The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, February 21, 1928, Page 2, Image 2

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    r ' ' ' " THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 21, 1923 ; - . " ' ' ' " " : ' ' ' ' ' , .
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: It cannot be denied that "Cbl-
eaato." a De Mllle studio produc
;J" tloa for Pathe, which was shown
at the Capital theater yesterday.
Is a great picture. It scored a
triumph. , Its reception by local
1 picture fans was most enthusias
tic. It must be admitted also
that Phyllis Haver, as the Jaia-
crated wife, and Victor Varconi, ae
: her forgiving hnsband, presented
portrayals so artistic in conception
and ' execution as to amaze their
. most ardent admirers.' Directed
V "by Frank Urson, this screen ver-
!ton of Maurine Wat kin's celebrat
ed stage success. "Chicago." is
decidedly one of the best produc
CJ Uons presented here in many
, vvrears- It appears for the last
times today.
The story leals with a vixen
-wlfe, who. to gratify her wild de-
sires, deceives' her husband. When
4. her "angel daddy" seeks to rid
: himself of the shackles with which
: "SORREli ATJD SDH"
Manager Breaks Precedent
; By Endorsing "Picture
Coming To Elsinore
"Nobody in Salem may say
fruiniuuy. i ueuee, inai i evcri
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nave misreprneaieu muuua pic
ture." Your informant lent lmmediate-
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' ly a couple of ears to the speak
; : r because the speaker was
3 George B. Guthrie, owner of the
f,:'. Elsinore. and "when he opens his
Ifnips" there is usually something
raid that is worth listening to.
Lrtaten" said George B. Guthrie.
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11: Your Informant listened,
f-j "You- may quote me as saying
f that "Sorrell and Son." coming to
the Elsinore today for a five-day
y:" u, Is the finest picture I have
f : , 'itnessed," said Mr. Guthrie.
In order properly to appreciate
ih .UtAMAnt na ihniiM know nf
4i i what might be called Mr. Guth-nt.-;:
riea "theatrical Idiosyncraeies."
V, mm. mm. A .mIm Ka fan. MnaAil
a iuiu eua ieuu as usiu a era wow v w
endorse or even to recommend a
motion picture of whose merits he
,! was not positive. He had rather
show a picture to a comparative
ly "sum" House man 10 neraia it,
falsely, as a "mammoth" produc
tion, or a "great thriller" or to
employ methods commonly in use
among certain of the theatrical
gentry.
"It is a great picture." Mr.
Guthrie repeated. "And I stand
squarely behind my statement. In
the past I have commonly been ul-tra-conservatle
with the picture
'Sorrell and Son' I need not be."
Father and son love is the
theme of the film from Warwick
Deeping's best selling novel. Much
or "Sorrell and Son" was filmed
In England, and with the aid of
the author.
After the World War. Captain
Stephen Sorrell finds himself bark
In London, broken in health, with
out work', deserted by his pleasure
loving wife, and with his small
son to rear. In a last resort Sor
rell grasps at a chance to become
assistant to a village antique deal
er. With his boy he sets out, de
termined that he will take even
a pitiful wage in order to edu
cate the boy. They reach the vil
lage, only to find the antique deal
er dead and no job.
' This seems the last straw, and
Sorrell contemplates giving up al
together. But the thought of the
bov and the latter's abiding trust
in him nerves Sorrell to solicit
job as man-of-all-work at the
shabby Anchor Inn.
;) Here Sorrell endures exquisite
torture. The landlady. Florence
Palfrey, gloats over this sensitive
bp: !! Vs abasement, and grudges him
' 'even an hour of companionship
. N' with his bov each evening. To
V nnV matters worse. 'she begins
?.Ji to ' make savage love to him. the
- JiH prif-e of his yielding to be lighter
vork. Sorrell revolts at her over-
. t Iurs. especially as she has
V: drkn. ailing husband to whose
' "i; ""-"oachlng death she Is entirely
rslHns. -
v;?rX gleam of promise comes when
Thomas Roland recognizes the
?:'lfjiH:1 qualities of Sorrell and en-
', eag ires him for a new, inn. which
''Vr;:; n U opening, but only as second
; porter. The bead porter's Job is
- 1; given to one Back, a sergeant-ma-fnJ'J
Jor who saved Roland's life at
Ypres. Buck proves to be a despot.
iy;-j(:'f'r-For his boy's sake Sorrell endures
bullying and extraordinary hard
I. .f1; work. A cllmax comes when Buck
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MI53 IT! '.V "
It will stir the heart! anx)
taa'tas-tldd- ct the warl
she has enslaved him she deliber
ately murders him. AJthough her
husband is aware of her infideli
ties, his lore for her prompts him
to do all In his power to save her
from the chair, and when a rascal
ly criminal lawyer, portrayed by
Robert Edeson. demands an exces
sive fee. he commits a burglary.
