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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1928)
c, as a member I Emerald ataff. i THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 8, 1928 THP HflHUfHTFH HH IIL linil ILU I Il 1 II1T1LJ FILM OF FINE STORY Filled with Pathos and Love; Uhe Incident of Heal Life Told "The HarTester" that poign ant; pathetic. Joyous, sweetest and greatest of lore stories may be aeen on the screen at the ESolnore today and Monday. Cehe Stratton Porter's famous tory tells of the. lonely man who na nniidea lor himself a eabtn on a beautiful lake adjoining the -Medicine woods. As he works he plana his dream. home and pictures iim arum girui The-home Is ballded and then he f inda the fir! In the woods; only ounr. Among ine uugaiy trews of the Limberloat it was found that this girl's heart motion na nearly dead. - Life had given her rery liule and that little was fast slipping away when It was fonnd that lore could tear apart the darkest misery and make life really beautiful. ' Led to believe she belonged to another she was almost ready to quit and then she found out dif ferently. Through the sacrifice of the lonely man "The Harrester" she learued that love can bring back life and a desire to live. When ail seems lost for the lonely man he discovers that the girl's grandparents are wealthy and wish her to come to them. Be Ilevlag he has failed In his at tempts to gain the love he so de sired, he sends her away. He dis closes his love for the girl In a letter written to "Roth. In care of our hearthstone." Of course there must be a granny In inch tine story and so she discovert the let ter and mails It to the gltU .Tes--the girl returns to the lonely man and gives Mm the ltise he wanted the kiss of love. v FRAJfCE, V. 8 Make Terms WASHINGTON. Apr. 7. (AP) Francs and-the United States agreed today to snbmlt Immediate ly their diplomatic correspondence on the proposal for a multi-lateral treaty renouncing war to Great Britain. Germany. Italy, and, Japan. MRS. GOODHUE IMPROVES vnRTHAMPTON. Mass.. Apr. 7 CAP) Mrs. Lemirak Goodhue, motber of Mrs. lauvm uui. was reported at soon today, as hav ing had a -fairly good day so tar." Mrs. Coolldge spent more than an hour at the- hospital. Z DOM SEEKliie GREAT OBJECTIVE! thinking He Was Betrayed : By His Love and Then Wanting To Live rpl. ana'rlri a rain at a flood- banked sky looming larger andithf ,nst"on B Invaluable ..;, and takins ahane aa air- rlB?e. ""The Book of Charm.- he ' cm Presenting . The Musical Extravaganza "AFTER MIDNIGHT" Featuring Loo Marshall in Feet Flirtology The Harmony Trio Glen (Bozo) Singer Eccentric Comedian May Tibbets Singing & Dancing A ... . i The Harmony Trio Singing & Dancing Jl fOf. n lhe Screen AMyn Ma r WYOMING iB -4, OREGON "- Matinees 25c ' ; nC Evenings 35c J-fClV. Children 10c J larger and taking shape as air plane squadrons In battle forma tton The Legion of The Con damned!- Men who laughed at Death, sad even welcomed It! Men who had so ruined then lives that Death was their only sur cease the far oft drone of stac cato exhausts - merging Into the clattering roar of fifty motors th shrill insistent whine of the wind through struts and wires as the onrushing planes awoop down from their attitude of two thous and feet until it seems as though their whirling propellors must thresh the ground, and tear Into atoms rhs crawling specks of hu manity that dot the battle-scarred areas below them Gale Price once wanted to live but his love had betrayed him. . . he sought Death with, the mem-, bera of the Legion of the air who beckoned it, and then laughed at It men who fought for the most dangerous missions that meant almost certain death ..... fingers pulsating on the triggers of their machine guns. . .the only honorable way to achieve . the Great Objective. . . .on the battle fields of space. .. .their sins expiated. The old love flares back .... explanations of that night at the Embassy Ball follow. . .i. he was wrong .he wants to live! Such is the story of "The Legion of The Condemned" which will be shown at the Elsinore theater for five days beginning Tuesday. st A. a is auia io acaaire sucn a power over women that in spite of him self he is found holding hands with the minister's wife. This same ' book, procurable from the nearest traveling book agent, for the fabulous sum of $1.24. offers such advice as the correct way to throw a studio partr; how to tie a bow tie in the evening; how to do the tango ; how to tell a golf story at a dinner party; and a hundred and, Die other things to make one a charm ing, debonair, delightful, refresh ing, and popular member of the social set. The part of Joe Pond, the vic tim of the personality campaign. Is taken by Jack Chapman. This