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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1930)
' ' - . ' MS ; 'The" XockooaT Come to ' '." ' Tfce Grand It's Shriek "Careless AgO" aad "Aronad the Coraer" , Qa Week's Bin . in Grand audiences for Sun Monday and Tuesday are In for bis laughs when they see "The Cuckoos." with. Rjbert Woolsey and Bert Wheeler doing their stuff. Anyone seeing these two la "Rio Rita" will never for get them, and thejLkeep p their standard very well In "The Cuckoos. ' l Prof. Byrd and bis assistant. Sparrow, are fortune tellers who find themselves broke in Mexico. 6parrow Is In lore with Anita. Dorothy Lee, an American girl, whe Uree with a band of Gypsies. Mitchell Lewis, who plays the leader of the Gypsies, swears be will km Bptrrow and thus the gun begin. Following The Cuckoos" will be "Careless Age." which will be gin Wednesday with-Douglas Fair, banks -Jr., and Loretta Young tn the lead, - v. tm 'm ihwinttU , afsvrw mnil X; WMUV wg www snakes some excellent food, for thought Insofar as the younger generation is concerned. A lore altalr between the very young, a a gay crowd and an nnxepeeted -ending forms the plot of - this story. A strong snpportlng cast developsihe play Into one of the Tery good amusement. Friday dear old Charlie Mur ray, he with the amusing eyes, and George Sidney will reap their quota of: laughs la "Around the Corner." Larry. Kent and Joan Peers will furnish the romance which la quite appealing. A prize fight makes one of the most ex citing events In the development of the play. DEUYEO RESPITE WASHINGTON. Sept. . 13 f API Unaccompanied DJ guests and with official business leff behind, President .Hoover went to his Virginia lodge today for a anlet week end. . .. The chief executive nas misseo. going to the mountain lodge on ljr twice since the beginning of summer, and each time from eight to 2 guests hare accom panied him. In addition to' him self, today's party consisted on ly of Mrs. Hoover, Herbert Hoov er. Jr., who is spending the week end with his parents, and Cap tain Joel T. Bone, the White House physician. Conferences of an official na ture constantly hate broken in upon the rest of the president in th east, but It was said he would leare business behind and devote the entire time between now and Monday morning, when he expects to return to the cap ltal. to relaxation. Before departing. Mr. Hoover virtually had completed the per- eomiel ot the tariff commission which Is to announce by next Tuesday, when the Incumbent commission retires. He is to confer Monday with Henry P. Fletcher ot Pennsylvania, who has been apopinted chairman, and exnects to- make nubile the names of the ' remaining tour members son thereafter. The aooolntment of Thomas Walker Page of Virginia, chair- nan of the commlsston under President Wilson, already has been announced. Crossing Racer In Japan has no Rights, Decision j Wail American railroads con tinue the expenditure ot millions of dollars nnnnaUy on safety de vices and educational work to prevent grade crossing accidents, the supreme court of Japan has approached a solution oi me problem from an altogether dir- xerent angle, iceoroinf w-wora received by J. E. Newman, claims attorney for the Southern Paeifle comnany. "In the future." It Is reported In a recent Issue of the Japan Advertiser, published In Toklo, "the motorist who races trains to crossings will do so at his own risk, x His heirs will , have no claim On any railway company, nubile or private. If his temerity sends him on a Journey he had not expected to take so Immedi ately. "The new ruling." the article continues, "is a recognition ot ' the taet that this Is an age of speed and that, the country will be benefited more ' by faster train whedale. than by preserv- ing the lives of Idiots who race trains to crossings Kent Shoemaker Retention Liked Due Here Mondavi - Hal XL Boss, secretary of state, Saturday received a large num- - ber ot letter congratulating him upon the appointment ot Kent Shoemaker( of Hood River as chief ot the state traffic depart xaent to succeed T. A. Raffety. - '.The letters came from state highway commission, eham - bers of commerce and lndlvldn - Mr.