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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1928)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1928 M CEIOCC LOTS BjrD. B.1L lj 1 Good Morning! Did it ever oc- . car to you now much better tast ing are those Oregon prunes you 'have for breakfast than the prunes a . 1 a iL. UK RKU (.O l rati nub Ul popular-priced "laulued Tt- "rlety? The answer is that the t-tr delicious Oregon prunes are sold back east as special selected Cali fornia at about 35 cents a pound. No one back east ever heard of an Oregon prune. j - i a, ,Nor an Oregon apple. Nor an Oregon Anything else in the fruit : line. Unless it be the Hood Hirer berries and they got advertised i Incidentally when the real estate .men boomed the Hood River coun- ;;.try. u- '. , . Many people east and south do not know that the Pacific ocean touches Oregon. They heard something to that effect when they Studied American history at 'school how John Jacob Astor ''""founded Astoria, and colateral xi- facts. But they don't connect such , . .historical data j with present-day Oregon. 1 E MI I. Ill Washington and California hare cities on the coast that send their eblps to all the world but Oregon let's see isn't It located on the S. P. A S.? And. O. yes; there's the Pendleton round-up. And the Oregon boot. On the other hand, there is hope for the future. Any state that ' i-"" show a theater like the Elsl- nore and bring to that theater all in one week such gems of enter tainment as "Eddie" Peabody, the Cook Sisters, Maxwell and Lee. Yourley Yourlo, the Moscow En semble, Ruth Taylor (Portland rirl) in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.' and Clara Bow in "Red Hair." has considerable stuff on the ball yet. Ruth Taylor, star In "Gentle men Prefer Blondes which be eina todsv at the Els! nore. was born In Grand Rapids. Mich.. Fri day, January 13. 1907. At age of two her family moved from their Plalnfield avenue home la Grand Rapids to Portland Heights. Port land, Oregon, where she attended the Rosa City Park Grammar school and Lincoln high school. where she was graduated in June, 1925 At that time herdad was man ager of the C. H. Baker shoe store. Portland. In Portland, she studied drama tic art and dancing. Was a member of the Red Lantern Stock Players. mateur organlzatk- -n she played leau. Her leading man was Earl Larimore. now a Broad way favorite. This taste of dramatics led her to seek "a motion picture career, ind shortly after her high school graduation, her mother brought her to Hollywood for the express purpose of breaking into pictures.' Her first job in the movie busi ness was given her by Fred Datig. '.hen casting director at Universal the boys ae she knows aha will be In another town tomorrow and will hare the attention of hun dreds of other males. Ruth is one of the three herds of elephants carried with the Al. G. Barnes ericas, the huge circus. tn the menagerie of which Is the largest traveling soo In the world, carrying more than 2S0 wild an imals, birds and reptiles? and the largest and only performing herd of zebras in this country. In the sop are to .be seen the greatest at tractibn ever presented by an American circus Tueko and the Great Tusko the two largest beasts waking the earth today, so huge that two special railroad cars are required to transport them from town to town. This year the clrcue grounds are situ ated at 14th street. ATTRACTIVE FRECKLES mm SHOW WAS WELL UKEO City, now in a similar capacity In I And- -HOW! A Manhattan Stock company - fan has inquired why J. Burt Bur ton was not cast in "The Maver ick." And thereby hangs a tale In the first olace the "J" in his asme is silent like the "Q" in fish. He was bawn in Texas down on the Rio Grande and had some little experience with the Rangers whether he was with .the Rangers or just a few Jumps ahead of them, deponeth sayeth not. He was in the Great War nd in this matter there seems to be no dispute: he refused to sign ' with Germany. "And now isn't that enough." Caulkins. the di rector, says. "In The Maverick' moat of the characters wore guns. Cut I couldn't trust Burton with a gun not with his reputation?" Putting Himself o Record Jinks Are you a spiritualist? 