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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1927)
I G "Eltinom Theater v , Tfce heroine has married the vil lain in a movie at last; . It happen in th picture Tbe .Crystal Cup." the First National production ' showing . at the Elsi- nore today, with DotoUjv Mack- aill andacfc Mulhall in the fea tured roles. The Tillaln In question is Rock "clif f e Fellowes, and the marriage takes place in the third reel, lear Ing ample space Cor the director to straighten things out later. Jack Malaall stands despair fullr hy to watch his rival walk down ; the aisle, but inasmuch as he Is the real leading man he waits only a .comparatlrely short time to lead his choice to the altar him self. 1 j HGT BEGCAR'S OPERA "The Beggar's Opera," which will be presented at the Elsinore theater, Salem on Tuesday evening December 27; has Always been and probably always will be a , Tital thing. In Its music it Is frankly English, .and was as effective a protest against the Introduction of continental music into England during the -reign of the first two Georges M its satire was a protest against the corrupt court and po - litical conditions of Walpole's Min istry. The songs and dances have a. delightful old-time flavor and hark back to the old English. Scotch and Irish ballads and are redolent with, the ' fwugrance of folk song. i The characters of "The Beg gar's Opera" betray the same or igin as one meets on the pages of Dickens. Dean Swift suggested to Mr. Gay the possibilities for a pas toral on the lires of those at New gate and though the pastoral did sot materialize, "The Beggar's Opera., using these same char acters, did. They are a frank and sophisticated lot and after their manner very philosophical. Nor are they entirely devoid of the fin er sensibilities. In short as the bear- gar himself informs the audience. TTnere is not an honest man or woman In it, but all is human." The personnel of the comnanr Is made up largely of the artists who piayea the roles during the long London ran. Several artists are from the British National Onera and many are former members of the Beecham Opera company and are among England's best known singers. -There Is no star in the ordinary sense of the word, but a fine balance of beautiful voices and an aggregation of seasoned actors. A carefully selected ladies' orchestra of eight players and conductor furnish the accompani ment for this nnsle nlar Tha Ar. chestration calls for a harpichord. vioia a am ore. viola di camba. one first riolin, one second Tiolin. iolincello. viola, double bass, oboe FAMOUS' MOVIE OF NORTHWEST 4 o If EQRO BLINDED ASTORIA, Deo. 20, (AP) Al fred Richardson, 38, negro em ploye of a barber shop, was totally blinded today when lye being used to cleanse a drain exploded. Phyai clans feared blindness may be per manent.' iv The biggest treat of the year at the Capitol theater. "Down the River of Mo return 2 RIVAL ROADS SEEK WAY IN LjNN COUNTY (Continued' trm paf 1) roads can build on the present highway location, but the commis sion wants the railroad or rail roads to pay the additional cost for building the highway farther up the bill. The certified check and bond is the protection of the commission. Furthermore the commission does not intend standing In the way of Ldnn county development and is prepared to move and give the railroads a chance, but the commission . would ' like to see common user arrangement so that the control point, or strategic sec tion, can be used by both the pro- v posed roads. It is generally agreed that only one railroad, will be built, but the common user clause was said to be" worth con- " sidering. ; - - Rights Contradictory . - iiiggs announced to -the .com mission that he . has a warranty deed . for the , property, desired by his company. ' Byers. . announced that he. ha a contract .for a right . of way, bver this same place. The highway commissioners could not understand this situation, aacLjn- quirea v now -one : engineer could own land on which a rival has right of way and each side trying to keep the other .oft this control point. - " : :- Byers claims that his contracts call for construction to start on or before May 1, 1928. Biggs says he has options on right of way taken for 60 days. Biggs' Of fers Check A