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NEWS AND VIEWS OF IMPORTANCE TO SCREEN FANS FROM SALEM SHOW SHOPS .'S IK: HOSRSMO I The Troupe Berk off Coming Here 1 ' If OLD flBI In uiTe Mnm nin rv r - v-i : - ? : IIM U IILIIIrUiLU -..A 1 - l.s " Jul -J J J ; ; T - m . . . .. m. m r ..... ... , ,. : r: . . m a '...-a .:: . . - ;:r-,v u , , ftOs .tvi;ya -v-c jy;. tor' rlVl-FN -&5 V AX . I 1.2 ZD' IS C1PI1 FEATURE 11 Immigration Bars for Philip pine Islanders FJayed by Labor Mert t WASHINGTON, - P)-The effect of a bill Intro duced by RepresentaUve Johnson, rerabllcan. Washington, to exclude from the United Statea all Phili ppine citizens ineligible for Amer ican cttlienthfp. In the opinion of labor department officials, would j De .tantamount 10 complete ww rlnc of natlTe Inhabitant of the Island from this country, and also would prevent Flllppino lmmlgra t ion to Hawaii, aa a territory, of thia country. W. W. Husband, aaslstant sec retary of labor and former lmml rratlon j eommlaatoner . cenerai, aald tonight that nnderfthe pres ent law, Flllppinoa wero gtnertMy Inadmissible to American citizen ship with the exception of -Islands Inhabitants who nave serrea.ln the American army or nary. The let tar vnnlil h barred under the I'uuMul lUncine is oromlrd br thla bery of clrls. known as the Troupe tterkhotf. featred la "Cay Parcc" on the EUlnore theatre atafie Febrasry 2, r Johnson measure. - r. - H added that there has been little lmmlrtion from the Islands to the mainland, only approximate ly 12.000 Fllipplnos tar the past ten years, but there are aooui 00 miplnos resident In Hawaii at present. "The measure which waa Intro duced by Johnson, who chairT man of the house immigration committee drew from Pedro Gue vara, resident commissioner from the Philippines the statement that the bill "deferred most energetic condemnation on the,jart of all fair; and Just-minded Americans. Johnson n explaining his bill said b bad been Informed that thousands of Filiplnce were com ing foi this country. . , WX METHODS OF KEYES TOLD JURY LOS 19 chief ANGELES, Jan.:- (APlHarold L. Darts, 1 deputy under' former District At- 1 torney Asa.Keyes. told the jury j In the bribery trial of Keyes and fre codefendants today .of some i of the things he said Nmppened 5 whtle he and Keyea prosecuted Vthe promoters '-of the defunct Jul- lan Petroleum' corporation all ot whom were acQuttted. . 'im I Davis' testimony, confined prin- clpally to a recital of th idates et ; alleged conferences between 1 Keyes and Ben'Getsorr. accused 3 -payoff man; In the Jnlian case, t was broken up by a ure oi oojbc- .i .ii laAaisi frnm tlnas at tha aUte'a witness from defense counsel and when a week end adjournment was taken little had gone Into the court records. Advice To Keyes Recalled The former chief deputy told hN inrr that he once advised Keyes that "he was being made goat of by some of his friends'! ; tn rthe Julian trUl : and that the - defense' counsel In that trlaj was 4 frequently "imposing on him." i DaTls described meetings of r Keyes and Gettoff In the tailor f shop where the alleged Vbribe'f - money waa passed to Keyes to "tlx" the Jallan case. testifying 1! that he s&w Keyes and Getzoff J talking la the ship several times j after the trial had closed In May, ! , ,. Defense Loess Argument The opposing attorneys became YV""3 eatahglel In an excited debate at v- point wnen ine state attempt i i ed to Introduce a letter which Da- Tvla said he had written to Keyee, , 'i ef ferine hie resignation when the J 'prosecution of the Julian trial -4 seemed to be "Insincere." Presid - i ter Jndce I. Butler" ruled i arainstt the defense when the r 3 gument ended, and the letter -"-'1 Which Closed Wlin i uo ni care to be a party to Insincere prose i cutlon of the Julian Case" was i admitted. ; On several occasions, Davis said, 1 Keres told him that he "would f like to do something for Ed Roe- ! eaberg," one of the Julian defend i ants. ; . mm Fines FJ REPARATIONS ' NEW YORK. Jan. 18 (AP) " ' J. P. Morgan and Owen D. Young ; formaUr expressed their