'H Binks Wa-al, I'm fer light it wines and beer, but agin th' return W of the s'loon. . OBIT "I ought to beat that train," he, . "I'm doiift sixty-six'1 He missed by half a second: said Here Lies j Edward Thomas! MIX TniH y iT barber shop chords, Midrop Into the Oregon when the Mnger show comes again next week and listen to the Harmony fTrio perform. An old-timer from rfn.n tt,M. .11.- . 1 .J . li " . icj iQuiKiacu cold - Si day that "the show was rood all j through, but. gosh, them fellows ?rthat sang sure carried me back to lihe good old day when harmony ikWAS harmony 'n beer was a S'Fntckel." !r ...... jv Two excellent home talent com v M .Jvpanies are booked for the Oregon mw mcvK. uni lur weanesaay fnight with "The Florist Shop.? and the other for Thursday and 'Friday with "The Redemption." the Paramount studios She played extras for one year. Was then signed by Mack Sennett where for two years she played leads and important roles in two- reel comedies Including leads op posite Harry Langdon and Ben Turpin. Three months ago. her contract rxpired. and she was out of work iince. while attempting to get into Jramatlc feature length pictures. She bad almost decided to give ip pictures when Datig, now cast ng director at Paramount, sum moned her with' a hundred other blondes to the studios to meet Anl- a Loos. She made six trips before win ding the part. Twice Malcolm St. Jlalr was out; the thir"d time she ms in a gronp of 150 girls and ras lost in the crowd. Thejourth ;ime, she was given a test by St. Jlalr. The next day, John Emerson save her a test, and the next day a est with Alice White. On her lucky seventh trip she vas advised that she had won the .jart. Witnessing the test which won ler the role, were Emerson, famed playwright; AnlU Loos, author ind blonde authority; St. Clair, llrector; Wilson Misner. scenarist ind Broadway man-about-town llmself an authority on gold dlg ;ers; his brother, Addison Mlxner, irehitect and aesthetidan. anH tector TurnDulI. Miss Taylor is five feet, two in hes In height. Weisrhs 102 w. lark blue eyes and naturally londe hair. Glenn Singer and his company of players were again successrui yesterday and Sunday in pleasing their audiences with a well acted comedy. This week's bill was 'Ex cuse Me. an Artnur Harrington piece of wide fame. It seemed to I fit the Singer company to a "T" 'and they put it over in a manner very acceptable to the crowds. A number of good specialities are notable additions to the Singer show every week' and take very weII. The Harmony Trio, compos ed of Glenn Singer, Connie Glaum, and Lou Marshall, are a real hit in any man's town. The picture was Belle Bennett In "The Devil's Trademark." Today the Oregon will feature "Honeymoon Hate," a Paramount picture . which has received much applause in other towns. There will also be added comedy, and news reels. m, kJ i i Jf jSk villi, Off When Railroad Completed Pictured above are "Freckles" and Billy Mack of the Al. G les Circus, which exhibits m Salem Wednesday, May 16 miEDY snows i w YEAR F.&M. PROGRAM Producers Cooperative Pack ing Company Holds Its Annual Meeting PLEASES CROWDS ELEPHANTS RAV E nwAsuw Elephants that play an Import ant part in the performances giv en by the Al. G. Barnes blr five ring circus when it exhibits here on Wednesday. May IS for two performances, have their firtun. lar wash day. Ruth, whose pic ture has already anneared In Th. Statesman. Is one of the members of the three big herds of perform ing eiepnants carried this year by the Al. G. Barnes circus. "The Show That Is Different." Ruth, like all other nice girls, is a gTeat favorite, all the boy who flock around her at each performance, showering presents of candies, peanuts and popcorn on her lady ship; In fact the stage door John nies wait eagerly to watch her as she strolls nonchalantly from her dressing room on the circus grounds to her berth on the spe cially appointed sleeping car. Ruth. Just winks-knowingly at1 Fanchon ft Marco's program at the Elsinore this week proved toGIb"on secretary and general man be among the verr beat that alm er. The directors are F. L. Scott has ever had nd rod crowd. William Zosel and A. R. South showed their innM.. I wick, ua me president ana vice day and Sunday by nrovidine president. most a record attendance. Head-1 The annual report of the secre- ing the acts was Eddie Peabody, jtary showed the following fruits the banjo king of the world, and! received and canned during