND JONES "The Two Not Crackers' Well, at least Admiral Magm der directed attention to the ob servance ot Nary day. n-Waterburj Republican. 1 iTIMni K J ' 'r , AA-.v.-f-ri Inrr-iasssssMssj i m isf Had a Bad Cold . But Accepted! The theatre that erenlng, though her nose was red and eyes were running! For, six houre la enough to conquer almost any cold' Here's what to do: . Take a plain, pleasant-tasting tablet ' which, the smallest drug store la, never without. Pape s Cold Compound is what they call It. Harmless as It Is, it will knock the worst cold so quickly you'll think ft wan luck the first time. v a stubborn, "chronic cold Is broken up the same way; it Just takes a little longer. 'V PAPE'S COLD COMPOUND li V Friday Evening Nov. 25th Salem Artist Series --. Presents.; '"';'' Edward Johnson WTORLDS GREATEST TENOR "71 The Second Concert of the Series Mary Lewis January 26th LONDON STR1NO QUARTETTE BIARCU22ND Adult Season Tickets " . Student Season Tickets 33.00 Single Admissions f 2.60, S2:00, f 1J50 Phone or Mail Your Order Now A New Train To Portland Daily November 17-27, inc. Leave Salem 1 :35 P. M. ' Arrive Portland 3:30 P. M. , Other rcsular. trains: . - AM AM . PM PM Vr. Salem .5:05 6:45 1;53 '5:00 Ar. Portland 7:15 '8:35 3:40 7:10 , Similar. Service Returning ' Extra fare PM 8:S0 10:30 Viola Verclcr Kclan's Orchestra ON Tim FridayTaesday FlfteeaDay ; $2.20 To Portland . -. and return $2.50 Deluxe Motor Coaches ' " 9 to Portland daily. ELSINORE THEATRE. NOW TODAY . A Boy A Girl A Moonlight Niffht YonH Remember It - . ' ' ; Everlastingly. Lt.. Salem Ar. Portland AM 1:30 9:35 " ' PM- Lv.-Balem 2:30 Ar. Portland ., 4:35 AM 8:30. 10:35 PM 3i30 5:35 AM 10:35 12:40 PM 8:00 8:05 : PM 12:30 2:35 PM 7:35 9:40 PM 1:30 3:35 PM 3:30 10:85 Sat-and Sun. only -. Simitar Service Katzming " - - . . , . G hy trmln- ' return ty motor coack If yum' i wUL SntlMm PaciOc rail tickets (imlM ' (dally rettrieled) m.rm ffoed on the Jvr-crar motor cocH nting the conveci enlly located ELitii Zt, TemaLs! Lt PorllaJ. ::o:;ti elue As L Phone F.0 xt 41 f City Tlcict Oflico -r 181 N. Liberty F,t. riotor Coat rs cw Salern ' Ilw-ttl with S'Z MARY C M , 'ASTOR 'V"- v and ?rsS GILBERT Ha V Irs v ROLAND. (V7 Vf -V You'll call then the screen's greatest lovers after you have been thrilled by their unfor gettable acting in this great drama. OREGON. THEATRE TODAY and TOMORROW ONLY ROMANCE AHEAD AND II O w I i Si 0- 1 i i m . ik .... I Mi " AL-o A YTcw cfaCc: "SHOULD LIEN WALT! 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