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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1928)
2 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1928 "THE SMART SET" REAL SCREEN HIT William Haines Proves a . Man Can Play Pok) and Love a' Girl Lore makes the world go round and so does a punch in the nose! William Haines meets both ex periences In his picture "The Smart Set" which will show at the Elsinore today and Monday. You'll shreik with laughter at his misadventures in this gorgeous comedy of the smart polo set. Nothing can stop you laughing at - his dhuy adventures in lore and smart doings when he lore nothing can stop him. This is a smart picture about smart people. polo, pep, pretty girls, lore and laughter and Haines. How he can ride and play polo but he pulls a great cropper when he falls in love. His troubles are many and Interesting. Lore and polo he won fame at both. In between times in the picture when the principals are not play ing polo, they rereal themselves as skilled and clever comedians Yes, "The Smart Set" is comedy. but not of the slapstick variety; it fairly vibrates with Joy of living, youth, and enthusiasm. Haines as Tommy Van Aster, 6cion of wealth, jazz boy of the smart set, does the best work of his career. Alice Day is shown in an entirely new role as the beauti ful Polly Durant who wisecracks a bit on her own and shows a very pretty aptitude in putting the hero through his paces. The story, as all line comedy should, contains its bit of pathos. In fact, it has everything thrill ing sport, gorgeous love scenes and rib-tlckling comedy coming so fast that one would need an adding machine to "clock the laughs." , ' JAZZ1CAL TRIflL" Ted Doner and His Fast Company Will Delight Elsinore Patrons M Ever been In court? If not. then you will be today or Monday at the Elsinore when ' you see Fauchon and Marco'r "Jazzlcal Trial" Idea for the en tire presentation is built and staged to represent a real court scene with the defendants on trial. . However for this trial. Jazz, is the chief defendant and all his exponents are on hand to offer their bits as evidence for the de fense. Jazz steppers, jazz singers, Jaxz music, jazz musicians, every thing jazz, and all on trial for a I- f it a in a ineir lives ana lioeriy. Ted Doner, that ever popular musical comedy song and dance star headju the "Idea" with his ton beautiful girl friends. Little Bobby Thomson is Ted's song and dance partner and between them they hare some clever new songs and steps to offer. Bailey and Barnum, late of the Greenwich Village Follies, hilar ious blackfaced funuakers, blister the banjo into melodie fury and sing high temperature ballads. Dorothy Thleme defends the cause of jasz with her popular wnrs while Ann aand Edris two dainty little misses offer a song and dance specialty of the ownj creation. It's a fast whirling galaxy of song, dance and syncopation with1 clever talent and the prettiest girls you've seen in many a moon J Come today or Monday and sit as iuror iu the trial of King Jazz. , RICHARD D1X BETTKR HOLLYWOOD, Cal., April 14. (AP) Richard DIx, film star who has been critically ill of neu monla following an emergency op eration for appendicitis last Tues day, rallied today and hopes for his recovery were held out by his physicians who said "barring un foreseen complications, he .will recover." There's one thing to be said for j obbed hair. The presence of worn- j in customers in the barbershops sa3 improved the quality of the 'tinny stories told there. SAYS RED PEPPER HEAT STOPS PAIN III FEW IK Rheumatism, lumbago, neuritis, backache, stiff neck, sort muscles, strains, sprains, aching' joints. When you are suffering so you cut hardly get around, just try Red Pepper Bub. Kothing has such concentrated, penetrating heat as red peppers, and when beat penetrates right down into pain and congestion relief comes at one. r Just as soon as you apply Red Pep- Gr Rub yon leal in tingling heat, three minutes the sors spot is wanned through, sad through and ths torture is goas. Bowles Had Pepper Rub, asads from red peppers, oosts tittle sit any drug store. Get a jar at once. Bo sors to get the genuine, with the name Bowles on sTsry padcags. - -"o.'