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S THE OREGON STATESMAN, S.L1, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1927 Oslnore Theater For; tbrllls, chills and a thous and Jiuh see "The Gorilla," the mygtqry comedy melodrama that shoWtat the r. Elslnore tonight. with Charlie Murray and Fred Kel sejr featured as the two demon sleuths, . Mulligan and, Garrlty. 'The gorilla." written by Ralph S pence as .a stage ; Play; In Its screen, version Is one of the' fastest, spookiest, thrillers to be seen here In some time, The Gorilla him self Is a weird, menacing looking ape, I and erery . time ha appears the crowds shriek as If he were . right in tha audience. - ' Anyone who has seen-the stage playj will recognize -.the - cast . .of players and the story plot-except the ending. That has been chang ed softhat a complete surprise is enacted. ' - ' The new screen team of Murray and.Kelsey lire up to their ad i Vance notices. . They make a typ ical "pair of detectlTes who suspect ereryone in the place but them selreC : Once In a blue moon there comes along a screen play which the whole family, especially,, the younger jfolk, can aee, enjoy" and profit by; cYr YY 1 ;TY:::V'- ''t , Such a picture la "Mother." a saner nroductlon by . FBO which will show at tbe Oregon today. . "Mnther is suggested by "Kath leen N orris i story Y. of the same name Z with, ., J. ,Leo 2Jeehan turn ing n a! fine piece ef directorial? work. . :.r.! y?:; And la the title role Belle Ben nett, who rose tOvthe heights some time ago by her eurpasaing per formance in "Stella Dallas." has eclipsed I that . la this picture. "Mother" is one of the mjost hu man rincnments ' that has evter eome to the screen. It is a pic ENFORCE LAWS, IMPORT tare tnat erery memoer ox me family ought to, and should, see. tThe Monmouth normal ' quintet won Its first practice game last nlghUby a 36-24 score against the Sigma Phi Sigma, men of Corral lis. .The game was, alow and-un certain due to the condition of the floor- , , J - s ; The score stood IS to IT in faror of the Normal .at the end of the first half. Owens and Adams check with 12 points each were high men for the 8.1 P. . S., and Schrunk with 18 and : Cook 10, cored high for the ; Normal. ; The lineup' ?. " --'2 jri ! '-f Monmouth (36) ; dorvallls (24) Price-. F. .U. . Owens Cooke '. . . .... .F. Adamscheck Schrunk C. i , . , i Wells uecton ......G.;i,.... 5 Bitter Lehman . . ..Q. . ,. McDaniel Sabs: O. N. &, Beerman. Smith. Morris and PhUUps; S. P. &, Bs- "The Beggar's Opera which opens m eaiem on Tuesday Te lling December-37 at the Elslnore theater, is a ballad opera or ma lic play. : It Is a string of tuneful melodies, some 8 all told, that are Introduced to carry on - the -Uired , of the story, These old melodist, some centuries old, are nearly- all English, Scotch, Irish, and 'Welsh origin, and -are airs thet fwere whistled and sung on the streets, in tarerns and in the fields. ; The old script has been edited by Arnold Bennett and softened down considerably as our forefathers in the days of Queen Anne and the Georges used rather broad monosyllables, but the spirit of the original is still, retained. AH in all, "it is quite the gayest old things says the critic of the New York j Erenlng Globe, "that has reached New York in years. It is a gay and racy old musical show with more charm, satire and sweet tunes than reaches Broadway in six seasons.:-- - - .Its musical effects is increased by the use of a ladies orchestra modeled after that which accom panied the singers in the days of yore " The Harpsichord, the viola d'amore, and the Tiola dl gamba lend Hhelr plalntlre voices to the ensemble. It is sweet music, me . lodioue, and suggestire of the remote-past, yet retained a youth- rulnesa and charm that enables it . to mora than hold its own in these - days of jaaz. . ,. ; There are also gay dance tones In which the players respond with Urely steeps and graceful postures. , It is; exceedingly doubtful if erer In iU long history "The Beggar's Opera" has had such an excellent singing: and acting cast when It will be presented in Salemj two a ays, after Chiistmae. Oregon Theater "Eyery young boy and eyery young girl should see "Is' Your