accept snee ' today ot the Invitation to frenreaent the -United States - at ' ' aext ' month's Paris conference which will decide how much war i reparations : Germany must pay and how long ehe can have to.pay . ? tt In. 5 Their alternates will be Thomas f Lamont of the Borgan Banking j house and Thomas Nelson Per- i i kins of Boston. i ' - The delegatea to- the conference ' . from the other allied governments , etad Germany -were appointed by i their governments bnt the Amer i Jeans are to be nnofflelal particle ; 'ants and were. Invited to attend ' y the reparations commission. X '". That 1 1nvitation t was brought t - - . w 1. A. a - . ' at irom nunuiivDB inair oj o JCsme Howard, the British ambas-i - aador, and presented In the Mpr-. J ran library At the conclusion of the conference there. Mr. Young. who was an associate ot vlce-pree Ident Charles G. Dawes In formu- I latlnc. the Dawes plan, Issued a ' f statement In which Sir Esme aa , tharlaed announcement of the ae- 1 Mr. Morgan had nothing to say 1 but Mr. Young tofd newspapermen & that the American observers would F leave for Paris on rebroary 1. v " ii ' He also explained somethlagr of what the committee will do dnr. '' las; the two to three' months It is v expected to be In session, -begin- nlngFeb. ...., . Miss Richards ... wv.-.'. m sl&Wi9 Sflae Rnnlce Richards, who pre senta many lnterttitlng portrayals ae one of the Manhattan Players at . the Oregon theatre. She will be aeesi today and Monday in "The Coamter Juaopers.1 STOCK UPWARD TDEND IS BEEN Heavy Buying in Steel Re stores Confidence to Mar ket After Upset ; NEW YORK. Jan. 19. (AP) -Prices again moved irregularly higher on the stock market today. as further heavy buying of U. S. steel helped to restore speculative confidence, and traders were in clined to take a less pessimistic view of the unexpected develop ments of the week in the money market. V.' S. - steel was boosted , more than 8 points to another un prec edent price at 1 89. representink a gain 'of ,2 i points In three days, or an V-appreciation in the -market value -Of the stock of about 175.- 000.000. "C -Week-end profit taking was fairly! heavy In spots. uoppers again went forward.. Al though December production -Was at a new high ..record, there has been no letnip In demand, and a 17-cent domestic price is still talk ed or . Rills surged ahead. : Purchases Made Through Control Board's Agency Net Savings of $240,000 NEW YORK. Jan. 1$. (Spe cial) Oaee each year the Nation al Board of Review nf motion pic tures aol4s a conference at which the public and the motion picture what they think of each other, industry get together and say This year's conference to be held in New York January 24. 25 and 26. marks the board's twentieth anniversary, and representatives of many nationally known organ izations, social and civic groups, as well as all branches of the mo tion picture Industry, will partic ipate in the event. Speakers at the conference lun cheon will Include Dr. S. i Parkes Cadntan, Mayor James J. Walker ef New York. Everett Dean Mar. tin. noted psychologist, David Wark Griffith. Anita Loos, of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" fame. Congressman Lorlng M. Black, of Vew York. TTarrr M Wirher: mo- jtonifHiure producer. Sopifef Kerr. Dr." George W: Klrchwey. noted sociologist and ex. warden of Sing Sing. S. M. Eisenstein, the young British producer and director whose "Potemkln" and "Ten Days that Shook the World" gave American producers something to hlnk about. Richard Dlx. picture star, and others. This program is to be broadcast over the' network of the Columbia broadcasting sys tems. Work to be Reviewed The work and activities of na tional organizations in selecting films and bringing better films to the screen will be told at the con ference sessions by leaders of such organisations as the national so ciety D. A. R-. the Federation of Women's clubs, the Child Study association of' America. Interna, tional Federation of Catholic Al umnus, Federation of Music clubs, and the League rf American Pen