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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1928)
j, - "i i t f 1 The New Obbgon Statesman. Salem, Oregon. Sunday Morning, December 9, 1928 West Salem Building S i . - . - r - ets New High Records, Yet Big Advance Being Predicted New records In construction wil be set this year at West Salem according to the prediction of Mrs J. l Miller, city recorder, who re ports that the building premlt to tal will exceed all past marks, al though she has not yet added up the estimates. Still greater activity is antici pated for the coming year, on the basis of the unusual increase late this fall. This is attributed to the announced plans of Reid, Mur dock and company to take over the cannery here and install additional equipment which will result in a larger output and a larger payroll. Within the last week two new residences of considerable size and value have ben started, one for Jack Summers estimated to cost $7800, and another not quite so large for Lynn Sloper. E. C. Stewart tool out permits a week ago for three houses that will cost a total of $6760; and S. L. Burke is building four new cabins at his tourist camp at a. cost Of $1000. Home Construction Activity in the past year has centered principally in the con struction of three to five room houses, all of which have been sold or rented as soon as finished; in fact many have been sold in ad vance of beginning construction, according to O. K. DeWitt. West Salem realtor. A development that is just get ting under way is that of the Kingwood Heights and Kingwood Terrace property, which consists of high class suburban homes with li;lits and water provided. On this property a $5000 minimum cost limit has been placed. The largest project completed in the last year has been the Rob ertson building, at the corner of Kingwood and Edgewater streets. The second floor constitutes the Edgewate apartments. ,On the Four industrial Deaths In Week round floor are the DeWitt real state office, facing on Edgewater treet, and the Rousch grocery, init of a chain store group, fac ing on Kingwood. The. corner room has been rented to a druggist who will open his store about Jan uary. 1. Another large project, completed this year is the Edgewater Court apartment group, consisting of nine court "apartments of three rooms each. These apartments, as wett as those in the Robertson building, have been occupied con stantly since completion, indicat ing that construction in West Sa lem has not exceeded the demand. Seeks Historic Ark DEPRIVED IF Hi M TI BOGOTA, Colombia. Dec. 8. tAP) Official announcements on the disturbances in the banana region of Santa Marta Friday said that General Cortes Vargas, chief of the Civil Guard civilization, had ordered that all firearms be sequestered and their sale be pro hibited, thus impeding the arming of the strikers. Several ringlead ers of the movement have been ar rested. The government has ordered the gunboat Colombia to Santa Marta to aid the land forces. More troops are en route also. A group of strikers attainted the barracks in Cienaga but were driven off, leaving eight dead and five wounded. (Dispatches from Baranquilla, which is near Ciena ga. said that 10;Werp killed and 24 wounded In tkfal jfjght. ) Both the ministers of war and state told newspapermen that the government was taking all meansr to overcome the disorders and would guarantee the private rights of foreigners in the banana j business immediately on the re- establishment of law and order. There wr'i four fatalities lr Oregon due to industrial acci dents duiing tha week ending Dt comber 6, according to report pre pared by the state industrial ac cident com mission. The victim? v ere Hex Re?d. Eugene, fireman; A. II. Stunk, Kings Valley, fall 1 r; Lyle (.. Ryan. Bull Run, brusl burner, and Carl Hultgren, Taft I!;orer. There were 776 accidents re 'orted to the commission during me weeK. iff V, V 5 x- i I 4c: Declaring: that he believes ex haustive research work over many years has led him to the spot where- the Ark of the Covenant was sealed in a cave. Dr. A- F. Futterer, of Los Angeles, has been organizing: n extensive ex pedition to And the Biblical treas ure. It is in a cave of Mt. Nebo, Palestine, that Dr. Futterer is con fident the ark rests. Seism Funeral Will Be Today SILVERTON. Ore.. Dec. 8. (Special) Funeral services for Robert Seism. 