Daughter Safe?" the sex-atlonal drama of life andloTe which is now 'shewing at the Oregon, in the opinion of Captain J. J. Dough erty jf head of the Los Angeles po lice irice detail. u the young people of this generation," said Captain Dough eriy, : "would obserye , the moral which is pointed .out in this pro duction, I believe we would hare less -work to do in the police de partment. There Is not a boy or girt a father or a mother, who rjillyiew -Is Tour Daughter Safet without leaving the theater in a jmnxing rrame of mind. The production is one which I firmly believe will do ;. a great deal of good in helping- the boys and girls ; of the nation to lead better lives." Tfce production was produced by St. S. Milliard and Is presented by a capable.' cast including ViVlan Winston, Henry Roquemore and Jerome Young. - OF HUT, TREES, ADVICE ' (CoitIaa4 from ys 1) t ."" mouth; third, Harry Pearcy, Sa lem. ; i, Best plate of Mayettes: - V irirst, A. K. Durant, - McMlnn- Ille; second. J. W. Smith. New- i Capitol Theater An entertaining vaudeville Din has been arranged tor the Capitol theater today. On the bill the fol lowing may be seen: Bardell and McNally offer onejoerg. of the fastest comedy Juggling acts 1 Best seedling, A. K. Durant in Taudeville today, introducing Filbert Division many new and novel stnnta. Spe-j Best plate Barcelonl cial attention is called to the ball! .First, Harry Pearcy, Salem; bouncing, by Mr. Bardell also his second, H.. B., Harlan, Corvallis; cup And spoon trick which is as tnird, D. H. Berg. Noosak. Wash. fine as they come: . - j Best plate DuChilly: The popular: Joy boy of run.j -irst; H. B. Harlan, Corvallis; Jack Bradley, late of "Gay raree" i aecona, R. w. Grant, Portland: and "Girl of Mine"; win entertain t tnird, R. H. Turk, Vancouver. with snappy stprlea and singular j Vash t songs. He' a saiuiuu raconteur, j aiest seedling, S, T. Walker, and his monologue is brignt, wii-i Forest Grove. ty and topical. The prizes were offered by the Late of the Student Prince, Hen-! Salem chamber of commerce. Ladd ry ibiings ana jusiuia i nomas Buah bank, U. S, National bank will present their attractive selves land First National bank. in "Novelty ana songs, jiney naTej judges were 8, H. Van Trump, a program of popular numbers and Salem; J. j. Doerfter. Sllverton' iMl! r. t s s I1UJ1 II DI6 EVEH1I6IIT ballads.! accompanied - on guitar and ukelele. Mile, j Ivy is a dancer. She spe cializes In ballet dancing;, the ma- iorltr of which is done on her toes. She is said to be one of the i and Robert J. Forbie, Forest urove. , - .';!? f. Pruning Discnssed The Thursday morning session was devoted to discussion of pruning-- C. L. Long! of Corvallla best contemporaneous toe dancers, opened the general subject and J. having been a member of several well known ballets, Arthur Miner and Dorothy Van offer a diverting little romance of a married couple who are ship wrecked on a south aea island en titled "Tropics of the Day.' J. Doerfler of Sllverton and George Dorr Is of Springfield discussed the topic from the respective view points of the walnut and filbert grower. i SPOUSE ASKED TO BE KILLED BANKER SAYS (Continued from jf a 1) S0L0NS SPEND DAY'S SESSION IN iVARE ROW Contiad froni pff t) - - Vare's democratic year in the senatorial election in Pennsylvania. Argmnent Consumes Day With Senator-designate Vara himself in a floor seat over In a far corner, the senate argued all day long and a vote on the resolu tion to bar the Pennsylvania, as Smith of Illinois was barred .yes- Fierce fighting- for - funds and funl 4 "-, - And. incidentally, for the en tertainment of Salem high school supporters who attendlhe ,'smok erless smoker" at the high school gymnasium, tonightvi f , jaed and Black athletes will do it; and from the array of talent signed up for the bouts, "capped by the Bobby .Melntyre-Ted Fox four round struggle th dish will be hot. , - - The big show will start off with two wrestling matches ; get well under way with 24 rounds of box ing; and taper off -with an inter- class shirt-tearing contest, calcu lated at least to please the Salem shirt merchants. . Old man football deficit will get the greatest punishment from the evening's froUc as advance inter est indicates a larger crowd even than last year.