women. Hundreds of Better Films work ers and members of groups affil iated with the national board of review will be in attendance from all sections of the country. Be. tween cessions they will visit a sound 'studio and see and hear how talking and sound pictures are made. A program of exception al photoplays will be shown at Otto U. Kahn's Little Carnegie plavhouse. The trial and tribulations . of the "infant" motion picture Indus- try from the penny arcade and nickelodeon days until the present era of sumptuous picture palaces will be Tevlewed In a session de voted to the topic. "An Industry Surveys Its Evolution." At thia session. Dr. Lee DeForest, noted radio engineer and ' Inventor of phbnofilm, one of the talking film devices, will tell "How Motion Pictures Learned to Talk," while Peter J. Brady, banker, will tell why and how "The Motion Picture Meets the Banker." At this session William A. Brady, treatrical pro ducer, will discuss -the problems of "Putting Pictures on the 'Big Time'." Sees All Pictures The national board reviews all motion pictures produced in the United States and Imported from foreign countries. This work is done by several hundred citizen reviewers, men. and women, all serving as volunteer workers, none of whom have any connection with the motion (picture industry.4 The slogan, "Passed by the National Board of Review," is familiar to motion picture patrons through out the United States. Discussing the approaching con. ference. Wilton A. Barrett, exec utive secretary of the board said: "This conference will survey the development of an industry which has made from something that found expression as cheap enter tainment, a world wide vehicle of artistic and dramatic expression, meeting the needs not only of the masses but of all classes, the world over. The rise of the motion picture will be traced and the social factors which have influenc ed this development will be dem onstrated by those who have led or taken part in this activity dur ing 20 years of social effort." -f ALONG MOVIE LANE Exclusive Central Preee Dispatch to The Statesman NEW YORK, Jan. 19. Stars of the screen ahlne and fade, but the charming Alice Joyce seemingly goes on forever and that doesn't mean that we con sider fair Alice an old lady, either. When she felt she no longer was suited to youngish roles she turned to gorgeous matrons and understanding mothers tor her film inspiration. In the so-called society drama she is at her best because it gives her a chance to display her ability to act the per fect "lady," as we used to say. First National has cast her for the mother In "The Squall." their first all-dialogue offering. If there la one group ot movie goers -who still refuse- to. accept the talkies as an improvement on the silent screen It must consist of the small neighborhood theatre patrons. ; - K-:v..-"- T'" Many of these theatres are still without. talkie equipment and are destined to remain that way for some time. . However, a ray of hope for the small house patron appears In the rumor that talkie installation may soon be much cheaper. -: - v' : 1 r yf ' h . fym a ',- 9 i , , ' 4,? ' J ' 7m4 T' The Squall" affords the lovely Alice Joyce another ef the mother roles she does so well It Is First National's all-dialogne plctare. e?T73T7rv IV BRINGS THIS NEW J I m) I II Ji J f OUT-DOOR TALKIE a;ViUa U FOR A 7 DAY RUN SEE AND HEAR I WJaV MHAl WILL APPEAR IT OH The Manhattan players will be at the Oregon theater Sunday and Monday in a new farce comedy. "The Counter Jumpers", featur lng Eunice Richards, May Sheldon and Lonnie Joy. The story of the "Counter Jumpers" deals with the adven tures of two sisters, one quiet and reserved and the other, well, she waa anything but. In a depart ment store in a big city. Every thing was going along merrily. until, one day .... but yoa must see It to find out the whole' story for yourself, nad we know that you will not be disappointed In the unfolding of It. On the screen the features will be "The Single Man." featuring Lew Cody and Allleen Prlngle. that popular team In a whimsical comedy with lots of laughs and romantic situations. A stellar supporting cast Is In the picture consisting of Marceline Day, Ed ward Nngent and Kathleen Wil liams. The picture was adaoted from the popular stage play of the lame name by Hubert Henry Davies. -A comedy and the latest Fox news will round the bill. The -lone awaited movietone "In Old Arizona" will have ita premiere at- the- Capitol theater today. - - - - - ; "In Old Arizona'!