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-2 The New Oregon Statesman. Salem. -Oregon, Sunday Morning, December. 1928 WFORGED rUCIJSTlGli Statements of Accused Man . Said to be Breaking V .Upon Study - - SPOKANE, Dec. 8. (AP) Another link In the chain of cir cumstantial evidence with which the state is attempting to convict Archie Much for a hatchet mur der was forged here today. Lloyd Llndell testified that a mum similar in appearance to the one Much nsed on the night on which Mrs. Catherine Clark of Boston, Mass., was killed, was seen sear the spot where the woman was killed. The automobile which Much ad mitted renting had been described in court. Much had told officers, they said, that he took Mrs. Clark out in the car to meet a frieud whom she was to marry, but tuc friend gave him some beer, and after that he remembered nothing until the next day. Much, denying connection with the crime, said his friend, a "Jbn Murphy," corresponded through n matrimonial aeency with Mrs. Clark, and she came west to the home of Much, where she stayed until Much took her in the. car to go to the home of "Murphy's sis ter, a 16 room house just acros - the Idaho line." jS The state produced witnesses who testified there was no such house near Post Falls, Idaho; the vicinity Indicated by Much, and band-wrltlng experts who contend ed letters written to Mrs. Claric and signed "Jim Murphy." were In the handwriting of Much. Much, also known here as Moock, Is a mill hand. His story as told to officers, they said, fail ed to show how he became un conscious and hoV the: woman die appeared. Lions Club Sends Delegates to Take Part in Program The Salem Lion's club was rep resented Friday night at Vancou ver.. Wash., by a group of local members who were guests of the host club when it was presented with its charter. Miss Roberta .Morton, local musician, took a part on tne cnarter night pro gram. In attendance from Salem were Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Swope, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Cheek. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Bedel, C. F. Giese and E. A. Paulsen. 2 Children Burn As Home Razed BRANDON. Iowa, Dec; '8. AP Ellen May Schugg. 5. and Junior Schugg. 3. children of George Schugg. of Schoolcrest. llich.. were burned to death to day when fire destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burt Watts of Hawkeye Quarry, near here. Tho children, whose mother is dead, was staying with the Watts fam-H.v. ml Starts TODAY for One Week Vitaphone9s Great Laugh Hit GEORGE M. COHEPTS rJ 1KMT SKW YORK COMEDY-DRAM A XOW ALL lJ FOLKS, READ I Oil- 100 ALL ri "The Home fli IT. LJ ROBERT McWADE RICHARD BEXNKTT nn I ill FOLKS READ f r 'Want Salem'a Bueines men i alter seeing aad hearing the D Edward Armstrong (Cooler's Shop) t A won- f " 1 derfnl show, aad the beet talkie' rve ever heard. Earl Poulson (Clough Houston ) : The beet ple f l tore that I have ever seen i talking or silent." J, If Ralph Olson (Oregon ! Paper Co.): The beet talking picture I have er . ,! er seem or heard.. Ear) Daai (Ladd M Bnah) t AII Halem abonid p"j see and hear It. , Added 4 Great .Applaudinsr Vitaphone Acts. unncj tr straignt lips JbT Statesman-Els tnorc See "Wings' This coupon awarded to boys aad girls who read the Oregon Statesman Is good for 15 cents when accompanied by 10 cents In rash for admission to the ELSINORE THEATRE Monday at 4 p. m. We want every boy and girl to see "Wings" and have made ar- rangetnenta with the theatre to accept this coupon and 10 cents In lien of the regular admission price of 25 cents. A special matinee will be presented, starting at 4 o'clock., so that all boys and girls may go to the theatre after school hour. Screen Record of Johnson Ventures Billed at Oregon "Simba" the remarkable pho tographic record of the adventure of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson during their four years sojurn in darkest Africa. wlll have its in itial showing in the northwest at the Oregon theatre,- Salem, Frl day and Saturday. December 14 and 15. Special emphasis is made in all the announcements that the pictures reveal only their actual adventures, not any staged ones "Simba," shows the Johnsons In close proximity to Hons in their native haunts. In one startling se quence there are said to be lions on the right of them, lions on