certified check for SI 0,0 00 was offered on the spot to the commission by Biggs as evidence of good fatih. and he agreed to re- r VY We T U Cater To I men-- I Who Buy jl U For II Women jl ji SHIPlErS Yl imburse the commission for the cost of changing its location. He demurred, however, when the com mission suggested a common user. The first information that By ers had that the commission was to consider the matter was at noon today, when he was invited to present his side of the situa tion. He explained that he had not had time to get In touch with his principals and therefore was not prepared to offer a check nor compensation to the commission. He promised, however, that he would do so tomorrow at Salem. It was out of a spirit of fairness to Byers that the commlssiop post poned action, notwithstanding the pleas' of the Linn county delega tion that Biggs proposal be ac cepted. Take a trip by canoe through the wild unknown, imnassable canyon of the middle fork of Sal mon river, the deepest canyon in America and never before travel ed. ! Make the journey by flat boat through the rushing, roaring rock strewn rapids of the 2S0- mile mighty canyon of the Big Salmon on the high waters of spring. 'See the wild big horn sheep, bear, goats, deer, elk and other animals unaware of the cameras presence. Also many other scenes, all from your easy chair at the Bligh's Capitol theater today and Thursday, matinee and evening. ABANDON HOPE FOR CREW OF SUBMARINE (Cob tinned from pe 1) pedo room. Last Word 11 A. M. About 11a. m., the microphones of the S-8, sister ship of the strick en submersible; recorded the bar est whispers, of sound through the double barrier: of steel hull and seaV.'Wbll conveying no intelligi ble-message they were interpreted as indicating- that the dying men were making a last desoerate at tempt to 'do something for them selves. Then the stillness of the grave came over the dark hulk - lying prostrate on the ocean floor. While the hearts of naval offi cers directing the rescue rose in their throats, the faint ray of hope remaining was enough to keep them feverishly preparing for the moment when the seas might quiet enough to permit the resumption of diving. It was DOinted out that life might linger in the black gaseous chamber for many hours arterthe men had grown too weak to re spond to signals and had "lapsed into unconsciousness. Acknowledgement Faint After seven hours of sending os cillating signals which officers be lieved muse nave reverberated loudly in the forward chamber of the s-4. the s-8. at 6:zo o'clock this morning obtained a faint mes sage of three taps Interpreted by some as an acknowledgement. "Tour wife and your mother are praying for you," the S-8 was trying to tell Lieutenant Graham Newell Fitch, one of the six men. Whether he received tVe message was not known, .although two hours later the S-8 heard a falter ing tapping, as though some one in the torpor of suffocation were helplessly trying to tap a code message. Officers pinned their hopes on the possibility of getting air -to the men before .death might end their valiant struggle. Efforts Held Useless If an airline could be connect ed with the chamber. Rear Admir al Phlilp Andrews, commander of the first naval district said, "We can take our time cutting a larger hole to get in oxygen and other supplies, if we can get them in. they can live for months." But the admiral concluded that the men could be saved by "noth ing short of a miracle." Rear Admiral Frank Brumby. In cnarge or tne rescue work, was held aboard the mine sweeper Falcon in Provlncetown harbor all day by the steady gale which swept over Cape Cod. Both Captain Ernest T. King, In charge of diving operations, and Lieut. Commander rcdward Kllsberg in charge of salvage work, agreed that there remained practically no hope of saving the six men. Escape Cut Off The hope that some of the men might be able to nroiect them selves out In torpedo cases ended when submarine experts nolnted out that there would be no com pressed air to work the projection tubes. Officers had expected that at iieasi one 01 tne men migm Drave the practically luicidal effort to crawl through one of the torpedo tubes, but it was believed that none of them had strength enough to make the attempt when no re sponses came to