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V r ' 2 SIDELIGHTS OF. THE acre an t Capitol Theater Ellgb's Capitol theater will offer an- Interesting vaudeville i program on Friday of this week. Among the numbers may be found the following: Charles Horn and company will n resent a one act playlet, "Adam Kiljoy" written by Harry Hoi is man and Steve Champlain, nias- 5 ters of the art of depicting tBe Ampriran hnsiness man. Mr. Horn , -with the assistance of a small but 4, talented company, consisting of '"James Glasgown and Vivian Mar lowe, is sure to win his audiences with the accurate portrayal of thej seemingly hard boiled business man, who in reality has a heart as v1 big as all outdoors and a keen sense of humor. y Two men ana a woman. Known Ij-ias Irma-Milo company, present a '"Study in Art." Miss Irma is a toe dancer of considerable grace and ability. Milo and company are two male equilibrists who perform balancing stunts with ease ami snaps. A few artistic poses are shown at the opening of the act, the men appearing in white trunks and the lady in draperies. The act ; is one of those rare combinations J Of dancing, posing and hand-balancing. Hokum Is the accepted title for broad travesty, and there is no more genuinely funny comedy than fun of this sort. Carlton and Beasley begin their travesty in their billing. They call their act "Higher and Lower." They ride rough shod over every form of depression. These men have a mis sion. Their mission is to provide fifteen minutes of wholesome hu mor and they fulfill if thoroughly satisfactorily. The things they do are original and bright. , In the space of eleven minutes the Chapmans will conduct the audience on a musical tour of the -OCAL GIRLS TO DANCE I.N "BETTER HOMES" EVENT The "Cottage Garden" revue is the title of the big amateur show which Is being produced by Helen Rodlof. local dancing teacher and which will be staged at the "Bet ter Homes" Exposition at the ar mory February 13 to 18. This revue, in which more than 30 local girls will take part will be staged along with a j big-time vaudeville bill and the combined program will be one of the largest and finest ever staged at one time under one roof, according to those in charge. Local girls wishing to receive excellent dance training and ap pear in this show should get in touch with Mies Rodlof at once as the cast Is rapidly being com pleted. As a fitting setting for the "Cot tage Garden" revue the stage will be hung in deep blue velour. This will extend some distance beyond the stage proper, making a focus for all eyes upon their first en trance into the exposition. In the center, back of the stage. Is to be a large garden gate in a finish of bronze, for the entrance of the chorous. The garden fence will be composed of flowers, conforJ"ng to the mass of real ones that will bank the front of the stage. The main part of the armory will be decorated in gala fashion, with a maze of lights and colored drapery. From the beams overhead will be hung festoons of blue and gold alternating with purple and white. From the cross beams in-between will be suspended banners ana highly colored novelties in Orien tal design. The whole effect of gaiety and color will be heightened by the use of a network of light, large Moods for illumination and a maze of smaller colored lights to con nect the whole into one great canopy overhead. , But now unless an ambitious "eye-banger knows his Noah Web ster he's shunned by every quince In Queensberry. Acid Stomach "Phillips MUk of Magrjesia" . Better than Soda n a M . Y .iv.reafter. Instead of soda take j a little "Phillips MUk of Magne ' sia" in water any time for tndi restlon or sour, add. sassy stom ach, and relief will come instant- . For fifty years genuine "Phillips - ''MUk of Magnesia" baa beea pre- scribed by physicians because It f overcomes three times as much acid in the stomach as a satnr- atsd solution of bicarbonate of . Jv soda, leaving tha stomach sweet and free from ail cases. It neu i traliies add fermentations in the bowel 'and gently urges -the soar i' tag waste from the system with 1 out porginr. Besides, It Is mors pleasant to take than soda. Insist upon Phniips. Twenty-fiTe cent . I and. fifty cant bottles, any drug ( atore. h'Wlbt MsueaU hat ' ' been the , U. j p. Registered Trade k Hark pf The Charles H. Phillip L Chemical Co. and ita predecessor Charles H. Phillips since 187S. 4dT. d St xreen world. The Chapmans are versa tile musicians. They pliy a variety of wind and string instruments in cluding saxophones, clarinets, bag pipe, marimba and harp. With each musical number there is a costume to accompany it. Thus the harp is connected with Ire land; the marimba with Spain, the, bagpipe with Scotland, and so on. A musical novelty of the first water. The last word in contrasts will be displayed by Moore and Shy, one of whom is six feet tall and weighing. 