tne left of them, lions all around them. In another, undoubtedly one of the most thrilling scenes ever caught by the camera, a band of Lumbwa natives are shown as they fearlessly approach the king of beasts with only spears to pro tect themselves. "Simba," by che 11 J L..A...I.. O m WSJ, UCkUa UUU inniviua; onav alii. Deaf Bowlers To Play Here Soon Bowlers representing the Ore gon schooj for the deaf here,' andi the Portland deaf school pin (hashers will meet on the Winter Garden alleys next Sunday, De cember 16. it has been an- TRAGIC STORY IS (Continued from Page 1.) she has done a better Job of rear, ing her family than a lot of peo ple more favorably situated have done. "Two of the children are miss ing now from tne mue baiem home. Mother, forced to be away from home working, washed. cooked and cared for her family largely at night. The two young est girls took sick developed pneumonia. Mother slaved to save their lives until it appeared he crises was past. "Exhausted, she sought rest for herself; first building a fire to keen her babies warm. "The fire went out." the er recited to me, "and the house grew very cold. Their little lungs must have congested.. Perhaps they tried to call me but I was eo tired. In the morning both tb children were dead." The Salvation Army took com plete charge of the sad funeral. outfitted the other children with better, warmer clothes, gave a substantial order on a nearby gro cery and brought in warm bed clothes. The captain and Mrs. Williams have visited the home since the funeral. But the mother, impov erished, aad, needs the sympathy and encouragement of good friends. "We are doing all we can and hare assured, the family we will see: them through the winter," Captain Williams says, "but to W ........ A the good people of Salem to help us solve such problems as this one. DO DO - TALKING Towners" do DORIS KEN VOX GLADYS BROCK W ELL DO sar of "Tho Home Towners special preview : Frank Meyers (The Spa) : Truly a tine picture. 00 Chas. Cooley (Senator f f Hotel): "It's a knockout comedy. D3 Gordon Wilson (Shell Oil) : "It'a a roaring com cdy riot." 3 Walter Kirk: "R's beC Ifl ter than the stage sue- JjJ r.i Frank Bligh (Capitol-, Theatre): "The beet talk- ever offered our patrons.' era y if Salem Snow Shops om Coupon Good for 15c . Ait th& Theaters ELSINORE, "Wings," motion pic- tare, 2, 4, 7, and O p. m. CAPITOL. Talking picture, "Home Towners. Continuous 2 to 11 p. m. OREGON. Singer Musical Co. in "Valet de Sham." On the screen: "Morgan's Last Raid." to 11 p. ni. Matinee today. HOLLYWOOD. Pictures, "The Last Comand." 7 and 9 p. m Matinee today. DENVER. Dec. 8. (AP) Tho Denver Post tomorrow will say that the mayor of Leadville, sev eral other city official and towns people, approximately MO. ah all, are reported upon good authority to have been Indicted by the fed eral grand Jury at Pueblo as result of a federal investigation into alleged liquor law violations in the mountain town. The Post will say that the in dictments were returned, accord lug. to their Information, secretly by the grand jury The grand jury's report, com. pleted this afternoon, and made public, made no mention of the Leadville Investigation. Eighteen citizens of Leadville, including most of the city offi cials with the exception of the mayor, were subpoenaed to ap pear before the grand jury as a result of a federal investigation in the town. The investigators alleged that saloons were running "wide open" and that prohibition violations were flagrant Many charges against-open dis regard pf the federal enforcement act had been hurled against the city. Eighteen of its officials, in cluding all the city aldermen, the sheriff and city attorney were subpoenaed as witnesses in the grand Jury investigation. It had been said that bars were maintained In some of the town soft drink- parlors, restaurants and cigar stores and that a pro posed raid by federal agents on alleged liquor dealers residing on Harrison avenue were interrupted some months ago by a rider on GRID JURY ND CTS OFFICIALS OF TOW! moth-norsebacK who shouted a warning tnat the officers were coming It has been suggested that ra-l uio may oe usea to a rive away germs. It won't work unless some way Is devised of making them listen. S)R13.SRf SUNDAY MONDAY ON THE STAGE Singer Musical Co. Present one of the FUNNIEST PLAYS of the YEAR ON