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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1928)
The tfew Oregon Statesman, Salenv Oregon Sunday Morning ; December tt 1928 CITIES ROCKED; LIED Temblor Does Terrific Dam age; Remains of Build ings Torn Down (Continued from Page 1.) 'round-about routes due, to the al most total breakdown In tele graph and telephone communica tions within the affected region. A new shock was felt here at 20 minutes past midnight Sunday morning. It was described as cf regular intensity and duration. The tremor caused great alarm in the city, but It Is unknown If it 'caused any damage. Refugees from Talca arriving here by way of Curico report the city in rains, presenting a desolate aspect, resembling a shell torn town during the great war. Of the buildings not leveled only the walls remain, and they are being de . molished to avert further casual The casualties thus far reported at Talca. they say, represent only those visible from the outside, and more are believed buried beneath the ruins. The streets are littered with debris and wires. Relief work Is handicapped seriously by the 'lack of light and water; and the destruction of the hospital and pharmacy. . The area affected moat serious ly by the shocks lies In the south central portion 6f this narrow country, between the Andes and the Pacific, and stretches from Rancagua, which is 52 miles from here, to towns about 209 miles to the south. HI SAYS I Earth Disturbances Prcrtoaalr Experienced The people of Chile are no stranger to earthquakes. In 1906 a, larce nart of Valparaiso was re duced to ruins and ssvera sand persons were killed. , The most recent severe earth quake was that of November. 1922, which, destroyed whele towns in southern Chile while tid al waves engulfed the seaports. Tbe quakes lasted for hours, the tidal waves not occurring until about two hours after the main disturbance. The U. S. S. Cleveland which today landed Herbert Hoover at Guayaquil, Ecuador, for a good will visit, in 1922. with the Am erican warship Denver, was rush ed to Chile with relief supplies from tbe Canal Zone as soon as President Harding heard of the disaster. The American Red Cross also assisted in the relief and re habilitation. . Other temblors shook the coun try In December, 1922, January and &(ay. 1922, November. 1927. and laat April a severe shock brought death to , 25 persons in j Chile and Argentine. CHICAGO. Dec. 1 (AP) The Chicago Dally Journal today pub lished a purported confession of James KelJey. prisoner lit a San Antonio hospital, that be helped Klfrleda Knaak burn herself in the furnace of the Lake Bluff po lice station last month to purify herself for love of a married man. Kelly was captured in the Texas city as a suspected army deserter and dispatches, have said he ad mitted aiding the girl psychology student and book agent thrust her limbs into the flames until she became unconscious. I tried to get her to quit'.Teh Journal quoted Kelley. "But I did help her. I tried to put her into the furnace; but the door was too small." It was for love of Charles W Hitchcock, a married man and night policeman at 'Lake Bluff .feat the girl braved the flames Kelley said, confirming Miss Knaak 's own story before sho died. Kelley said he met her at a station in Highland Park, and accompanied her to the' Lake Bluff police station. There, The Journal said, Kelley and Miss Knaak turned tnetr talk to re ligion. The newspaper report gave Kel ley'a story of how the girl burned herself with his assistance. Advised by Oen. A. J. Bowley at Fort Sam Houston the man had made a confession. Chief of Police Lester Tiffany of Lake Port left tonight for the Texas city to in vestigate the suspect. Kelley was said to have admit ted slugging another young wom an of Lake Forest, and claimed the had been a chauffeur for sev eral prominent North Shore fam ilies including Major Frederick Mclaughlin, husband of Irene Castle. William Wrlgley and J. B. Herrtck. Hie true name Is be lieved te be Exrm