70, who died at his residence at North Howell Thurs day evening will be held from the Jack and Ekman Chapel Sunday at Jwo o'clock and interment will be made at Bethany cemetery. Mr. Seism had been confined to hi 3bed for ten weeks. He Is sur vived' by the following children; Mrs. D. Cully, Grangeville, Iowa; Mrs. Berge Cearley. Fulford, B C; Mrs. Francis Steele, Salem; and Ike Seism of Gervais; a sister, Mrs. Dunigan of Scotts Mills, and a brother, John Seism of Gervais. Newcomers To Be Entertained SII,VERTOX. Ore.. Dec. 8. Special The members of the Silverton chamber of commerce .vill act as hosts to all newcomers living in this community at a neeting Monday evening. Decem er 17. The term newcomers ap plies to all who have come -within j two years. Ol'KItATIOX XKCBSSARY Have You Seeh"WhatofIt?? - Is Timely Brdadfray Query New York's First Nighters Starting to Catch Up On Stage Offerings of Many Varieties At Show Shops of Rialto (Kenaatfc McCormUk. 8Um joath who is ktWjrinr U NW York, writing a tartaisiut aad inforMtiTvty of Bi Swy. wbtr U skow 4iC U" bttar at IWleS UwS Ttort ttaa tt U 1 th Or wt. Md.) ' Win wm ji w. nnmntw ...V Th I Irhf f SILVERTON. Ore.. Dec. 8. (Special) Mr. and Mrs. Dave Chilberg have taken their two year old daughter t& Portland where she will undergo an opera lion for cleft palate. She is at the Doernbecker hospital. It mav not be so verv lone be fore a dirigible will be stopping hero for nasseneers that is. if a bie enoueh field can be obtained. Woodburn Independent. By Ken McCornrick TT has now com to the time of - year when the popular ques tion to Pt "Have you seen the Whatoflt, playing at the Wheresat theatre with Whosis in the star part? If you haven't it's really good, even though the crit ics say it's dumb." this and much more like it, Introduces any discussion of the theatre. The usual set of colorful first nights are past. A few rather brilliant and distinguished ones are still to come. However, the majority of theatre goers are starting to catch up on those plays they missed, when by flip ping a coin they decided which of two or three to attend plays that indiscreetly chose the same night for opening. A play is never really seen by a certain class unless at the first showing. What happens to it af terwards I'm not sure, but to this same group it is valueless, use less, and only in the way of more plays that might open, and be come in turn obstacles to further progress. But all this refers to one lone sophisticated class of drama hounds who in no way typify the horde of poor theatre xgoers that buy standing room, or climb to the last gallery to see plays for the sheer pleasure of seeing them, and not for the social reason of having seen them. Among the long list of Broad way plays this year, a number have attracted the usual atten tion. Some for their spectacular qualities, some for their- novelty, and a few for what they really have to say. Of this last is Eu gene O'Neill's "Strange inter lude," a play which opens at five- thirtv. Dlavs till seven-thirty, ex cuses its audienceintil nine for dinner, and goes on with its ac- ttion to eleven. Per naps no greai er psychological stuay nas ueeu made on the stage before than re veals itself in the four hours oi this drama. The action follows a family through life all in four deep hours that leave one ex hausted. Walter HamDden is bringing a number of revivals to the front. For the last two weeks it has Thsen's "An Enemy of the People" which has registered so highly for him in past seasons. Asia," was jeered at by critics as a Valentino attempt on Mr. Hamp den's parto portray a Buddha sheik who could nexer exist, any more than could the actuals of Mr. Valentino's portrayals. , No actor rules Broadway. Contrary to popular opinion, people seem to know whether they like a thing or not. even though a long favor ite actor may be presenting it. In contrast, a whole series of thrillers are working hart to beat one another's record: "The Squeal er," -a regular old melodrama, earthquake and everything; "Gang War" a rousen of the con temporary life that exists some where here the place never lo cated and nicely plnaed down as is the sightseer's Chinatown, the Ghetto and other Euch classic lo calities. Among the sermon plays are two noteworthy ones: "Jarne gan," from Jim Tully's novel of Hollywood life; and "Mr. Money penny," Channing Pollock's lat est morality play. Pollock never speaks unless he has a lot to say. The acting of Richard Bennett ex cuses the preaching of the former, while the something that Mr. Pol lock instills in his work raises it above