THE SCREEN - TIM McCOY in Mopcqd'c tact Hold" A SEAL WESTERN Every Monday Night The Whole Famil Admitted 50c "Home TownersT Is All-Talking Hit Having secured the great George M. Cohan stage success. "The Home Towners." for pro- auction as a Vitaphone special. wwm n aroer tiros. llojit no t1m in irafting the best talent o f both , stage and r screen to fill Important roles in the play. The imposing roster of stars appearing I n "The Home - t Towners" 1 n- clude Richard Bennett, Doris Kenycx, Robert M c W a d e. L-'a...! 1U McWade Gladys Brock- . well, Robert Edeson, Stanley Taylor, Vera Lew is, John Mlljan, James T. Mack and Patricia Caron. Byran Foy, who directed "The Home Towners." won fame by his work in "Lights of New York," the first all-talking picture as well as a number of other Vita phone productions. Addison Burkhart and Murray Roth wrote the scenario. "The Home Towners" opens to day at Bligh's Capitol theatre for a run of a week. Exploding Gas In Tanker Fatal For Three Men Asleep PORT ARTHUR. Texas. Dec. 8. (AP) Gasoline fumes escap ing' through- an open hatch into the boiler hoom of the Tanker Gulfland while It was loading fu el at Gulf Refining company docks here early today caused an explosion which took three lives and injured four men. none seri ously. The dead are: A. H. Wukasch, Port Arthur. R. Fiander, Bevely, Wtals. Friedrlch Eichler, Hamburg, Germany. The men were burned "by- gaso line which caught fire aboard the ;hip and identification was possi ble only by checking the crew. Quick action In closing the fuel lines loading the vessel probably saved the lives of all of the crew as most of the men were asleep In their quarters, directly above the boiler room when the explosion occurred; Shell Explodes Too Soon; Five Seamen Injured SAN PEDRO. Calif.. Dec. 8. (AP) Premature explosion of an anti-alrcrait shell, fired during target practice off Coronado isl and last Thursday, resulted in the Injury of five seamen aboard the battleship Tennessee, It was dis closed when the ship dropped an chor here today. . The shell, aimed at a huge tar get, 5000 feet above sea level. and carried by airplanes, was fired to explode at that height but instead burst when only a few hundred feet above the ship. The men on board scurried for cover, but four received minor injuries and Francis Dugan, 20, was wounded In one foot. A board of investigation was In session on the ship. with "BOZO" SINGER - and the DANCING CHORUS J ri ft JV a .Asia Medford and Eugene Bid for Next Meeting; Rand is Succeeded PORTLAND. Dec. 8. (AP) W. M. Davis, for 38 years a prac ticing attorney In Portland, was today elected President of -the Oregon Bar association , at tho close of the annual meeting here. Davis ast year was vice-president of the association. As president he will succeed John Rand, Chief Jus tice of Oregon.. E. O. Imel, Eugene, member last year of executive committee, was elected vice-president, and John Guy Wilson and Arthur Piatt, both of Portland, were re elected secretary and treasurer, re spectively. In acceptinglthe office of pres ident of the association, Mr. .Da vis urged that the attorneys of tne state take a more lively interest in their organization. Davis favors an Increase in sal aries of circuit court Judges, he said, over the $4,000 annually that is cow being paid the judges in counties over the state, exclu sive of Multnomah county. in Multnomah, the judges are. paid 85,500 annually. INCOME- TAX WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (AP) The treasury's, attempt to obtain an additional S1&, 000, 000' Income tax payment from Senator Couzeaa republican, Michigan, ended today with the receipt by the senator of a check for 8989,833 from the government as a refund on Ms income tax for the year in ques tion. The refund payment ended a bitterly fought contest between the government and the original holders of Ford Motor company stock, including Senator Couzens, which started. almost four years ago, simultaneously with the pub lic dispute waged by Secretary Mellon and the senator over ad ministration of tax matters. "This is a concrete pieve of ev idence," the senator said in con firming the refund, "of the mis management of the bureau of in ternal revenue under the greatet secretary of the treasury since Al exander Hamilton's time." Fast Typist Has But Five Fingers