MrTeigH., BarrymoreFilm 1 i Continues Today Rich in romance and action tod with John Barrymore - giving' the finest ; performance of hla t illus trious screen career, . "Tempest.' a spectacular picture having as its background Imperial and revolu tionary Russia, clones It's run at the Elsinore today. Along with the Manhattan Players who are pre senting, "In Oklahoma." "Tempest" Is crammed with ac ton, not to mention plenty of hu mor, from the opening of the story, when the star is a peasant officer pinged Into the gay life of pre-war- Russia. : to the final scenes, when he rescues a prln cess, his sweetheart, from blood thirstv hordes and - escapes with her to a new life of happiness. ECHOH WLHES DEE DELEMT1 i (Continued from Page 1.) brilliant red coats and- glistening helmets, lining both sides of the streets and standing only a few feet apart. ' Behind them the crowd shouted without pause tVWa Hoover, Viva United States; Viva Ecuador." As the Hoover party passed, the soldiers and firemen formed ranks and paraded past the presidential res idence where President Ayora and Ur. Hoover reviewed tbem. ' President Ayora gave Mr. Hoo ver the; "abraxo," the embrace customary In Latin America. The president-elect returned it and they exchanged cordial words in Is formal greeting and expressing their warm mutual pleasure In the . occasion. I About SO American residents of the republic had come to Guaya quil to meet Mr. Hoover." At the reception by the foreign colony In the United States consulate. Mr. Hoover also met about SO British subjects residing In Ecuador. Pi One Week Start! TODAY Blind Students Attend Movie; Enjoy Talkies Through the courtesy of Frank Bligh and the management - of Bllgh's Capitol theatre. 18 stu dents at the state school for the blind who are remaining in Salem for the Thanksgiving vacation, were guests at the current offer ig at the theatre Friday after noon. : Although unable to derive any pleasure from the usual motion picture shows because of their af fliction, the blind students under, stood the story told by the "talk ie" feature film without dlffJraUl ty. and enjoyed both the feature Picture and talking vaudeville acts immensely. The stadmt were accompanied to the theatre V Mies Gwendolyn Hallln aad John Thompson, school attend ants. C A. Howard, superintendent of the blind school, expressed dean appreciation of Mr. Bllgh's thoaghtfulaess aad courtesy. r Two Pay Fines In City Court WOODBURN. Ore.. Nov. 20. (Special) Raymond Brown of Parkersville. and W,A. Grant, of Gervais pleaded guilty to charres of drunkeness before ' Recorder G. H. Bee be this morning and were fined 220 apiece. They were arrested at the Firemen's ball Thursday night by Marahall Engle. Woman Dies At Age of 103 After Backing Hoover LP HEAR ffi ; miisicioes MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 1. (APf Mrs. Dorothy Reed Dunham, who for the last four years has received birthday greetings from President Coolidge, is dead at the age of 102. Known affectionately a s "Grandma.". Mrs. Dunham died at Ihe home of her granddaughter,' "A Perfect Day," said Mr. Taylor. Some music is good -for all ot us and all music Is good for some of us," declared G. Lv Taylor, of San Francisco when he addressed members of the Lions club at their weekly luncheon Friday at the Marion hptel ' on "A11 Kinds - of Music For AH Kinds of People." The clever talk was one of a ser ies which Mr. Taylor has delivered before Willamette nn!versfy, the senior high school, and the three major service clubs In Salem In the interest of a campaign being conducted by Sherman Clay and company to increase the general knowledge of and Interest In good music. . . ; "Sweet Adeline" was spoken of by Mr. Taylor as the model hymn of the republic. Although Mr. Tay lor discussed all types of music and gave a short history of sev eral musical instruments, special mention was. made of popular music which was divided Into three sections by the speaker, in cluding junk, smut, and real pop ular music. Two popular songs