Is Chapman's second appearance on the high hooI stage since he came here from Dallas. . Ida May Harper, who is respon sible for Joe's sudden Interest in himself, is played by Ethel De Lapp. Ida May's chief aim in life Is to land on the "great white way" and In the process she man ages to nearly set her mother at home As a last resort Mrs. Harper, with the assistance of -Joe. ab sorbs the chapter ot the fatal book titled "Helpful Hints to Hos t eases," makes over her wedding dress, reclines on an. improvised divan, and plays hostess to a French "Soo-pay." The "Soo-pay" proves to be the talk of the town and. leads to a series of hilariously complicated events. The respe rata Mrs. Harper u played by Ruth Niger. The first act takes place in the Harper home where Ida May comes to break the news that she is going to try her luck on Broad way. Then the second scene is the impossible "Soo-pay" plus .a family quarrel In which JlrsJ Harper. Victor Wolfe, threatens to kick Joe all the way from the courthouse to the cemetery and back again If he doesnt leave Ida May alone. The third act la in the drug store in which Joe works and where the women of the town flock to get a touch of Joes famous personality. This act also includes the grand climax la whlen Ida May decides whether or not she shall stay at home or leave for her precious New York. Mix together a silvery tongued book agent, a sophisticated Frenchman, a small town minister and his wife, a nmllcious gossip, a foolish old maid, an average "boy friend." and two adorable flappers and you have the rest of the cast, as chosen by Miss Lelia Johnson, able and experienced coach of amateur productions. This rollicking farce offers to its audience two hours of genuine laughs with its wholesome humor and witty lines. ins rehearsals every night at the high school and a great deal of enthusiasm is reported on the part of the cast. correspondence course in "how to frantic In her effort to keep her J The yonthful players are hold- leam to dance in two weexs ' leads the humblest wallflower to a ring side seat in the social whirl. . Cham how to get it; what to do when you have it; and how to get rid ot it are all told in three short acts of the senior cass play to be presented in the high school auditorium April 27. This play "Charm." was written by John Klrkpatrlck and this is the first season It has been avail able to amateur producers. , The plot of .the story centers around a small town drug store clerk who discovers that through Malheur Railroad Rates Opposed In 2 Complaints Two complaints originating in Grant cennty, with relation to rates charged by the Malheur Railroad company, were received at the offices of the public sery? Ice commission Saturday. In one of the complaints the Grant County Stock Growers as sociation protests ' against the rates charged by the railroad cor porhion for the shipment ot live stock. The present, tariff of the railroad waa declared to he un reasonable, unjust and excessive. Hansen A Wille Timber com pany complained of ths rates for the shipment of timber and tim ber products. The Malheur Railroad com nany's line extends from Burns to Seneca and was recently comple ted. Phyllis Van Kimmel, Salem Elected to Kwama At U.O. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Apr. 7. (Special) Phyl lis Van Klmmell of Salem was among the 19 freshmen girls elect ed to Kwama yesterday. Kwama is a service organisation for sopho more women of the campus, new membership being elected during the spring term of each year from the freshman class tive tn campus work, of the Oregon Daily as member of the T. W. C. A. cab inet as reporter for the" organiza tion, and has done work on vaii- pus campus committees.., .She forgT merly made her home in (Houston Texas, coming to Oregon.jlast ralT CATHOLICS BAN PAPKIt - 1 .. t; ROME. Apr. 7. (A?) Th Woonsocket, Rhode Island, pui, licatlon "La Sen tlnelle" Jias be t placed on the index by ths congre gation of the council, the Oss vorte Romano, official Vatlcaa or gan, announced. NEW INCORPORATIONS j Cravett and company, with headquarters in Portland and capi lal stock of f 59.000. has been in corporated - by W. H. -Vravatt. Olive Cravett and John Wlnelo Other articles filed in the stat corporation department tjfrday fol tow: Hipp ley Machine ; Works Inc.. Portland." 10.000r LouW Ehlinger, R. Benken and E. ber. Peninsula Iron Works. land, $1000; D. II. Knowles, Morrow and!j. o. uauey. Neon Equipment company. Port land. $000; Harry E. "Warren. John A. Martetn and Inet War ren. Resolutions of dissolution wer flled by the Carlton Consolidate.) Lumber company of Portland. Louit E. HmT" Por- ) i, M. R. 