- has aroused keenest Interest 'and Its showing here is epochal. foriltls the flit feature " length ll-taltyig : f tdnt drama to be jnade by the Fofc Movietone studios, the organiza tion which pioneered In talklnjg pictures. ;V .... , ''--'. The cast xf more than a score of the leading players In filmland which present this romantic sto ry ot the old southwest Is headed by Edmund Lowe,, Dorothy Bur gess and Warner Baxter, each ldng accredited stars, and .the supporting east also includes, in every oinetance. stara or featured players of worldwide time. ' Held Great Picture - Every person in the large cast Is seen and heard in, the evolution o fthls tremendous drama of 3fThe Cisco Kid."; notorious- bandlCwhp roamed the southwest; a killer of men and ar breaker of hearts: of women. In ;the fprogreMfcT jtfie story a young. Irish f sergeant; or dered to capture the bandit falla In -love with; the bandit's iweet heark. plots irlth? the elrl to .cap ture the 'CIsce Kidand Is otef heard by the "object ot his search. What happens will thrill the most blase picture lover. "In Old' Arizona has , .been called "The Covered: Wagon of Tolklng Pictures," aadT It merits the title. Direction is me joiui effort of Raoul Walsh of "What Price Glory" fame and Irving Cummlngs, who directed "Dressed to Kill" and "Romance of the Underworld." Discovered Abroad wm It Lombard Suggests Three New Words To Fix "Talkies 99 In view of the widespread agi tation in the motion picture in dustry for a word to supplant the commonplace and undignified "talkies" and yet cover the range of all types of , .talking pictures, Carol Lombard. Pathe featured ployer. comes forward with three suKeestlons. Carol's first choice is "Picture- tones." Her second is "Cinema- tnnea." Her third is "Actor- Dhones." "Picturetones and Claematones carry the same significance," says Carol. "They are descriptive of talking pictures generally and hav a certain dignity. Actor- phone .may not be aa explicit, but It gives the hard worxing tnespian a break." Carol promises to have a few more suggestions to offer If she reta time enough to think be tween wardrobe fittings for Cecil B. DeMllle's forthcoming produc tion. "Dynamite," for which she has been loaned to M-G-M. Steiwer Wires of Tariff Approval Senator Steiwer will support th memorial approved by the legislature here last week, urging congress to fix a substantial lann on timber and timber products imported into the United States. , This information was contained in a telegram received by Secre tary of State Hoss from the sen ator. Benator Stelwer's telegram Indicated that the tariff probably would be considered at a special session ft congress. War Department Gain WASHINGTON (AP) Uncle Sam pays war pensions to nearly 500,000 persons. The exact num ber when the fiscal year 1928 end ed was 491.194. an Increase of 1,252 in the year and the first gain since 1905. 53BEDJH sxen LOOK AT . ' THESE V PRICES Matinee 25e Xlght 5o Kiddles lOe J rrr ij Today and Monday ON THE STAGE ipiLAinsnis In a 3-Act Farce-Comedy "The Counter Jumpers9' 1 3 1 LEW CODY ON TMfr i In AILEEN PR INGLE "The Canclo X-3on1f COMEDY s-- FOX NEWS sss - An Amerieaa tnovla director "discovered'' iHam Segarf ia London, after she had Uft Broid way. He gave" her the stellar tola In "When Knights Were Bold,9 which I to be released In the United States. She now has -a contract to come back to her na tive land and star in other films, January and .early February is the best time to select scion wood for-top working fruit trees, as the wood is best if taken from the tree while entirely dormant V