400 pounds, while the other is four feet in height and weighs only 87 pounds. Songs, dances, and rapid repartee will be the mediums by which these two men will entertain, but their hilar ious knockabout comedy, in which the little man gels the worst of every acrobatic encounteris declar ed to be their big scream. Fastid ious persons particularly enjoy Moore and Shy because these two funsters are refreshing, novel and distinctly original. They recently scored tremendous success in the aters of the biggest vaudeville circuits of the seat. With a cast headed by George O'Brien and Lois Moran. Fox Films' "Sharp Shooters." which opened last night at the Capitol theater, is a production i n stilled with comedy, drama and romance enough to please any type of fan. It Is from an original story by Randall H. Faye and revolves around a young dancing girl In French Morocco and an American gob. From there the action goes to the New York East Side, where Lois follows George. It is only aft er a series of dramatic incidents in a bootlegger's dive.that George finally realizes his great love for :he girl. NAME VETERAN JUDGE TO TRY HICKMAN CASE (Continued froo 1S 1) successor went to the judicial council, empowered by law to so act in1 such a situation. Hickman Remains Calm The youthful defendant, his near black wavy hair accentuating the pallor of his face, remained most ly quiet throughout the rapid fire of events that followed the strate gic moves of h.-s defender. The slight figure was somewhat crouch ed in his chair, contrasting the erect bulks of his deputy sher iffs guard on his right and his at torney at the counsel table on his left. Richard Cantillon, assistant defense counsel, was at the coun sel table to the right of Hickman's guard. Although spectators were lined up in the eighth floor corridors awaiting a chance to gain entrance to the trial scene in the morning, the eagerness of the curious, usual in a trial crowd, was markedly absent. Audience Mostly Men A dozen seats were vacant and the court room scene was drab with the predominating dark col ors of men's attire. The scenes were changed for the afternoon session when a large crowd of women and girls filled the corri dor outside the six foot high board barricade and when their color ful costumes brightened the hue of the courtroom, into which a large number had made their way. Morning and afternoon a throng of curious, numbering about 500 lined the sidewalks and lawns out side the hall of justice. Their as cent to the eighth floor court room corridors was barred by of ficers and guards who were sta tioned there to prevent congested 'conditions arising. Brother Only in Court Of the three oilier members of Hickman's family, now in the city for the trial, only one was at the opening battle. Alfred Hickman, brother... or Kansas City, sat a few feet from his accused relative in the first of two rows of seats inside the court raUing. The procedure was watched closely by him and after adjournments, when his defendant brother had been hustled from the crowded room by deputies. Alfred-Hiekman con versed briefly with the defense at torneys. Mrs. va Hickman of Kansas City, the mother, and her estrang ed husband Thomas of El Paso, Texas, are expected to attend the trial later. Walsh's document of exceptions which was signed by himself and Hickman, made the following charges : Complaints Listed That Judge Hardy showed prej udice when he referred at the arraignment of the defendant three weeks ago to Attorney Walsh's trip to Kansas as a "fish ing expedition" for evidence; That the court being presiding judge of the criminal division, was prejudiced when he insisted upon trying the case; And that Judge Hardy resigned as presiding judge with a pre arranged understanding that by such action he would be permitted to sit at the Hickman trial. ;To the allegations the court, in his disqualifying affidavit In the afternoon; answered; . . - While this court emphatically denies being biased or prejudiced in any way to this defendant, rath er than let the case draawthrough a long wait as it; wouia in tnej event this court filed a coaster affidavit, I intend to -step down . ' i ' - -V , . . . ; ... - : ' THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 26, 19 2& - ' ' V' ' ' " ' ASSOCIATION VAUDEVILLE BUGH'S P L, and will consent to another judge taking the hearing." JAMES REED OUT FOR BOURBON NOMINATION (Continued from !