which have outlived and outsold ill others are "The Hosary" and Charlie Murray's JRisa pates from :Day& bf Sennett Mrs. W. L. Severance, last night. Two months ago she came here from Hokah where she had made her home for' more than a half "entury. and where she will be burled Tuesday. She was born la Vermont. Tbe little grey-haired lady's In terest in politics and current events was ever keen. She cast her tote for Herbert Hoover. A noted physician says that the best reducing system Is described in four words: "No more, thank you." Sherman Cflix.) Demo crat. .I.ff Jii'iUH io io me city, young man. and hustle. Then In the course of years you will get rich enough to live in the country. Washington Post. In a program provided by the local Sherman Clay office, Lyman McDonald sang "The Blind Ploughman" with Miss Betty' Bed ford playing his accompaniment Mrs. Louise Robertson closed the program by singing a group of numbers accompanied by the Duo Art piano. The Lions voted to purchase a section of seats at the Elsinore theatre Monday night, to be re served for members .and their families who will attend tbe pro duction of the Salem Drama Leaa-ue olavs "Jon" and "A Dear Little Wife." "Jon" was written It . . r fit . V t d . 00 Ujr MF9. interim : mj. - vts.i w kale m," wife of a propataftitf mem ber of the Lions club. Both Mrs. Obling and Mrs. Otto K. Paulas, nroduction manager for the league, were present at the lunch eon. " Chicago plans a 75-storv build. Ing. That probably means the ma chine gunners wilt have to'buv range finders. Minneapolis Jour nal. - is il n m is MONDAY EVENING 9:00 ALEM DRAMATIC LEAGUE Presents Two One-Act Plays Directed by Lucille Tucker Paulas "DEAR LITTLE WIFE" A Japanese Comedy of Domestic Life , "JON" By Odeil Savage Ohling ON THE SCREEN MATINEE NIGHT THE LOVE ROMANCE OF BRAVE SAILORS OF THE SEA AND SKY A WONDER PICTURE la 1915. which marks the high light of Charlie Murray's career. according to the comedian, be joined , the movie company, of Mack Sennett, and become a team mate of Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Chester Conklin. Ros. coe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Gloria Swanson, Betty Compson and score more who are known .as well in uraxu as in Buffalo, , N. ; T. Those were the days of , custard Dies, mud holes, ; "chases" those happy days of ; slap-stick comedy that the oldf generation of movie lovers wllSsaever forget. From short lenf comedies to the run length feature films went Murray,, now separated from the old partner of those lean days. uuie Mack. Murray has forced shead, his "mugging." fun loving face with the twinkling Celtic eyes is xnown- the world over while Mack, is forgotten. Now, after J5 years, Murrsy Is back on the stage, as he says J "back among the gals . ; . but how they've changed . . . these little flappers of today." Murrav is coming to the Elsinore theatre Tuesday as the star of Fanchon and Marco "Idea of Hats." Fan- chon and Marco have been able to secure Murray for the Elsinore theatre in spite of the bidding and opposition of every vaudeville cir cuit in the country, for the pic iure meatres, like their movie brothers, will pay a king's ran som ior an attraction that will Kan a stampede toward the ticket office and . after a I years of funmaking Charlie Mur ray should be able to do just that Too Late To Classify TOR RENT t rooms new, modern, paved street. 2 bedrooms down, t ns. only 120.00. 