MAYNARD. Iowa, Dec. t. (AP) Typewriting at the rate of 40 words a minute' is a hard enough Job with 10 fingers. Mary Ranney of Maynard. student in a business college at Cedar Rapids, has been awarded a medal for attaining that speed despite the fact she has but one hand. CDUZENS REFUNDED ON llfAT LAST! I tf Willi Trfei Wffliam A. Wall- IA i l scatovuMat. A Is- S M&tV I WAaAII A ife till 1cm Wsrl was M4a, 1, iJlJ VrZf Sf I : ' Tl "Ac." Mof taaa IV X V. JS r BfJZl I " ' a yr Broaaway. IWTJr arIH fn. If JffiS LAST TIME MONDAY TjJLF EElIt2-I?IESS)(0)I7 ASEl i i i rv i vt i I I ft. J Wiltil ja,T ' v - turn f 1 I A I II f n-ir if. L. i rmr Af as f una a ti -I 14;' l I ; 1 i a,lf W U3P ii mm Winner , Jr y, 7 at-:?:r- j 4 "n 3m i turn ii !& C. W. Reid, advertising manager of the V. S. Hamilton Furniture Co., who won national honors this month in an ad writing con test with rugs as the principal thoim. Third place and $15 cash prize was won by C W. Reid. advertis ing manager of the C. S. Hamil ton furniture store, in a contest conducted nationally by Rug Profits, a furniture dealers mag azine. Reid received his award check Saturday "Just in time for Christ mas" as he expressed it.' Several hundred advertise ments were entered in the contest, both text and layout of each be ing submitted. Reid's message concerned Wilton rugs and their permanence in the home. Weekly Book List FICTION: Penelope's Man, John Erskina The World I Saw . Anne Shannon Monroe The Father . . Katherine Holland Brown NOX-FICTIOX: Man The Miracle , Maker . . Henfrik Van Loom' Andrew Johnson . . Robert Winston The Winged Horse Joseph Auslander, Frank Ernest Hill ELISNOEIE FOUR DAYS Starting Wednesday J rcent Am, erf, LTD' and SET REID WINS IN AD WRITING CONTEST 1L ' ' 1 III' '' I nTjlHTmriiiiiiiiiHirriiTrttl This is the second tlote in IX month that' Mr. Raid has re ceived advertising, honors. Li December he won second place in state-wide contest sponsored by the BlltweU Co. Mr. Reld came to Salem In Feb ruary from the Weatherbee-Ppw- era Furniture Co., In Eugene. lie was active in advertising work there, being president in 1927 of the Eugene advertising club. Fanchon-Marco to Present Beauties On Elsinore Bill Girls. beautiful. bewitching What wouldn't Zieg.'eld or any other great New York girl show producer give to have a group of girls like the "Challontre Chorus" of Fanchon and Marco's. Sunkist Beauties. Not only are there Sunkist Beauties good at dancing but they have become excellent rope spin ners under the tutelage of Jack Cavanaush. champion lariat art ist. And in one of their latest dance sensations the "Cowboy AStomp" they dance while sninnras the rppe around their heads. Fanchon and Marco have had many beautiful girls in their chor uses but this time they have 12 of the most beautiful they could find to take part in their fantas tis idea "Frivols." This stage pres entation!!! be at the ftlsinore theatre Tuesday only. Page the humane society! In Paris a poet went into a cage of lions and read his own poems for 30 minutes. ELSINORE Idea Glorifying Sunkist Beauties 12 Of 'Em--12 with - RED CORCORAN The Volga Boys The Rich Trio Jack Cavanough Co. A Beautiful and ii'M C-V OREGON LFri. Matinee MATINEES AT 3 P. M NIGHTS AT 8:15PROMPT Eload-Sho7 Presentation! DULCETONE STNCHRONIZED MUSIC AND SPEECH Direct from and exactly same as presented for success ful runs at Columbia theater, San Francisco, and Balti more theater, Los Angeles. riays Portland and Seattle following Salem DANEL . Mr. & Mrs.' Wffkft greatest thrills iv1M A dtama of desperate realities Participated in by Mr. r Reserved scats all Thursday -Now selling in advance Nights 50,15c, $1, 110lIatlnees 50, 75c, $1 No tax the SKATTLE. Dec . (AP) An ancient quarry- of what he believed tot be- Jade- was found in eastern Oregon. It. J: Reusx. Seattle chem ist, said here tonight. ; VALLEY GRILL .CAFE 156H 8. Commercial Anyone can cook but we put the taste in our cooking HOLLYWOOD M Scnday - Monday ' EMIL JAN'XIXGS in "The l.ast Command Tueday - Wednesday CHKSTKR COXKL1X in "fools von LUCK" Thursday - Friday HERK DAXIKIJ in "HOT XKWS" BnunnnnBBUMnBnBnBBBnnBBBBBBMuanBBunBBnBnMBnBaa Saturday Only RICHARD DIX in SHAXGMAI BOUXD" THEATRE Tuesday Only MATINEE and NIGHT V.J Elaborate Stage Show I'-'A POMEQOY presents . . . Nota scene staged & Mrs. Johnson ta. r s sar m m ' n Jr a Jtrzri fe CC i I