.'r'f . Adv. SHOWING AT THE j t 4 it Scene from "OUAUTV STREET" E Marion Davies Stars Wonderful Film Show ing At Oregon Today It "Quality Street." a gay. glow ing, glamorous screen production of Barrie's great play with Marion Davies iu a truly superb portrayal. will be the attraction at the Ore gon theater today and Monday. Critics and picture fans hail this as Marion Davies' finest per formance, and if you don't think the good old days had their flap pers well just take a look at this picture. You must see it you'll like U. This film elevates pictures to a fine art and may well be called the very last word. It was lavishly produced, faultlessly constructed and exquisitely acted a whimsic al vehicle with real interpretation keeping for the screen all the flav or of the play. "Quality Street" is a period play, dealing with provincial Eng land at the time of the Napoleonic wars. The heroine falls in love with a young doctor whom she be lieves is about to propose. If he had such an idea in mind he promptly lost it by listening to a recruiting sergeant in search of men to fight Napoleon. Years later when he returns he is grieved and shocked at the changed ap pearance of the heroine. The latter, however, Is able to make herself up as the beauty of years before, and after soundly teaching the doctor a lesson suc cumbs to his love declaration and accepts his abject apologies. E One of the most unusual motion pictures, "The Street of Forgot ten Women," will be shown at the Oregon theater for two days only, April 19 and 20. There will be four showings daily, two at the matinee at 2 p. m. and two In fhe evening starting at 7 p. m. Thurs day, April 19, will be for men only. Friday. April 20. will be women only. XOUISITE PICTURE I PICTUR com n o eon Tl li Jhiaft PACM ELSINORE TODAY "Jazzlcal Trial" In the plcturization of the true story of Grace Fleming, there is a great lesson to be learned. is a picture that should be seen by every parent, young man and young woman. No children under the age of sixteen will be ad mitted. This will be the first showing of "The Street of Forgotten Worn en" in Salem. This picture has been shown in many of the large cities of the United States, and has received high commendation Soviet Treasure Put Off Vessel On Another LONDON, April 14. (AP)- With all the settings of high seas mystery, the 15,000.000 of soviet gold claimed by France and re fused acceptance ijn the United States, was transferred from the steamer Dresden to another Ger man vessel in mid-channel off Falmouth at midnight and is now on its way to Bremen. It was stated that this unusual move was made because the Dres den which was carrying the gold from New York was scheduled to halt at Cherbourg and it was re ported that an application for an atttachment of it for French cred itors was to be made as soon as the Dresden arrived in the French port. There was some' difficulty be cause the sea was rather rough, but the operation was entirely successful, the wrok of exchange taking about an hour. The two steamers then parted company. the Reiher steaming for Bremen while the Dresden proceeded for Cherbourg. Jap Racing Around World Arrives Seattle Sunday SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.- (AP) Racing around the world from Tokyo with a competitor and against time, Toichi Araki, a Jap anese, expected to arrive at Se attle, Wash., tomorrow morning From the steamship Empress of Asia, Araki sent this radio mes sage today to the Associated Press : "Arrive at Seattle Sunday' morning by airplane from- Victor ia. B. C." Araki and Ryukichi Matsui left Tokyo April 6 in a race sponsored Dy ine jiji tnimpo. a newspaper of Tokyo, to "establish a new rec ord in fast economical travel by ordinary, existing transportation; methods." Araki, eastbound, took ship at Yokohama, across the Pacific, while Matusi, westbound, set his course across Siberia. Jl Eired If eelli Is it caused by overwork cither mental or physical or is it due to a condition of the system known as "over Scientists claim the latter cause to be largely responsible for lack of endurance, and emphasize the vital importance of maintaining the "Chemical Balance" that margin by which alkali exceeds acid in the blood. This natural tonic is Alkaline in action neutralizes the acid and supplies mineral elements which are absolutely essential to health. Tf TTT1 H Sold by All 11 iiU "THE CROWD" TELLS REAL STORY OF LIFE Picture Gives Interesting -Account; See Yourself On the Screen Money and fame if you're sac-' cessful. poverty or suffering if you're not. ETery day man Is1 forced, to fight for his existence' and very little quarter la given even if asked for. It is the sur vival of v the -fittest In the great man pack- . - If you hare attended some con test you win have noticed that the roar of the crowd goes to the win ner and ever time one man wins another loses. Family, friends, relatives nearly all judge men by the amount of money they make the American barometer of success. "The Crowd" Is a great drama of everyday life a cross section from life and you may see your self on the screen. This Is not Just a