may then be stored in a cool place until later la the spring for, use after the danger of seriousj fr.eex ing weather Is past, but 'before the buds start to break. " Most fruits are best grafted a little early rather than a little late, finds the Oregon experiment sta tion, although walnuts eucereed best when grafted about the time the buds are opening. mm now IS GALLIC EDmON . In keeping .its . reputation for being the Frenchlest of all Amer ican revues !r"Gay .Paree". which comes, to the Elsiaore theater on Saturday. February 2. for one' day only in Its new and 19f8 form bears." the4 sub-title of LEdltion dn Bal des Quatre Arts." To those versed in French this 1 ap pears, to mean "Four Arts pall Edition", which identifies f the irbextravaganxa as reeking with,' the atmosphere that-makes toe annu al event" of the Quartier tatine the sensation even of the Parls. ians.: , k-- :',. . ' . In produda g t h e ne w . ,'.'G ay Paree"-. the Messrs. Sbubert iave drawn liberally on Gallic ideas. The result is said to be a plqaancy that Is attained In this style of entertainment when the midVVic torian or ; KoreJe conception of propriety, is dispensed with, The unquestioned success of the r for mer rCGay Parees testifies that theatergoers -from the Katroww to . the . Golden Gate Tellih Jdgb basoning In their girl and musio sbows, say the Shuberts. ii "Gay Paree'Ms all new but the name. ."Chle?. Sale. wtio Jwaa star of the previous two -editions, heads the cast, but even his spec-" laities are brand new.. Frank Gaby. Stanley - Rogeif, La Pulchra, "the .loveliest being W taer&woria.'' Sylvia Froos f!ranklyn Batle, eKIo Brothers Maralel tOrans. ' 'MareheHf ano VVf lau Muray. Lillian Her bert, dlivW IVeese, Geschrey & Hully, Charlotte Terry, John Mt XrjowelL and Charles Mac are among; those prominently men tioned. Xn extra feature is prom teed In i the famous Berkh.jrf troupe of girls and a populous gathering of fair girlhood. ;, Special care with Oregon sheep Clocks Is advisable1 when sudden cold , snaps occur, says the exper lmcnt station, as a break or weak spot la the fleece will result if the vitality of"he animal is in terrupted by insufficient feed or excessive o!d. A little extra eare given promptly when cold weather comes will pay good divi dends. Fmds a Way to stop Attacks ot hits Reports are received of an amazing .treatment that epileptic-; state baa proved successful in stopping. their attacks. It. Leps. Apt. 107, 896 Island Ave., Milwau kee, Wis., has been supplying suf ferers with this treatment. He now wishes to reach all those who have not been helped and to do so is - making the startling offer of a generous treatment free to all sufferers. Anyone afflicted should write for this free treat ment at once, giving age. Adv. 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Colors flyinar A medley of popular ... everybody s cheering; numbers SPECIAL Preview showlns; of a big; feature production In connection with presentation of regular program NO ADVANCE IN PRICES You will tool It's Buddy's one picture you'Hnever forget A touch of; dashing; youth V appealing; story . .. . made' on Princeton cam pus. . FANCHON & MARCO COMING WEDNESDAY . with WILL KINO IN "CHICKEN A LA KING" , aatd a , bevy of beauties 1 i i eM-m hNd-Ute HMWH UFUm ELSIWOREnSS 1 1 I i.iii i.v.ii - i i i i l. i ! 1 1 -rrv a raTfi'yi ws Mm m m m am i ill"! vjivivea, i liJiji avi r iii'iiiTJi in t w mm m w a mm mr w mw r m. www r :cm - , . V lTOURAGBc 165 j OPV dmg;tp. URB1NAN ROGERS I tmxwcu. This attraction. GAY PAREE in. Is designed for and tined to the NEW YORK WINTER GARDEN." For first time a Major Revue la being sent on tour ot the lead ing cities of the country prior to Its Gotham Premier. This radical departure from established custom la doe to the unprecedented success enjoyed ; by its predecessors GAY PAREE H and A NIQHT, IN SPAIN on their recent Transcontinental tours. 4 t . iv . . ; , M mac -u Hi v7i QiH:iB mi vml A - Mail Orders ccompauled by re- mlttauce in full' and self .address . TPOfEZ tJanPd -envelope, will be fill-