Roxie Hart la - heralded by - the
press as "the beautiful Jazz slay
er," and she revela in her notor
iety which ultimately results In
her acquittal. Then her husband
raats her off and she finds herself
an outcast, alone and forgotten
There are many scenes of dray-
ma tic force and the swift-moving
action is relieved by flashes of gen
uine comedy. The work of the
supporting cast, which includes,
besides those named. Mary Rob
son. Julia Faye. Virginia Bradford
and T. Roy Barnes, w eminently
satisfactory. "Chicago" is a pic
ture that lives up to its reputation
and it is quite worthwhile.
ls suddenly discharged for molest
ing Fanny Garland, housekeeper
at the Pelican Inn. and Sorrell's
most sympathetic friend. And, to
Sorrell's delight, his patron gets
ibis son Kit into a good, genteei
i ct 1 llt. LI. Ka
scnooi. i nre ourreu tiw v,
but finds that the secret of the
lad's connection with a mere hotel
norter has made his stay at the
school undesirable to the snobbish
head-master. Also, Sorrell's ex-
wife, now a rich man's bride comes
to the hotel as a guest, and sneer's
at Sorrell. Sorrell fears that some
day she may wish to claim their
boy.
The Inn finally prospers and
Sorrell is made manager. Kit
meets his first romance in Mol
ly Roland's little daughter. A
arrest surceon's successful treat
ment of her when in a severe acci
dent makes the boy determine to
become a great surgeon also.
Time passes and Kit has enter
ed colleae and is woolnr Molly. In
the midst of father and son's hap
piness, the recreant Mrs. Sorrell
comes again upon the scene and
tries to wean Kit away. Sorrell,
with faith in his son. consents that
he visit the mother. Her lavish en
tertainment, and the London flap-
Pvj with whom she tempts him,
find Kit too strong. He makes his
decision in favor of returning to
his plodding, honest father. Sor
rell's sacrifices are beginning to
bear fruit.
Kit does well as a surgeon and
Is engaged to Molly, while Sorrell1
has the soothing comradeship of
Fanny Garland. Suddenly Sorrell
Is stricken with a deadly ailment.
But he hides his suffering so as
not to disturb his son's honeymoon
from which the lad returns in time
to ease his father's last hours In a
dramatic rashion. Sorrell passes
on. blessed in the thought that his
life's struggle was worth while
and his Job, his son, a complete
success.
OPERETTA PLEflSlfJG
"WIXUMII.I.S OF HOLLAND"
GIVEN BY JUNIOR HIGH
OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL.
Monmouth, Feb. 20. (Special)
The Windmills of Holland, an op
eretta, wastpresehted by Mie jun
ior high"chorus of the Monmoutt
training school, Thursday eve
ning, under the direction of Mrs.
Gilbert Wrenn. nee Miss Kathleen
La Raut. of the Oregon Norma
school music department.
The scenery of the operetta
was quaintly picturesque. A wind
mill and a pretty stream gave the
audience a touch of the atmos
phere of old Holland. v The entire
cast was attired in the nationa
Dutch regalia. The windmill Was
constructed nnder the direction o
MIsh Peterson of the art depart
ment of the Oregon Normal in
structor. and Misses Arlouine Mc
Mullan and Margaret Baker, Nor
mal school students
The personnel of the cast wa?
as follows:. Mynheer Hertagen-
basch. rich Holland farmer Phil
lip Dodds; Vrow Hertagenbasch
bis wife, Mary Elizabeth Sftles:
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The subject that the picture
"Are You Fit to Marry?" deals
with was always thought eae that
should be left. solely to those of
the medical profession.
However today there has come
a great change throughout the en
tire country. This has come
through the untiring efforts of
the Eugenists. Their slogans are
for Eugenic information to all
classes through every possible me
dium. The result of this can
mean only one thing, a better and
healthier race. To speak lntel-
WllhelnJna and Hilda, his daugh
ters. Ruth Elder, and LaVerne
Baroch; Bob Yankee. American
salesman. Robert Price;" Hans,
student of music In love with Wil
helmina, Donald Johnson; Frant
rich farmer's son In love with HQ-
da , Robert Ferguson; Katrine,
rich farmer's daughter, Erla Mae
Murdock.
Chorus: Mabel Roblson. Helen
Roblson. Hasel Roblson. Oma Da
vis, Goldie Ayree. Mlldrerd Mc
Kern. Mary Sehonn. Rath Arant,
Justa Johnson. Pauline Morlan,
Marion Good, TwUa Tittle. Patri-
ia Portwood, Elvie Bond, Valska
Kuhn, Dorotha Blngman, Juanl-
a Nelson, Helen Snyder. LaVita
McClain. John Murdock, Dudley
Davis. Chester Chamberlain. Har
ry Chamberlain. Russell Sheeon,
Carl Rutschmann, Raymond
Fleishman.
The proceeds will go to the Jun
ior high library. The audience was
so enthusiastic that the operetta
will be repeated this week before
the Oregon Normal school student
body.