7 rooms new. modern, saved street, 2 bedrooms 'down, t m only $25.00. ' ' TRIANGLE REALTY CO. 421 Court Street Star Due Soon , j -jf . . ,N. ,... i i " ; i I i - v SSW,. , 1 - r. S v-7 Wings' Ep ic Film, Of Fearless Men IriWar of Skies A ...... K "Wings! at the Elsinore theatre starting Wednesday Is a film set ting forth the work of the young anignts of tbe clouds in the war. It Is an epic of fearless young manhood, a paean of tribute to the airmen "whose wings are fold ed, forever" as a nhrase of ddl cation says and it is also an ex ample of what can be achieved In me air. how this picture ever came to be made nassea nnddr. standing, it is no combination of trickery and models, but a realis tic visualization of real people riding the clouds and triumohinr over the dawn, j The story is one of genuine drama, rich with the finest quali- star will appear in person at friendships of vouth inH tnn.w v., , . i . T rfcn i v v. a Fanchon and Marco-bill. stltate the rery great majority of theatregoers- will marvel at the astoundine scenes and slants nr. sented upon the screen. ' ' II ).l ' ill Free Turkeys Other.tvaioo prizes given with lucky coupons. Wyatfs Service station; S. Com'L rlnnouncement i Dr. J. Shelley Saurman after an extensive trip east will ba in his office on Wed., Dec. 6th. 1928. Loans On Salary Furniture, Automobile 2nd mortgages and contracts Oregon Industrial Loan Co. 411 Masonic Bldg. . . 4' Capitol Presents Combm&tion Bill With Ferber Tale PS "Mother Knows Best." featur ing Madge Bellamy, Louise Dress er and Barry Norton comes to Bllgh's Capitol theatre today for a run of one week. The evolution of Edna Ferber's story on the screen shows the pro- prodigy appearing and failing on cess of the development or aenua amateur night, through the bap tism of fire until she reaches Broadway, the goal of all thes- Dlans. wealth, fame, and af finance, with her mother the guiding spir it of the march to fame. The Capitol also will offer three wonderful Vltaphone acts lnclud inc Browne and LjiVelle. ryio- phonlsts. Hawaiian singers and dancers will present a varied, en tertainment of songs aad dances. There are 12 persons In this group. Van Schenck will offer song successes. with infinite beauty of romance which runs through it like a sil ver thread lna purple pall. For it is also essentially a picture of war. of sacrifice, of stern conflict, of the ultimate test of human endur. ance and human conquest over fear. Those who have' no know ledge of aviation and they con- Christmas Gifts from Foreign Lands Just Arrived Quaint Chinese Jewelry Unusual Bowls, Boxes and Objects d'art Prints, Textiles Sara Wrenn Shop 130 Court Street VfA HJUDE VIIILILE FEATURING Frank Herrington World's Champion Fiddler in His Farewell Appearance with The Banjo Melody King and On the Screen mm WILLIAM CONTINUOUS FROM 2 TO 11 'Sf IHI S H H. tr W S ED KIILILirW(S)II3) SUNDAY-MONDAY William Boyd in The Sky Scraper" TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY Waterfront" with Dorothy Mackaill, Jack MulhaU u THURSDAY-FRIDAY Honeymoon" with Florence Vidor SATURDAY ONLY "Fireman Save My Child" Also "Scarlet Arrow" Uncle Izzy's Big SAow every Tuesday and Thursday IS IS . TODAY MONDAY ek - . iseated A Moyletone All Talking AV DEC Gnnt ronth. ..Enthralling love. Soar. : :"'fS? iK' Pi" , Thundering propellers, -if S. y -?JT V oloriou - adveBtnre. The sensatiosi of &S$ tl nation comblnee aviation aad ro- jL wJSlmm yCVy mance In an. amazing spectacle. R THE MIGHTIEST SPECTACLE" . EVER, FILMED ' Kow at popular prices, after , tortillas; New Tork aad . tbe entire Nation fer ver a rear t fa admlasiona. ,r With . CHARLES (Buddj) ROGERS RICHARU 4 . ARLEN s : GARY COOPER r E IL S II 7 S U ES LAST TOIES TODAY JJ 03 J BAciuirr.a5)cii3 America's lost Dlstlngnlshed Actor la Raging!' Biasing! Colorful! Russia forms the back ground for one of the most Intriguing, absorbing dramas erar filmed. ON THE STAGJB MANHATTAN PLAYERS present a Fast Moving Comedy r : i Adalts 25c ! ; i L : Ml I 111 I 4 'i-tfv eaaBBBBBBmaaaiBBBSBBSBBSBsawsasaBaaBBBSBBBBBS V.''. - - 1- t. '''' II III n ,( - la Wmcli Claire Windsor, Lawrenc Oray aad Koy U Arcy fieture a rrtanils) That Never Reached the Headlines. tMt4 Jamxs SINGER MUSICAL COMEDY REVUE In a Snappy Farce Comedy with GLEN SINGER and Dancing Chorus K UJlUjiJliJiWMSlUtet Ituesday j ONLY I 20 .' i- . - ,-. THE FAMOUS COMEDIAN hi a minis 0) . . , , : . - - I TU3ESDAY UXNLiI J P 3 j 3 In Fanchon and Marco's ; Ides With Lucille Pago Billy Snyder MaxineDoyl and the 12 Beautiful Hat Trimmers 1 1 I 1 Y 4 K) h - X Pirtnr : 1 v;;EXTaA::i yitaphona Acts IlLii if.