( 1.) wether asserted that "in Missouri and in the country at large, more than any other man Senator Tleed represents opposition to corrupt control of government and to the Purchase of elections." "He has always stood as the champion of the constitution and for the protection of legitimate property rights." continued Meri wether. "He is a conservative statesman. "One hundred years ago it re quired a powerful personality like Jackson to wrest the United States from the control of corrupt interests. Today wftih a similar danger confronting the country, it is fortunate In having a man like Senator Reed to perform the same sort of service that was performed by Jackson a century ago." $100,000,000 DEAL MADE BY THEATER MEN (Continued from paga 1) theaters in the two chains in volved approximately $100,000 000. Sheehan declared that with the 100 theaters already controlled by the Fox corporation it gave it rep resentation in the theater district of the outstanding centers from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. He pointed out that today's deal was consummated almost exactly twenty five years from the day that William Fox paid $1,666.16 for his one third interest in r make-shift 146 seat theater in Brooklyn. N. Y. 0 The theaters of the West Coast and We sco companies combined seat 350,000 persons and last year their reports showed paid admis sions or 105 million persons. These averaged 33 cents apiece or a total annual revenue of $34, 650.000. LONE PRISONER GAINS FREEDOM THRU WALLS (Coatinued from pi 1.) cers, he weakened and passed sev eral more checks without having money enough In the bank to cover them. The previous hole was dug in the jail wall on Wednesday, Jan- uarj 11. It was only due to vigil ance and prompt action on the part of officersthat no escape was made then. Kays dug his way through the north wall, on the opposite side of the county court house build ing from the one formerly made The hole wag immediately under the center one of three large win dows with which the jail is lighted on that side of the building. It was a small hole, barely large enough to permit Kays, who is slight of stature, to crawl through Immediately upon Its discovery It was plugged with brick and new mortar. Emerging from the building Kays bad only to scale a fence some eix feet high built of iron pickets. He must have done this within sight of many persons pass ing up and down Court street, but it anyone noticed the incident they tailed to make any report. As sooa as the escape was dis covered city police officers Nwere notified and a general hunt was on for the young man. Up until a z: LAST TIMES TODAY "THE SHARP SHOOTERS" Absorbing story of navy and oriental romance, starring George O'Brien. TOMORROW 5 Big Time Acts. 7 W. U. Glee Club Leaves On Annual The Willamette university men's glee club will commence its twenty-fourth annual tour next Friday. It will take the club into Washington. The singers will not tour Idaho as they did last year. The itinerary announced by Manager Laurence Schreiber Is as follows: January 27, West Linn; January 28, Portland Sunnyside church; January 30, Hood River; January 31, The -Dalles; Feb. 1, Pendleton; Feb. 2, Walla Walla; Feb. 4, Kennewlck; Feb. 6, Low er Nachez; Feb. 7, Ellensburg; Feb. 9. Washougal; Feb. 10, For est Grove; and Feb. 11, Newberg- late hour last night no trace had been found of him. Kays Is described as five feet eight Inches in height and weigh ing 155 pounds. He has black hair, slightly curly, and brown eyes. When he escaped he was wearing laced leather boots with high tops. Presidential Candidate Is sues Statement Answer ing Senator Borah WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (AP) The efforts of Senator Borah of Idaho to pin all republican presi dential candidates down on prohi bition drew from Senator Curtis of Kansas, a statement today that he favored rigid enforcement of the dry laws and was opposed to repeal of either the eighteenth amendment or the Volstead act. It also precipitated another pro hibition debate in tie senate with verbal contributions from both 'he wet and dry camps. Curtis expressed his views, on the prohibition question in re plying to a questionnaire on the question which Borah Is sending to all avowed candidates for the republican presidential nomina tion. The Kansas