- Shoemaker wm arrive In Salem Monday to assume ah duties as patrolman, on octo - fS L VkwVtS SSIrSU?' :. r TKinUK' UOES 13f WATER . JEFFERSON, Sept, It An aeddent' occurred on the Walton Looney. ranch Tuesday. night, when a truck from the Turner mill, loaded with five ton of oats crashed through the bridge over the -mill i-ce. .The entire load, HOOVER ACHIEVES wUhthe exceptlo&otJ4gacka wuan4 T7. E. Crowe. Thai capital C t V ( X Robert Woolsey and Bert Wheeler Cuckoos" which will show at Tuesday. Flaggand Quirt To Appear Again; Walsh Directing j l V ' i HOLLYWOOD With the an nouncement by Wlnfield Sheehan, tlce president and general nana ger of Fox Films, that Raoul Walsh would direct Janet Gay nor and Charles Farrell in "The Man Who Came Back." and fol low that immediately with the di rection of Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe in "Women of All .ntllP4. ttf Fr-w a ..Quirt" - -tl b Laurence FtaUingsi and stel! Anderson, the lmpfes- 8l0n pmailg tnat Walsn Is goIng writa new Creen history. w.,.v v. ..... . - Big Trail," which will have its. world premiere at Grauman's Chi nese theatre, Hollywood. It has already been acclaimed by those high in picture circles as the most important contribution yet made to the screen. Competent critics who have seen the rough cast of "The Big Trail" are sanguine In listing It at the top of the ten best pictures of 1930 and ; there is every reason to believe that 'The Man Who Came Back? and 'Women of All Nations," will al so be among the outstanding ten. If tnis prediction runs true to form Walsh will achieve what no other director has achieved since the screen began. The Man Who Came Back" will mean the reuniting ot screen's foremost Covers, Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell and Women of All Nations" .unites Bic McLaglen and Eddie Lowe in a production of which is already said will surpass "What Price Glory" and "The Cock Eyed World Walsh nlans to complete both pictures before 1931 will have rolled around Marion county farmers realise that a county agent, provided he is a well-prepared and practical man, can be of invaluable assis tnee to them in working out their prodaction nd marketing prob lems. Only those farmers who are uninformed on the work good county agents are doing will oppose the establishment of such work neref opined A. J. Egan. Waconda-Hopmere fanner when In town Friday. I have had some opportunity to investigate the work of S. T. White, agent in Yamhill county." Egan said. "The farmers there swear by him and that includes the 'good' farmers; men whe work hard, plan their work in telligently and make money.' Egan thinks Marios county should have an agent bat he be-J ueves ne should be carefully cho sen. One of the troubles of this valley Is the farmer who wants to take It easy, raise wheat, com plain about poor prices and rest half the year, said Ersn. la his opinion the valley la too valu Me f.r wawit 01rW Fruits. specialty crops tor which wide market can be developed through the Salem canneries, and ' In the metropolitan areas of Portland, should take the place of the grain cropa ne mints. uers Lrashon uooa wiu Trip NKW YORK. Sept. 1S-U(AP1 Word was received here tonight mat captain Lewis A. Yancey and two companions crashed on a small bland in the Bahamas fo- I day on their return from a 20.000 1 J0,10" 01 tne .Amert: 1 r"- ,V" . " injure- " w uewoyea oy ",;' ;,. 