the a general all-round entertainer. I Closely following him In excel-1 v ... ,-, lence and popularity with the audi- , :Y ence were the Cook Sisters, two Strawberries. No. 1 225.916 charming girls who sing and play Strawberries No. 2 14,694 aronnd; Maxwell and. Lee. a dance Strawberries No. "121" 22.885 team and very good: TourlevlR. A. Cherries. No. 1 145.07 The Producers Cooperative Packing company, with its canning plant at 169S North Commercial street, held' its annual meeting yesterday, at which L T Reynolds ,8 hereby attthorIied and dIrect6d to Issue to each stockholder of rec- also been made on No. 1, and No 2 (soft) strawberries. On Finances The report says in regard tofl nances: Agreeable to a resolution adopted at our last an- nual meeting the capitalization of this association was increased from $100,0010 to $125,000. On May 12. 1927, the board of directors ordered a dividend of $3f,250 paid to the stockholders of this association,' the same to be charged against the reserve fund. as per the following resolution: "Be it resolved: That the dtcre tary of this association be ' and he was elected president, R. D. Gib son vice president, and Frank Tourlo, a Cossack dancer who cer tainly knows his steppes. (That's a last one!) i the Moscow Eosem t- 1 m A . oie, consisting 01 six men and a pretty blonde . Russian. In a lively and clever act,, and the grand nnaie, "Bnrntti of Moscow. Music and lighting effects in the nnaie are Ylridr and eeiapellinr The picture Sujiday and Monday was quite some show In Itself. It was "Red Hair," a Clara Bow com edy, and exceedingly funny. The Moscow Ensemble. Cook Sisters, Maxwell and Lee, Yourley Tourlo, and the Burning of Mos cow have been held over for one day and with the first showing of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." will oe tne ottering today matinee ana mgnt. PRIESTS DEPORTED MEXICO CITY. May 12 (AP) Dispatches from the Gaute ma Ian border Bay tnat two priests ana nine nuns charged wtih viola tions of the religious laws have been deported from Mexico into Guatemala. TRIO STILL OX WAY t Ruth Taylor, star in "Gentle- rr-men Prefer starts at the Blondes" which Elsinore today Is ij;ikria mi me jusinore too ay li ; really and truly a Portland girl Her dad was manager of a shoe -store there and .she Is a product the Portland schools. She was 5. 'one of the leaders of Mack Sen - ijfnett's bathing beauties and now jHehe's right on top which shows vn is possums tor young girl j!;who watches things around a shoe - - r - - W i ... yi The Fanchon A Marco offering ijjitois wees was a wow. "Eddie' jjtfPeobody headlined It, but "Eddie1 - 2:J bad much to do to stay out in Upfront, for the Cook Sisters. Max - i! 2H and Lee, Yourley Yourlo, and 3 1 ft he Moscow Ensemble likewise 3 ft he burning of Moscow all ran 1 4ih!m sagged in the race for honors. i .rhe audiences seemed to love every little bit of the show. I j - "Honeymoon Hate." the feature tl picture which opens tomorrow at iilthe Oregon theatre. Is a tale of two i?5,people who hated one another J:; through the honeymoon but lived il happily ever afterwards. Sounds fj unlikely? Twisted? Reverse Eng- itfiisnr xaayoe you re a cynic, uta I 1 . , . . . , , 'UB. DUl 1ITC17, cioror pic tture that you re sure to like. Then incomes "Legionnaires in Paris." O, Is The New York Times critic, ro ll viewing "The Patent Leather Kid." j r said that "Barthelmess excels any lit performance he has heretofore if given. Tnose-wno saw ttarcnei i .imest in "Tol'able David" will won- ui u niui iiuvi Mill hero will climb. fi 'tit 3f it . tin is a m "W. -f lf tieian" la a nurvevor of Illicit bev- ierages. Write us any time. You're h ' no. Giaaya, a "oeauucian' 'Vs beauty specialist, while . Ij$ welcome. : 1 - .4! 5 PEOPLE TnE LOTD A man for the ages, . , Is Wimam UeSwlnaitt; When he goes he dont sayT , . "111 be back In a-mlnnteV - . ' . . ' And : Greater lore hath no wom- i it an than this; that she glreth up -'tf.ner. last aspirin Ublet to a friend. to I'' 1 I MILWAUKEE. Wis.. May 14. (AP) The German Irish crew of 'he Bremen hopped off from Mil aukee for St. Louis today. Primaries May 18, 1928 HARRY" G. KEENEY Caadidate for Republican Nonlution FOR CORONER POLK COUNTY If elected will discharge the duties of the office PrompUy, Efficiently, Impartially f R. A. Cherries. No. 2 3our Cherries 3oft White Cherries Black Raspberries No. 1... Black Raspberries No. 2.. Red Raspberries : : Logans.'No. 1" : Logans No. t ... J --"rrrnri ii 11 innni hi '' ' ' - "' V- :' .'vr;J? V- It l:...