'A versa tfle politician is one wh can blow hot or cold, wet or dry. Miss Van Klmmell has been ac- Atlanta Constitution. it ill n D SPLENDID SU i 1 TUESDAY WED. - THURS. - FRIDAY SATURDAY F-s 1 NMSsl m 3 I I J I 1 I '1 4 m .' ..V . -r 'IF V '.i Lr J I 1 ri3 i i J3 i I 5? 220 - 1 They Courted Danger They Laughed at Death On Last Embrace A Last Farewell A ReftdezYous with Death. I " a Jean Boydell and Hall Sidare listed Among Stars To Appear "In, Holland." an Intriguing name for the Fanchon and Marco production which will be staged at the - Elsinore theater today Monday and Tuesday, and well the show is Just as intriguing and Just as interesting as name leads a person to believe. A number of real stare have been gathered together for thlt production and so It Is of the very best. Just a word about two ot them. Jean Boydell toured this circuit some months ago and made a real hit. Using her tall lanky figure to advantage ahe creates consider able amusement in strikingly com ical poses. In fact she la a riot o( laughs and fun from toe momen' ahe steps onto the stsge until she reanonds to the final encore. She sings and ahe dances. Hsl Sidare. another leader ir this show, does high kicking at his specialty and he has toured the country with several com pan lea. Experts have pronounced his work the most perfect of hlgb kicks. There are a number, of, other stars in the group and everyone does exceptionally fine work. "In Holland" Is a great Idea and being such no doubt will be one of the very best shows to come to the Elsinore. "WYOMING" FILMED 1 MIOTIC SPOT i JL JUL in Picture Recalls Slaughter of Men To Be Shown At Oregon Today One of the most colorful of western frontier pictures will be shown at the Oregon theater to day in addition to the Singer Stock company's vaudeville bill. ' This picture was named in hon or of the state where most of the scenes actually transpired and many Incidents are faithful re productions even unto the exact locations. One of the most Important of these historical locales is in the vicinity ot Fort Pliil Kearny, on which took place a massacre of United States cavalry second In importance and horror only to the massacre of Custer and his men at the batUe of the Little Big- Horn. This massacre occurred durlna the building of a line of forts stretching across the Indian had lands of the west. General Car- rington. in command of several hundred troops, built Fort Phil Kearny from logs which were hauled a distance of about three miles. As the fort neared comple tion Indian aack on the logging train became move and more fre quent, y Fettermen led his men into a heavy ambuscade, w alch had been elaborately prepared by the red mea. Not a white man arrived the fight which followed. Most of the troopers fell at the first volley from Indian guns while those who mea to mate a stand were shot down, singly, or la groups. CHARM' DELIGHTFUL SENIOR CLASS PLAY Will Be Presented At SHS, r Auditorium v; April 27; I Cast Well Chosen tepson of Hell A Band of Men whose Sweetheart was Death! PLOM every corner of the world they carrie, that valiant band of youths whose last illusion and first women were dim memories, and who had tried everything in life, but Death ! There .were men from sunny Spain, from far Argen tina, from Fifth Avenue mansions, from the plains of Texas, from the downs of Englandand each one had a past a story to tell more thrilling than fiction. Fearful tragedies, smashed loves, lost fortunes had driven some to join that daredevil band of war-fliers. Others had tried everything in life and still were bored. Day after day, high above the heaving earth they flirted with Death, or drove their roaring planes far behind the enemy lines to land spies in enemy ter ritory; the most hazardous mission of the war, and the prize for which they gambled each day. 09 Tuly Fay Wray' a Gary Cooper, Para mount's sentational new screen lovers. , Omit Price; Washington journalist, iiltrd by kit uctfcrt, Xtmcfeg bit'. low. Charley Holabird, Trnxms gun-fighter, after new thrills. Gambling for the most dangerous mission of the day. If EGIOM of rre7,yrttiNTTrr 1 II A Paramount Picture Directed by William Wellman, who himself was an "ace." The amazing story of a desperate band of war-fliers whose only honorable discharge was a death certificate. Thrilling from start to finish I "If it's a Paramount Picture, it's the best show in town I" 7 Begins TUESDAY! LSIM-OR THEATRE Robert Mliiii weakky Frenchman, lost his fortune at Mont Carlo, and now gamble with Death. Byron Dathwood, young Englishman, 'who- seeks death after killing Hit girl in a motor crash. t Richard DewiH, NwYk clubman and millionaire, bored with life, seeking excltementt Charm that IntanrihiA i.- 1 LaaftrCaraw Fa B t .S.Y.C. O IMS " -BEST SHOW IN-TOWN ! "-A PAR AMOUNT PICTURE slstible something that like the