VISIT III WDODBLIRN
PERSONS FROM OTHER SEC
TION SEEN THERE
WOODBURN. Ore.. Feb. 20.
(Special.) F. L. R. Coleman of
Tillamook spent the week end vis
iting his parenta here. Mr. Cole
man has been in the sawmill busi
ness at Tillamook. He has put In
x bid for 14,000.000 feet of stand
ing timber, which he expects tc
purchase from the government
This timber is located about
40
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By
Unmatched travel convenient
ft quick tripsin Oregon.
Go via Southern Pacific by rail or highway. Ride com
fortably, safely and on time at low cose ..
Travel by day on train or motor-coach. Or use the
convenient over-night Pullman service to Coos Bay,
Klamath Falls and southern Oregon points.
Trains'are fast, well-appointed. The silver-gray
motor-coaches are of new design, surprisingly comfort
able, specially built for this service.'
Your rail tickets, unless specially restricted, are good
on the motor-coaches. t .
Motor Coaches . -
To Poruand-7:30r 8:50, 10:3 sjo,; 12:40, 1:35, 2:2V
.4:30, 3:30, 7:45 pjn.
'' '-'' .'OriO...;Tralas'-'-w
To Portland J:05, 6:43 aja.; 1:33, J, 8:30 pat
- Motor Coa In
To Albany, CrvaIIivEugw-9:40, 11:40 u.; 3:40 (via
Harrisburj), 4:40,7:40 p.ni v '
To KoscbureU:40 sjn. 4:40 pjn. ' : "" '
ToAshland--ll:40ajai. - , '-
- - --r--- ; Trains ---i i,-1'-'
To Albany , Eugene and south 3 : 20, 10: 1 3 ajn. ; 7, 1 1 :23 pas.
Moeoeoacns leave and active NEW SALEM HOTEL
ly ' HigA Sc. between State and Ferry
ligenlly on eugenic problems in
the past was to mean the ostraciz
ing from society.
But today even the clergy have
taken up the tight for freer edu
cation along these lines. But the
one meanr'of reaching themajor-
lty of people In a way that the les
son would remain vivid in their
minds has been through the
means of the moving picture thea
ter. So today we hare several of
these ' educational features that
are playing to targe crowds and
carrying: a message to all that see
them.
miles west of Eugene and Is close
to the railroad. When he gets a
title to the timber he expects to
move his mill there.
Fred Hall and several other
members from Woodburn attend
ed lodge meeting In Silverton, Sat
urday night, February 18.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cole of Eu
gene are spending the week end
here visiting relatives.
Forest Grove Man- Files
For Job In State Senate
Loyal M. Graham of Forest
Grove, Monday filed with the sec
retary of state here his declaration
of candidacy for the republican
nomination for state senator for
the eleventh senatorial -district.
comprising -Washington county.
Mr. Graham would succeed Wil
liam G. Hare of Hlllsboro, who has
announced that he will not be a
candidate for reelection. Mr. Hare
has served as state' senator from
Washington county for several
terms. Mr. Graham is a member
of the lower' house of the legisla
ture. "Experience, honesty, efficiency
in office, fairness in all things
and good roads," Is the slogan
adopted by Mr. Graham.
John Baker of Hood River has
filed for the republican nomination
for district attorney of Hood
River county. He is now serving
in this capacity. '
Rumors indicate that the boys
see little distinction between leap
year and any other. It has been
the rule to allow them to have lit
tle to say in the matter. Chat-
tanooga News.
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: The feature that is now playing
at the Oregon theater, "Are You
Fit to Marry?" is the most out
standing one of this type. It has
received the unanimous approval
of all Engenlc organizations. The
theme of the story is the forceful
legislature towards physical ex
aminations of all those that con
template marriage. For "As A
Nationa Babies, So Is the Nation
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SHANGHAI, Feb. 20. (AP)-
More than 100 Chinese passengers
on the steamer Hsin Ta Ming ware
today reported to have drowned
following upon a collision with the
Japanese steamer Atsuta Maru In
the Yangtse river between Shang
hai and . Nanking.
The captain of the Atsuta Maru
today said that he was descending
,the river Saturday night and had
reached a point 30 miles east of
Chinklang when the Chinese ves
sel attempted to cross his bow. He
said that he ordered his engines
reversed but the Hsin Ta Ming
crashed Into his port side, driving
a hole into his vessel, while the
bows of the Chinese werecrushe:
beiow the wa'ter line.
The 550 Chiness on board the
Hsu Ta Ming Decame panic strick
en although their vessel remained
afloat about an hour. Some of,
them leaped into the water but
the majority went down with the
ship. The Atsuta Maru and a
number of Chinese river Junk.
rescued more than a hundred who
were floundering in the water but
many of these subsequently died
from cold and exposure.
It was estimated that between'
300 and 400 perished.
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simple pledge of
eternal comradeship
ringing in his ears, J
Capt. Stephen Sor- 0
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forth, with joy in his
heart, to fight his
greatest battle to
win from life, happt
ness for "Kit."
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