-t!-. - ' ': I y. i '' " . ' ' 1 .' " 1 , i mm v. RED HAIR 1 With , CLARA BOW A sensation for the past two days at the Elsinore. NOW-TODAY at the . OREGON li ii 1IATTNEE 15c and 10c NIGHTS 25c and 10c 2.761 1.21 7.534 39,21 549 2.995 -312,78$ 1.034 Bart. Pears, No. 1 :.490.212 Bert. Pears, No. 2 i.. 111,83 G. O. Plums .... 186 Blackberries . 155.83 Pnes 710.222 Total .2,402,545 Total number of cases, canned (All sizes) 76,204. The Prices Received Owing to changing conditions in the order of distribution and to seasonal conditions, but four of the above pools had been closed when the annual report was made up March 21st, as follows: Black Raspberries 104c per lb Buck Raspberries 104c per lb itea Kaspoerries 8 Mi c per lb Prunes ..24 c per lb ($1.20 per. bu.) More Pools Closed since tne report of March 31 was written the following pools nave oeen settled and paid In full Strawberries.. Ettersburr. No. . 121, at ,08c k. A-t;nerries. no. 1 7Ur R. A. Cherries. No. 2 a Up sun wnite stir Sour Cherries n Bart. Pears, No. 1 9Sl.eoper ton Bart, pears. No. 1-I25.00 per ton ureen Gage Plums 1 11 A payment of lc per pound has TTh Tin ANTI-KNOCK GASOLINE "" . tWMV OrCALIKNMM ord on this 12th day of May, 1927, a certificate or certificates, or stock in this association, equal to 0 per cent of said stockholders holding on this date.' The order embodied in the above resolution has been obeyed, the outstanding stock on this date be ing $108,750.00, owned by ISO memoers, showing an increase in membership during the past year or zo. E. O. IMMEX, DEFEATED EUGENE. Ore., May 14. (AP) -Robert W. Prescott, 11 times chomplon of the Eugene country and golf club, defeated E. O. Im- mel, last year's president of the state golf assoclatlob. two ud in a 36 hole championship match here Sunday. - " . ..- - KLAMATH FALLS. May 14. (AP) The booming of cannon greeted tne first passenger train to traverse the new Great North ern line into Klamath Falls Fri day. JUSt tWO AC A am aft. late James J. Hill, empire builder ui me northweat. had nmwuj . railroad into Klamath basin, his a ream came true. . Exercises mirk-in tha rm r1sa- tiou of the project, were held from the platform of the nrivaie car in which Hill rode down the Des chutes canyon after completion to Bend of . the first unit of the ex tension he planned through cen tral Oregon. "There's a great deal of senti ment In connection wftv. v.f 1 slon." said Ralph Budd. president 01 mm ureat NortBern, in respond ing to the formal welrnma ,t.nH. ed by Bruce Dennis. Klamath Falls eauor ana publisher, and Gover nor,!. L. Patterson. Outlook Held Good "There Is no sentiment however, in the motives that promtped this 1 1 a . itturoaa erienfllon Thv J WW vs , based on solid considerations of t a - . uusinesB and nava been rafriArf ., because we know that there are re sources m tbls region which Jus tify building of this line." Budd expressed thank for th ooiausiastic welcome rlvnn tt,n railroad and hoped that a spirit oi cooperation between the rail road and the communitv wnuM continue for the mutual benefit of ooin. in conclusion he said that another plan of Hill's was still to De nrougnt Into realitythe mer ser of associate Hill raiiri. which now awaits approval of the interstate commerce rommiMinn He expressed thanks for the sup port given by Oregon for that movement. Governor Patterson ed Klamath baLn of the Great Northern and predict ed that Klamath Falls would con tinue to grow and becAma largest In the basin territory. i maae mat prediction five years ago," he said. "I will stand by it." Engine Christened The enalne of th ini ... christened by Queen Margara of Klamath Falls and a rolden was driven Dy o. C. Applegate. Klamath pioneer, dressed in fron- .lersmans garb to signalize com pletion Of the rallroa.4 Th t..i. had been christened once before T7V1 J muay eany that morning at Bend, where held. A delegation from Bend came oa me train following a special train of Portland ehmher nr merce from Portland numbering The celebration continued Sa- I urday with an industrial parade and the departure of the first tram load of Klamath basin products over the Great Northern line One jot the passengers on the first train to arrive was Colonel William. Hanley of Burns, Ore., picturesque pioneer, who sided Hill in laying out plans for the railroad. Colonel Hanley traveled with HU1 over a large part of the territory when the road was being planned. Hanley was a guest to day of H. O'Neill, general manag er of the western part of the Great Northern lines, dining with the officials in the private car which Hill formerly used. Dreams Come True To Hanley. It was a Journey of SALEM CHAUTAUQUA WILL BE BEST rrf The Ellison-White people to the editor of The Statesman: "Tour -"Chautauqua dates win be July 5, , 7, 8. 