signals. The torpedo tubes are about 21 Inches In diameter and 21 feet long. Such an escape would in volve the closing the Inside valve. After climbing Into the tube, opening the outside valve, then struggling through the slippery, shiny barrel against the great pTes sure' of the water at the 100 foot depth to bVthrown'to the surface by the pressure. Storm Halts Work The continued rough weather made salvage work impossible all day. and it was unlikely that div ing would be resumed tonight. A thermometer sent down to the 100 foot depth at which the S-4 Ilea registered 34 dgerees. onlv two degrees above freezing point. It was believed that the tempera ture within the unheated hull of the submarine would be as low. j Veteran divers, some of whom had worked in the S-51 onera tions. said frankljthat there was not a cnance" tor the six men left : ELSINORE " TUHATRB Today and Thursday uXE) 0OlXi A ?, fVucl SATURDAY COLLEEN MOORE in "HER WILD OAT NEW YEARS MIDNIGHT . - -MATINEE ; - "FUN FIT FOR A: KING" .NOW CAPITOL TODAY. itnd . THTJRS. THE BIGGEST TREAT OF THE YEAR THE TRIP OF A THRILLS" HUNTING BIG GAME IN THE r THE EPIC OF THE NORTH-WEST INTENSE LY THRILL ING AND EDUCA TIONAL ANYONE iXTintESTm rw Tina GREAT OUT-OF-DOORS VTTJT. WATTS A RARE TREAT IN THIS PICTURE. COMEDY & NEWS EVENTS 1 ess Hoto &ounb rip i via . : (Oregon Electric Sap. $2.00 Portland and Return Tickets on sale Dec 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 1927 : Return limit Jan. 5th Albany Astoria Baker . Boise ... Corvallis ROUND TRB? FARES ' LaGrande Pendleton Seattle $1.00 7JL0 20.50 28.60 1.50 3.10 Spokane Tacoma Walla Walla .$17.70 . 13.70 ,11.90 225 95 . 15.10 Also on sale Dec 26. 30. 31. Jan. 1 anrl 2. Proportional reductions betwepn n.hr nntnta "R Checked to all atntirms. ' U : C I - " 0. E. Ry. Trains leave Salem for Portland at 7:15, 10:02! a. ui.. i:iiu. 4:xx. o:au. n. m. .for KuorenA &t 9:Ri. m. in. J r m .An n , ,. . - I i ;a, ivot a :uu p. m. , All trams run thru the business, district of Portland. J. W. Ritchie L. F. Knowlton. Trav. Psgr. Agt.. Phone 727 Ticket Agent (9regon (Skttvit Bp. on the S-4. These said that eren if It were possible to lower oxy gen and food to the vessel, the re sult would be merely to prolong the agony of the imprisoned men. The spot off Wood End where the S-4 went down Is a rough piece of water, and there Is little hope of suitable weather for salrajre work before next summer the di rer said. They said there was no other method of rescuing the men than by raising the hull from, the bottom. JURY ACQUITS GEORGE REMUS IN SHORT TIME (Oantlaa from px 1) least four of the Jurors and there was constant stream of weU- wlshers hurrying" toongratulate the man whose life had been In jeopardy only a few minutes be fore. "You know what I said in the jury room. Robert E. Hosford, printing 'contractor, juror; number 12, remarked to a cheering groupt gathered about Remus In the jail. I said 'Let's go out and gire him his Christmas present. Let's' make him happy one Christmas. Jury Favors Renins Hosford told newspaper, men that if the court had permitted the jury would hare returned a verdict freeing Remus outright. "We thought Remus had been greatly wronged, and that perse cution had lasted long enough," said Hosford. ' To Remus, Hosford, and Mrs. Ruth Cross, the 22 year old "baby" of the Jury, said : We were with you from the start." Remus, who set up a defense of transitory maniacal lnsanltv " 'with himself as chief counsel, re- celrad the verdict with a wild shout: "I wanted American Jus tice, and I thank you folks." . Tears were streaming down his face as he left the courtroom where cheers still were echoinr and was hurried the short distance down a corridor eauallr alive with cheers to the elevator which took I i.i . . .. . .. uu iu me jau two floors above. : The Gift That Lasts ELSINORE and OREGON SCRIPT BOOKS V $5.00 for S4.50 Read the Classified Ads Boy StiJl Missing No additional Information as to the whereabouts of Llewellyn Burnside, who disappeared from the state Institution for the feeble minded last Friday, was obtained yesterday. Anyone getting trace of him is asked to call 494 and ask for Mrs. J. W. Wiltse. OREGON "The Devil's Saddle" Today Only I 1 f i - X WED. and THURS. 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