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
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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
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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
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SATURDAY
COLLEEN
MOORE in
"HER WILD OAT
NEW YEARS MIDNIGHT
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; - "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
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THE EPIC
OF THE
NORTH-WEST
INTENSE
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THRILL
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AND
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ANYONE iXTintESTm rw Tina
GREAT OUT-OF-DOORS VTTJT. WATTS
A RARE TREAT IN THIS PICTURE.
COMEDY & NEWS EVENTS
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: Return limit Jan. 5th
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ROUND TRB? FARES
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$1.00
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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
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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
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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.
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Box Office Seat Sale December 17th
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IT'S A WOW!
AND
Jack Mulhill in "The Crystal Cup"
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