picture but life itself. It's life as we live it every day. This remarkable screen adapta tion of life as we live it from the cradle to the grave will be shown at the Elsinore for four days, starting Wednesday. King VIdor has immortalized the vast middle class, their hopes, triumphs, joys and tears in "The Crowd," a production for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which comes to the Elsinore Wednesday, and which has been Vidor's pet idea for a motion picture ever since the filming of his "The Big Parade." Critics who have see "The Crowd" pronounce it to be as great in its way as the war pic ture. It is a slice out of everyday life, great in Its realism and Its truth. There isn't-a character in It any higher than a petty official in a large business firm, yet the scenes teem with drama, heart throbs and human interest. A laFge cast wa3 required to DANCERS IN "JAZZICAL TRIAL" j. M?K?v?ri)&:y: 3 wv N Jr.? : US? hf1'-; Fauchon and Marco Idea at Klsinore Russian Girls Found Apt As Geisha Dancers TOKYO (AP) All geisha girls in Japan are not Japanese. There are at least six Russian maidens. all with blonde hair and red cheeks, entertaining the tired business men of Kobe. Osaka and Nagasaki. Now there Is one in Tokyo who has adopted the pro fessional name of "Helen Doran." Miss Doran appeared at Metro politan Police headquarters re cently and made an application for a geisha license. The invasion of foreign girl entertainers is not encouraged by the authorities, so the young Russian candidate was given a rigid examination in her knowledge of the Japanese lan guage and ability to strum the reOR V "3 Druggists film It, Including a mob of extras larger than any ever before used for any but a war picture. Scenes Hunt nn a lavish seals, one rff them being a reproduction of T 1 A I. n famous coney isnu. wi... inrindine one using Niag ara Falls, were taken on the orig inal locations. Germans Extending Air Lighting for Traffic HANOVER, Germany (AP) Berlin business men who have need to make trips to London will soon be able to close np their of fices as usual at the end of the day, if necessary confer with their boards of directors In the evening, and yet reach the British capital by 10 o'clock the next morning. Such a possibility will become a reality with the perfection soon of system of night lighting of the air routes for planes from Berlin to Hanover, similar to that in use between Berlin and Koen Igsberg on the route to Moscow. The regular plane will start from Berlin at 2 o'clock in the morning, reach Hanover by 4 a. m., and London by 10. The night lighting system Is also about to be introduced on the passenger routes Berlin-Munich, and Berlin-Gleljpltz, on the Polish border. The Berlin-Hanover route is to be extended to Cologne, with a view to "making It possible to travel from Berlin to Paris partly by night. Every three miles there are strong, red neon lamps; every 20 miles, a revolving search light of 150-250 candle power. At inter vals of 20-30 miles, emergency airdromes are provided for forced landing. SAMPLKS OWN MEDICINE BOSTON George C. Johnson. Red Cross lecturer, went to a Bos ton firehouse to lecture on first aid- After an interesting dis course he asked to try the slide, down the brass pole. He broke both ankle3. The firemen render ed first aid. Read the Classified Ads shamlsen. She qualified in every particular and the license was re luctantly given. She told the police she had been born in Moscow and brought up In Harbin where she earned her living as a cabaret dancer. It was in that "wickedessorlty" of the Far East that she began learning Japanese. Subsequently she came to Japan and completed her study of the fanguage. She amazed the officials by her knowledge of Jap aaene music and dancing. Geisha girls are supposed to en tertaln at banquets and parties at so much an hour. They receive salaries and bonuses the same as actresses In America. Their pro fesslon la respected and many of them marry rich and influential husbands. ng MI 01 DEAD BULLET IN NECK Unidentified Assassin Kills Lumber Camp Employe and Escapes ASTORIA. Apr. 13 (APj Clatsop county authorities today were scouring the mountainous regions near Vernon la, 65 miles from here, for the slayer of Ed ward W. Morgan, 27, Oregon-American Lumber camp employe, who early this morning was found dead in his bunk with a bullet wound in his neck. A coroner's Inquest, conducted at the lumber camp this morning by E., B. Hughes, comity coroner, returned a finding that Morgan had been slain by an unidentified assassin who slipped into the lum ber camp bunk house near mid night, send a bullet crashing through Morgan's jugular vein and