9 and 10. Com plete information In regard to th attractions will reach you soon Every attempt has been made : prepare a program which both e,i ucates . and entertains. Amon? the feature attractions which win visit Chautauqua are three out standing lecturers; two of NVw Tork's most successful play America's greatest woman mono! ogulst and grease paint artist, one of the country's most popular radio artist; the Cordova Com er teeri. just returned from Spain with the delightful Spanish song visions realized. H h.rf nrnnM.i Instruments and costumes; aud before the. Hill project was plan ned that the state of Oregon, by is suance of bends, build a railroad through central Oregon to unlock its undeveloped resources. Han- tey s proposal created a storm of discussion at the time. naniey related that he had called upon Hill and discussed witb bim the rail development pians. "When I entered his office In St. Paul.',' said Hanley. "he had on his desk piles of clippings of edi torials on the Oregon railroad sit uation. His company had Just start ed building along the Deschutes river the extension of tire Spokane. Portland and Seattle railroad. "E. It. Harriman. guiding spir it of the Union and Southern Pac ific system's at that time was en gaged in the race with the north ern line Into central Oregon. Hill told me not to worry about my plans for a railroad Into southern central Oregon, because he was toing to build the line." Read The Classified Ads the most spectacular program ever presented on a Chautauqua platform, given by Vlerra'? m walians, together with other p:. ant surprises. "The' program this year sl.ouhi please the moat critical. H.m,. let us cooperate in every w towards making this your bi;-s' and best Chautauqua." j-V'GOISQ WITH nYUD SHACTLB. Wash., May 14 (AP)4rIowerd F. Mason. Seattle radio expert announced tody i,. has been notified of his appoint ment as a radio engineer with tli proposed flight expedition ortom mander Richard E. Byrd to tin south pole. Mason was a memb r of a polar expedition, headed by George II. Wllkins in 1926-27. PL ATT REAPPOINTED WASHINGTON, May 14 (AP Edmund Piatt of New York w&v reappointed by President Coolidge today to membership on the feder al reserve board. I i r A. N. MOORES Native of Marlon county. Graduate of Willamette Un iversity is a candidate for the NOMINATION FOR RE PRESENTATIVE . ' on Republican ticket. He be lieves in a sound economical and business like adminis tration of public affairs. For qualifications see voter's pamphlet. j Vote for 54 A. N. MOORES LINDY GETS MEDAL WASHINGTON, May 12 (AP) A joint resolution of congress providing 11500 for a gold medal to commemorate Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh' trans-Atlantic flight was signed today by Presi dent Coolidge. VOTE X 59 Dr. W. Carlton Smith SALEM, OREGON REPUBLICAN CANDI DATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE Active Representation for Marion County IS 11 MO) 1 FANCHON & MARCO'S ENSEMBLE COOK SISTERS MAXWELL & LEE YOURLEY YOURLO OF MOSCOW NOW PLAYING SHOWS AT 2-4-7-9 DLtflUSCAPlTGL Vcdnccarisrf May nnois H0R5 SHOW : . TSofcmricsPcccig v . I c?ARADE OF GOLD thc show TBAT5 wnxuorr Two PDtrowMAwcts Dwr-Ru oe Smxt . . POORS OPW 1 AW 7 PK GRAND STAND CHAIR SEATS ON SALE CIRCUS DAY - AT SHERMAN-CLAY BIUSIC CO..: "A RIOT OF VAUDEVILLE!" "ASK ANYBODY" Crowded Houses Sunday and Monday!" And on the Screen, First Showing-' Paramount's Sensational Comedy. In- trodncinff Irelei and TVmtri v. the original female bandits -arid WKlXi-Jm VfUU UIl IIIB UU3U K STARTS TODAY! em - - m t uuuuuug lAucici ana . xjvtuiuj, Jyr H r .-Aim. i f..i. k..jit jfr 4.vs. M 1 Henry, who bit the dust. 5l 4 I Pricea Today Mat, 35c & 40c; Night, 60c & 10c AS WJ. LAX LB