- -The complete card follows: ' (best in five minutes) Wreetlias; . ' -Lee Tate ts Joe Dolby. Fred Smith ts Wayne Blaco. - Boxing (Three two-minute rounds) Beauford Blrtchett ts Brace Cooley. '-- f 'i) Wallace Munson ts Kenneth Mc- Kenzie. . ; ' ..; . : . ' ; Merwln Wheeler ts Edward Mc- Reynolds. Richard Baker Ts Michael Flts patrick. . -4 -.- .if;' ' Raymond Bedwell ts John Et ans.. . .; ;: J' - George Belt ts Howard Waters. ; Richard Wilson ts Frank Dolby. . Lawrence ' Marquis ts Harry Nelson. . Francis Meyer ts Carl Trick. George Beechler ts Homer Smith. Main Event (Four two-minute rounds) Ted Fox ts Bobby Mclntyre. Shirt Tearing Contest Seniors: Edwin Morgan pem berton. Juniors: Emmett Morlarty and Kelton , Butler. . Sophomores: Clyde French and Roland Hardman. (Bach entry has shirt on. In five minutes the class having the; rlargest amount of shirt left wins). Dressing it into my hand. Then she leaned over against me as con fidingly as a . child against its mother; and put her finger on her neck, .hi; : .- . " Cut right here,' she said. I : felt myself dazed as if my mind vii tea vine me. . I .raised h vifi and nnt Um biada araintitl rday, went over Until tomorrow h. whw. t,. fn Some of the debate was dull to the sharn oint aeainst her skin ". P010 of drowsyness, but some h rald h.r tAm tr mlnn I 1 ."' MBiwy coiormi. At one stroked my cheeks with her hand, f :Pre8ld?J"' !n ? m ' chair of the presiding officer, be- n t t came so Interested that he all but Oh.. Iran I love you. missed keeping an appointment to iimuw mo .uuo kiusi LUKl inpiV ,K nnnl!l.. .f ..." . ! m. r ... 7' " '"-a i V " ayiMK. v. , Mi..tt uj uwu ana Both senate and house Inter- wrfats, and got back In the car, to rupted their regular procedure await death. It came too slowly, momentarily to listen to the read so I started to walk to the river, ing of the presidential flood mes thinklng I could drown myself. On sage, recommending a relief pro- tne way the loss of blood weak-jgram costing 2291,000.000 and ened me, I dropped in the briar I the house also heard at intervals patch, where I was found." short digressions on subjects apart The defense made It clear in the from tte public building and other preliminary summinsr ns of. the PPropriations Items in which It case : that an attempt would be naa Deen lamersed for hours, made to show that Mabel Mormont Hart was wildly insane' on the sub-1 ' 11 Id that Russia and Po- Ject of motherhood and that ehe land are getting? ready to flgh dominated Hart's weaker will to PTer Lithuania. We don't know such an extent that her insanity how !t "win come Out but we can was communicated to him., t NORMAL TAKES i fJKJSaON NORMAL SCHOOL, Monmouth, Dec. 8. (Special).- Read the Classified Ads NEW BLIZZARD SWEEPS SOUTH FROM CANADA (Coatinas from pK 1) ... ..... ...., . n' ii, - storm. In Minnesota- and some places in- other states schools were dismissed, while telegraph wires and poles were down and train service was hampered. "--,! Air mall serrice virtually came to a standstill as the storm rented its fury, but when the weather cleared - companies harlng mall contracts prepared to take the air again, .l . ' t ' - . , . In central Illinois there was a menace of floods as weiraa of cold, as many streams . were re ported bankroll and ' some were overspreading the Talleys, In addition -to half a dosen deaths reported-earlier as the cold ware reached over Canada, deaths attributed to the Weather were re ported from Iowa", four; Illinois. 7; Including 4 in the Chicago; dis trict ; South Dakota 1 ; Wisconsin 1: and "Montana l.