senator declared his opposition to a state determining the alcoholic contest of liquor and pointed to his record years ago as prosecuting attorney for Shawnee county, Kansas, in closing illicit saloons, as proof of his dry views. Senator Brucev democrat, Mary land, a leader of the wets declared in the senate he was more or less n accord with the Kansan's reply MR. CURTIS FAB DRY ENFORCEMENT WALKING COATS :;- and SUITS FOR SPRING -' "i xO'l ' -' Coats of in visible plaid aad, fancy mixtures are- J"t be ing unpack!. $9.75 and $12.48 Others up to $29.50 CAPfTOL FRIDAY Tour Friday Seventeen men will make the trip. They are Ronald Craven, Arnold Taylor, WendeU Robinson, William Wright, Carl Crane, Paul Geddes, Laurence Schreiber, Lest er smitn, laurence ueaeon. vtiius- Hathaway, Ainert Herrman. Ev erett Patton, Earl Wilkinson, John GUhousen, Walter Kaufman, Hobard Kelly, Howard Miller. Miss Margaret Lewis will go as accompanist, and Charles Kauf man will go as reader. Emery Hobson, dean of the school of music, is director of the club, but he will not accompany the men on tour. because although it was "unques tionably dry It was not bone dry." "Nowhere in the letter can I find that he is not in favor of amending or modifying the Vol stead act by congress." declared the Maryland senator. As the debate proceeded Sen ator Sheppard, democrat, Texas, took up the cudgels for the drys. declaring the prohibition law was "here to stay." Governor Ritchie, of Maryland, Senator Bruce said today, is the only candidate who had taken a firm and open stand on prohibi tion and he expressed regret that Governor Smith of New York had not expressed his views on prohi bition in his last message to the legislature and that Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, had seen fit to say that he "deemed it proper that prohibition be not included In the next platform of the demo cratic party." Eiectragists Will Hold State Meeting In Salem The Oregon state association of eiectragists will meet In Salem February 25 at the chamber of comerce rooms, it was announced Wednesday, adding one more to the long list of state-wide delega tions that will visit Salem this year. About 50 members of the asso ciation,! who are electrical dealers and contractors, are expected to attend. The meeting was brought here through the invitation of the chamber of commerce, and the efforts of C. A. Vibbert & Todd, who 1b president of the organiza tion. HIGHWAY PLANNED REDDING. Cal., Jan. 25.- (AP) i-Appolntlng a committee to devise means of raising funds. Redding business men yesterday took the first step to carry out plans to build a proposed Redding to Lassen national park highway Snappy little spring suits of twill and Oxford gray. Single and double breasted and all crepe lined. $19.75 to $29.75 "HWOMHD sunnn George Guthrie, whom the thea trical business got hold of 15 years ago, and wouldn't, somehow, let loose, is worried. Ordinarily that "lead" the word 1 used with perfect conno tation wouldn't be worth the po sition it Is given. But G. Guthrie Isn't commonly given to worrying. He had rather smoke a vile cigar and turn his thoughts to "Paradise Lost." In consequence it might be well to elaborate. Mr. Guthrie is spec ulating as to where to put the sur plus crowds which are being drawn to the Elsinore to witness, "Man, v.'oman and "Sin?' K It Is possible that - somebody once remarked that all the world l"es a lover. But when it is ad ded that John Gilbert, reporter hero, and Jeanne Eagels not only supply the element of sentiment but also are featured in that great drawing-card, a newspaper drama, little more may be added. "Man, Woman and Sin." whose lurid title is. admittedly, some what misleading, hae been a great box office attraction and it is not lthout a moral The city government of Wash ington. D. C, which serves as a background to the film, is well denicted. And kindly listen to this, for it is of no little import ance: the picture was directed by Monta Bell,, himself a former Washington newspaper reporter;, the Elslnore management, which is holding the photoplay till Sat urday, merely asks its hundreds of patrons if a man more capable to attain that difficult newspaper atmosphere, could have been se cured. Just a word more today; pa trons whose memories occasional ly chance to fail are asked to re call that the "Folliettes" are due t the Elainore Sunday and Mon- day. "I LEU QF TROY" PICTURE COMING Salem virtually every resident of it Is going to see "the face that launched a thousand ships." The Elslnore. risking 