1 r r ; Mining Company Files Articles Articles of Incorporation were 1 filed in the state corporation de- partment here Saturday-by the Lucky Thirteen Mining company ot ; Medford. The lseerporaters as J. xr. Perdue, Punches FARMERS SEE TJEED FOB COHENT in a rare moment, from Tbe the Grand today, Monday aad it's ' ' 1 - I SVZ&91 - , x ' it s George Sidney and Charlie Mur ray as they appear In "Around the Corner" when It appears at the Grand Friday aad Sat urday. The Call Board ; By OLIVE M. DOAK THE HOLLYWOOD; Today Charles (Buddy) Rogers In "Young Eagles.' Wednesday Conrad Nagel la "The Ship from Shang hai. Friday Charles Kaley in "Lord Byron of Broadway." THE GRAND Today Robert Woolsey and Bert Wheeler in -The Cuck- oos." Wednesday Douglas Fair- - banks in "Careless Age." VrMft-r f!harlvr Mnm : ! "Around the Corner." 5 Today Milton Sills in ''Man Tronblit." ITanrhnn anil Ifir. coa "Wild and Woolly" Idea. : Monday Claudotto Colbert in "lfin1nrbtitr " Most of Fires In Rural Area Report Reveals Sixty three per cent of the 1S8 ures in vregon ouwiue ot iron land, during, the month Ot Au gust, were la the rural districts. a a n . V . . . v. . Of the aggregate losses of f 341,- 70ft for the month, $214,765 af fected rural properties, i This In formation was contained in a re port prepared here Saturday by Clara A. Leo. state tire marshaL -r Losses . for the first! : eight months of lite totalled 13.111,' 442, which Is $880,531 greater than that tor the corresponding period n IK). Damage from incendiarism totalled ; $41,000. Sixty-seven fires started from unidentified causes. . , f! . Frank Jenkins On Committee Frank Jenkins. Eugene news paperman. Saturday was appoint ed by Governor Norbiad ;- as - n member of the George Washing ton trl-centennial : celebration committee that Is to- renresent Oregon In the preparations for n nauonai obserrance in lisi. Mr. Jenkins succeeds B. W. Bates ot Roseburg. , i ' GOES TO HALSEY ; MARION. Ore., Sept. It Geo. smith left. Sunday- tor -i Halsey where he win be emnlored ew a xoairy sarni mis winter, - A; tip r -a . . . . r v. 1 - Bod Homy TMneen In a moment iaea wmcn raBrnca ana Marco wiu present mis weeeaa m -ElSw-ere. HoUywood Low-downs HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 13 U iv ies Lon Chaney willed it other wise, the makeup box which the actor used for many pictures will be loaned to the Smithson ian Institute for a period of 25 years. This is planned by Metro-Gold- wyn-Mayer officials as a memor ial to the "man of a thousand faces." Chaney bought the make-up box long ago in a hardware store. It was designed for a car penter's chest, but the actor had it covered with leather, and caused drawers to be installed in it. If by any chance the Smith sonian Institution turns down the offer, it U planned to send the box to a museum in San Francisco. Chaney was a mem ber ot a stock 'company In the northern city for a number of years. TO THEM THAT HATH Slim Summerrflle. the come dian, has had one day off since April 31, when he finished his Part in "All Quiet On The West ern Front." Before the start ot this picture, he spent two years trying to get tew small jobs. That's Hollywood for you. TOO MUCH REALISM The two mascuHns leads in the Spanish version of "The ' Big House" ran afoul ot the Culver City police this week, and spent several hours tn Jaii before they could explain what appeared to be their auspicious , actions around a garage. It turned out that the actors left their car In the garage, and, returning after closing time, were trying to lo cate It on a back lot. ROMBERG RETURNS Slgmund Romberg, who has been a leading defender of the screen operetta, will return to New York the middle of the month to attend the opening of his new musical on Broadway. This Is not hail and farewell for the composer, however, as he has several more pictures to make tor Warner Brothers. It will require quick work to finish his current production. "Children: of Dreamo," la time for the trip. Appearing In the hew Rom berg offering on Broadway will be Armida. one of Gns Edward's Innumerable proteges, who has played a number of leads In the andl-fllms. "Nina Rosa" fa the title ot the operetta. BIG GAME HUNTERS Those three Daniel Boone's of Warner Brothers,' Darryl Zanuck, Jack, Adolph! and William Koe- nlg, will celebrate the studio lay off with a bear hunt. They hare purchased high-powered rifles and are