propaganda. Straight preaching does not last long on Broadway. "Macbeth" in modern interpre tation is opening under the guid ance of Gralg, perhaps the most progressive and clear minded of the actual art-dramatists. He found tragedy would occur were makes "Macbeth" an Immediate and concerning problem accord ing to reviews. Eva La Galllene at the Civic Repertory Is keeping up her work of presenting a series of plays that have more than every day food In them. I know of no con temporary play in her repertoire. She gives Russian, French and early writers a chance. She has a religious respect for her pro. fession. "The .Ladder ," the play that has been supported by an oil mil lionaire and which has played to free houses for months often to audiences of three, four, and five, has finally given up its year and one half's effort to interest peo ple -In reincarnation and has left Broadway. No stranger play, nor supporter of it, has come to add subjects for theater gossip in some time. These are only suggestions from several types of plays that are being done here. Fifty or six ty good dramas are crossing the footlights every night up and down Broadway and two blocks to the left and right of it, no fur-, ther. From them you can pick anything that will please your mood. Any attempt to keep up with' the immediate rush of things would end in hysteria. If one should set out to attend a repre sentative number of all types of plays and pass upon them, he would be both insane and broke at the end of such time as it would take to do It. Critics, don't forget, have to retire to Europe for the summer months to rest their frazzled nerves. For awhile you'll attend religiously and try to develop a connoisseur's taste. Later you'll throw the . mad race overboard and go every week or so for the pleasure, and anything of mental value that you can pick up in addition. J've often wondered what pro- some first-nighter to be lifted off Broadway for on year, during which time he should not be al lowed to see a play. 'How horri bly distant he'd feel when he came back? Not at all. One can pick VP the thread at any place, follow it as far as he likes. FIRE DEPARTMENT WEDNESDAY NOTED CELLIST IS HEARD AT NOP L DALLAS, Ore., Dec. 8. (Spe cial) The Dallas fire depart ment's first annual ball will be given in the Dallas armory De cember 12. Thomas Brothers dance band of Salem has been en gaged to furnish the music. One thousand tickets have been print ed, a large number of which are already sold. Advertising matter has been sent to every fire chief in tne Willamette vaiiey. The business men of Dallas havo been very liberal in their support of the project and have helped much in the matter of ad MONMOUTH, Ore.. Dec. 8 (Special) Hans Klndler, 'cellist of International fame, who appear ed In concert at Oregon Normal school Wednesday night, brought j brilliant repertoire of the finer things in music to ms large ana appreciative audience. His entire performance was one of the most impressively outstanding pro grams ever given in this audito rium. Skilled technique, color, fire and fine restraint characterized the wide range represented in his program. Exceedingly generous with encores, he quickly estab lished himself In an individual as well as a musical way with bis auditors. In conversation with an author-, ity of the school following the program. Mr. Kindler intimated that he found the audience here ! c unusually responsive and vertising. At their last meeting muic loving. the fire company voted to put, .v.. KindleF appeared onlv at money received irom tne dance and all future enterprises Into a fund to be known as the equip mnt fund, to b used in the pur chase of new equipment only. Hoop Practice Begun At O. N. S. OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL. Monmouth, Ore., Dec. 8. (Spe cial) Basketball practice has be gun at Oregon Normal school, but no definite games have been scheduled prior to the holidays. Ayers, a letter man of last year, will be one of the team. He was outstanding in fooeball activity this fall. Portland and Monmouth, in Ore eon, on his western itinerary. Many out of town persons took ad vantage of the opportunity to hear this celebrity at Monmouth. Mr. Kindler, who was born and educated in Holland, has played before the queen of his nativo country, and throughout music centers of Europe. At the age of 18 he accepted a professorship in a large conservatory of music in Berlin. 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