then fled. Harley J. Slusher, sheriff, who accompanied the coroner re mained in the vicinity of Vernonia following several clues which de veloped at the inquest. Although the officials would not comment On the probable cause, they inti mated that jealousy motivated the crime. Morgan, it was said, is known to have been friendly with another logger's wife. George Schmidt, logger, who oc cupied the same part of the bunk house as Morgan,told at the cor oner's inquest -of hearing a single shot fired and the sound of run ning feet. Fred Pruett, another logger, substantiated Schmidt's statements. Fire Sweeps Winnipeg Block; Five Fatalities WINNIPEG. Man.. April 14. (AP) Four women and a man were killed, more than a dozen injured and many others over come by smoke when a fire swept the Casa Loma, a combined five story apartment and business block here late today. Two of the women died in hospitals, after be ing rescued from the burning structure, while the other two found dead on the floors of two different apartment rooms. The' man was found dying on a bed in a top story room and was dead when brought to the street. All the vcitims Were unidenti fied at a late hour. California's Governor Welcomes YWCA Group SACRAMENTO. April 14. (AP) Governor C. C. Young, of California, today extended a wel come to the two thousand dele gates and visitors to the national Young Women's Christian asso ciation here on behalf of Sacra mento and the state of California of which he la chief executive. "The moral tone of any people," he said, "any place at any time is sounded upon the Idealism of Its women." Has Girl Arrested Who Claims To Be His Wife GLENDALE, Cal., April 14. (AP) Jackie Laverne, alias Jac quelin Montana, who says she Is Mrs. Louis Montana, wife of "Bull" Montana, film actor and heavyweight wrestler, wsa locked in the city jail here at two o'clock this morning on a charge of bat tery sworn out by Montana. Police said that the wrestling actor, who weighs 180 pounds, ringside, told them when they answered a call to the Montana home, that his wife had tried to kill him with a high heeled slip- MEN ONLY THURSDAY Matinee 2 P. M. Evening 7 till 11 P. M. "lie Street of . Forgotten Women" Scenes of Actual "Places" Filmed In The Famous San Francisco "Barbary Coast" Positively No Children Admitted The True Story of Grace Fleming The Picture With a Great Moral A POIGNANT LESSON TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN! per. Bull's face bore , many scratches. ; Mrs. Montana has a black eye. The actor maintained that the woman is his housekeeper. A police magistrate set trial for next Thursday qn charges of bat tery and drunkenness. Bail was set at J100. Up to a late hour today it had not been raised and Jail bars still stood between the heavyweight wrestler and the pos sibility of death from renewed blows from a high heeled slipper. Democratic Convention Condemns Republicans SPOKANE. Apr. 14. ( AP) . Condemnation of the republican administration, national and state and advocacy of specific measures with the declared intention of re lieving taxation burdens and in creasing o o p u l a r government char-acterlze the platform adopt ed here yesterday by the democra tic state convention. Unusually brief, as such docu ments go, the platform mentions specifically what it terms the Tea pot Dome, Pennsylvania and Illi- "SNOW WHITE" and "THE SEVEN DWARFS' Operetta Pupil Sacred Heart Academy St. Vincent .'DF9ul School Tuesday Night, April 17 ' Balcony Til EOT! ON THE SCREEN MARION DAVIES in. 1 AND Singer Stock Co. in a Minstrel Musical Revue Lou Marshall,. Glen (Bozo) Sing er, Connie Glaum, Mitzi La Marr, Clyde Aldrich, Harmony Trio, Aldyn Mack and The Danc ing Chorus. TWO DAYS ONLY noia election, veterans' bureau and alien property "scandals" which it lays at the door of the republi can party and adds that "especial ly deplorable is the manifest w tort on me pari or me leaaers t the republican party to cov2up the crimes of the past eight years and prevent the truth coming to light." leacners ior rnngie School Are Announced r r' PRINGLE. April 14. (Sper lal.) Miss Florence Berndt of Liberty will teach the primary grades at Pringle next year. Rev Jones will teach the advance.! grades. Mrs. A. A. McMlllln of Greshaiu was a visitor at the J. M. Coburn home Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. E. G. Clark entertained the Pringle Social club Thursday. April 12. The Pringle Mothers" club will meet . Tuesday, April 17, at the horn eof Mrs. Toney. Read the Classified Ads Floor & Mezzanine, Reserved f l.OO Not Reserved 75c ELSINORE 300 CHILDREN IN CAST WOMEN ONLY , FRIDAY Matinee 2 P. M. Evening 7 till 11 P. M. 4