18 bags of gold coin, has arranged for "The Private Life of Helen of Troy," written by New York's pet citizen. Professor John Ersklne, of Colum bia university, to open here Tues day. Of course you are acquainted with the activities of Montespan she caused a bit of domestic in felicity in her day. Likewise Cle opatra raised a sort of rumpus among admirers. We could but won't go on. They are mention ed only to emphasize that a girl named Helen, who gave her ad dress aa Troy, "stole the scene in history, and that Professor Er skine, between sessions at the pi ano, studied her extensively and gave to the entire world a figure. glamorous, but unquestionably human. "The Private Life of Helen ot Troy" is, in a measure, what you would expect It to be. Helen, so to speak, likes a dash of garlic with certain foods and is, in no sense, a goddess. And the film, Vtegfy TODAY " X &ds Friday ; j; Saturday : t - s Iw AND VJU' Matinees . .. 35c j ttyl ) O Evenings 50c 4. M v W ! ChiIdren 10c v4 -I ; " 1 P y ' ' k-vv-.- It -i.fi in iu war of the "alapstlck' variety, proves! amusement ot the highest order, j, While h Elslnore is averse to the Bort of thing which Is about to follow, it Is only fair to v trn tn mention that, among the cast, are such notables as Ricardo "Paris:" Maria Corda as "Helen," atid Lewis Stone as "Menelaos." The management of the Elsl nore is in no way exaggerating when it expresses the opinion that one of the most noteworthy photo plays of its day "The Private Life of Helen of Troy" will pack its lobbies, and it urges its pa trons, most of whom have rhuckled over Erskine's novel, to arrive at the theater as early as possible. Home Economics Meeting For Teachers Saturday The home economics meeting of Marion county teachers is schedul ed to be held ! Saturday, January 28. in the Salem high school, room 165. beginning at 10 a. m. The program, with the exception of a luncheon address at the Marion hotel by Dr. William De Kleine ol Salem, will be given by members of the home economics department of the Oregon state college. The complete program has been a r ran red as follows: 10:00 "Relation of Nutrition to Food Preparation Courses," Florence E. Blaxier; 10:15 "Teaching a High School Course in Nutrition and Foods," Jessamine C. Wil liams: 11:00 discussion: 11:20 "An Adequate Diet." Beatrice Geiger; 11:45 discussion; noon luncheon at Marion hotel. Dr. De Kleine to talk on some phase of nutrition; 1: 30 "Contribution of the Home Economics Teacher to Whole School Program," Miss Blazier: 2:00 "Vitamins," Miss Geiger; 2 : 25 discussion. LIVESTOCK GAINS WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. - (AP) Livestock on farms and ranges of the United States on January 1, the department of ag riculture announced today, had a total value of $5,696,922,000 compared with J5, 078, 418, 000 year ago and $5,004,756,000 in 1926. ; 1Tb OREGON TODAY CHARLIE MURRAY GEORGE SIDNEY IN v . CHICKENS' SUBJEC PROGRAM PliANNED FRIDAY JttGHT, SA1M HEIGHTS A "chicken program" has been arranged by the "Salem Heights j community club for its regular meeting, which will be held Fri day evening beginning at 7:30 o'clock at the community hall. The program after the business meeting will Include: "EKK-o-cnicKS," uerma Ke ton. "Poultry Feeding and Breed ing." talk by P. F. Stolrhelse. Piano solo, Mrs. Lloyd Lee. "CHickea Diseases," talk by Lloyd Weeks, director of the Pacific Cooperative Poultry Pro ducers. Surprise program, Edward Burnside and company. Anyone interested is Invited to attend. GANG KILLS JANITOR SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25. (AP) Tim (Red) Callahan. 4 0. former janitor at the city hall, was shot and killed today in what police called a gangster war. Cal lahan was fired on from a closed automobile which sped away af terward. DOLLAR LINK FLAYED WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. (AP) Charges that the Dollar shipping interests of the Pacific coast were British controlled were made in the senate today by Sen ators Oddie, republican, Nevada, and Fletcher, democrat. Florid . during discussion of the Jones merchant marine bill. TANK WRECKS BUILDING NEW YORK, Jan. 25. (AP A- tank on the roof of an eleven story building in Hubert street, on the lower west side, crashed through four floors when it was blown over by the high wind this afternoon. Several persoas were reported burled in the wreckage. The Cat's Rival.' Dora "Bui why are you so afraid of bein run over, Uncle?" Uncle "Well, you .see. It'll he my thirteenth time." London Opinion; F 5 I