- Some of the deaths were from exposure, some from accidents- and some from heart disease attributed to the cold. ; . , ! ' ' . : Gales Sweep Waters " , Lake Teasels at Buffalo, Detroit, Milwaukee, and other ports were menaced by the gale. Four freight ers and a passenger steamer; were torn from their moorings at Buf falo, a steamer was on the rocks near Michael - Bay, and boats moored in the Detroit rirerj were torn from their fastenings. I f v Fire added, to the suffering caused by storm and cold and at several points ' disastrous Ores were reported. A group of stu dents and several families were driven -from their homes In Chi cago into aero temperatures by fires attributed to overheated fur naces and a blaze at East Chicago, Indiana," starting from the) same cause, wiped out part of a busi ness block.wlth a loss estimated at 1200,000. I i t ! Chicago, the largest city in the path of zero 1 temperatures, found hundreds of homeless clamoring for shelter, as the first real winter weather etmck. Scores were glr- en temporary quarters In police stations and reliei organizations were attempting to provide food and warmth for many others. Parts of the northwest were al most Isolated from the outside world by the combination of cold and snow. Telephone and tele graph communications were cut off train service was crippled and roads were impassable in parts of Minnesota, Iowa, North and South Dakota, and 'Nebraska. ie ram w fill-SHOW BIG Three - Act Comedy and Vaudeville Feature Acts -In the Fine Program There is all kinds of talent at the Oregon penitentiary yon can find some one who can do most anything: . there;": who ' has done something, among the more than 62 5 Inmates. ;. , vv ' ' ;. Every year,, they t are allowed to give a show. They ; use the profits for their amusement fund. To buy music. To purchase mus ical instruments. , To buy baseball paraphernalia. Everything in the line.1 of ' things needed for Amuse ment . in the institution. - vj v This year, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next'week. In the evenings, they are to give - "The Private Secretary, ; a three act farcical comdy. And they are to have yaudeville feature acts. The prison sympnony orchestra will furnish the music ' This la something different. The amusement hall will no doubt be -filled. . ' 1 " Nearly every one wants to see what the men behind the grim gray walls can do to amuse them selves and the people whom they attemp t to i entertain. ; Always, there are surprises, especially to the uninitiated. This yar. the show is to be better and' bigger than ever. Not ice the advertisement, for particu lars. . WET-DRY BALLOT PLAN ' OHfflMERICAn LEGION "YConfia'u4 from p( 1) ' - Vim HILL PUSSES NATIVE OF ENGLAND PRAISKD V-BY FRIENDS HERE v Nothing but hirh nralse and an-' preciation from his employers and friends have been expressed for Harry Hill, who passed away Tues day afternoon at the Deaconess hospital. . A Y--:: Mr. Hill was for fire years night watchman at the RamsyO Bro thers; garage, and also v worked several years for Don Upjohn. He came to the United States rom England In! 1911, arriving in- Sa lem some time later. 4 Scrupulously- - honest. trust worthy, erer dependable and kind ly, Mr. Hill endeared himself to all who knew him. He waa a member of the Episcopal church In England.: -' , ". Funeral services will be held at the Webb Fnneral parlors Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made in the City View cemetery.-'; ::-' ;, . -;.-.;.4 There are said .to be 32,000 bars in Paris. Wonder where they, got all the brass railings? V Izenryi XSei .should not remain a dead UeHfei which permits peopla to scoff at our institutions, but should be removed from our pub. lie records. Questions to be submitted are: "Shall the eighteenth amend ment and the Volstead act be a p. proved and continued? "Shall the Volstead act lie be are Med so as to permit t use of Tight wines and beers the usual . natural percentage alcohol The results of the poll will be registered -by states. tnit tl s, wit-yf , ;age of kis'. We Cater To EN Who Buy For Women SHIPLEY'S v make one safe prediction either way it won't do Lithuania much good. - ;i; NOW! w it- SHOWS II , at .r-j TODAY Senator Dill says the thing foil the democrats to do rs to nomi nate a candidate for president who1 will be strong enough to carry a democratic; congress and senate Into power with him. ; Well, every democratic : county - - chairman: knows that much. ' V To All Humanity- Don't Miss This Picture "IS YOUR DAUGHTER THE SEX-ATIONAL FILM ROAD SHOW A 1927 PRODUCTION SENSATIONAL- ASTOUNDING ENTERTAINING Special Added Attraction BELLE BENNETT ; "MOTHER" OREGON THEATRE NOW : SHOWS AT SALEM'S GREATEST VAUDEVILLE t c r MLLE. 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