practicing a tin cans. the theory being that while the cans are smaller the bears move faster, SintlAL-V t CtiMS Since things are quiet at the moment, three well known Hol lywood players ore tossing off a serial at TJntversal They are Kenneth Harlan, Edna 'Murphy and Gertrude Aster, and the name ' of the chapter-play Is "Finger Prints. This ; Is TTs third serial of the year. Francis Xi Bushman, Jr., and Alberta Vaughn were featured la The Spell of the Circus," and CoL Tim McCoy In "The Indians Are . The public still calls for these thrillers, and several companies are making them. v DO YOU KNOTT That Mario Nixon - once worked as .a clerk. .In tire, com- tv . A. . w. : w nti - - ot fun tn the Wild aad Woollyi plaint department of a Superior, Wisconsin, department store? That John Boles went to the University of TexasT "Lightnin'"Will Bring Miss Nast And Will Rogers Miss Antlca Nast, beautiful daughter of Conde Nast, pub lisher of Vanity Fair is, at the moment in Reno, Nevada, for the purpose of getting a divorce in the "Lightin"' manner. The young lady is married In screen only, meaning sne is playing one of the score of beau tiful divorcees who furnish much pulchritude, sex. appeal, charm and personality cast of Will Rogers in "Llghtnln" based on the most successful of the John Golden stage plays. The company, under the direc tion of Henry King, has been on the boundary line ot California and Nevada for the past tnree weeks making scenes of the pic ture in the actual locale. Another two weeks will be spent there and then the com- ... "V a , . psay wui return to muriotuao City to film the court room se quence. As -Llghtnln' Btn jones," Rogers, the best known person ality in America has the most engaging role of his career, stage or screen. Louise Dresser plays his screen wire and Helen Cohan, daughter ot the famous LGeorge M. Cohan, plays his daughter. When "Llghtnln"" comes to the audible screen it will reveal the beauties ot nature in and around Lake Tahoe, where the company Is quartered. S. N. Behrman and Sonya Lerien are responsible tor the screen play and -dialog ot "Llghtnln." Ripley?- Series Gains in Favor Robert L. Ripley's "Believe It or Not" series of Vitaphone Var ieties have hit the popular fancy and are proving to be among the most popular of the Vita phone short subjects. Mr. Rip ley has made five ot the series so far. three of which have been released. Final editing and as sembling of Nos. 4 and S are In progress. v 1. Try to tmagloo what Dorothy MJkckaffl and Sharon Lynn are dia cwssteg sts they sspmr In scene from "Man Trouble" now play t tog at the Fes Elstaore. I? Charles Baddy Rogers tepeeta uses In scenes for "Young Eagles" which is now snowing at toe Hollywood. "Young Eagles" Doe at Hollywood War Story; "Lord Byron of Broadway" and "Ship From Shanghai" The Hollywood show for Sun day, Monday and Tuesday Is a return showing of "Young Ea gles" with Charles Buddy Rogers and his girl friend, Jean Arthur. A story of aviation, and love, and courtship which fairly takes one's breath at times. The plot builds a story of the war time- and builds It around the love of a young aviation of ficer for a girl who proves to be a spy and tor all he knows a spy for the enemy. Air raids, thrilling fighting in the air and all that sort of thing make the picture exctilng. Wednesday will sd the begin ning ot a two day run of "Lord Byron of Broadway" and in it will be heard some of the best singing and music that has been in any recent screen show. Re member "Old Womaa In the Shoe"? It is in this show and there are some of the loveliest chorus numbers In this same show that have been In any of the shows this year. A lore story between Charles Kaley and Ethelind Terry forms the plot of the show which Is a "show with in a show." The Hollywood bill fer the week will close with "The Ship From Shanghai" with Conrad Nagol and Kay Johnson, at the leads. The whole play with the exceptions ot the opening scenes were filmed . on the Pacific ocean and therefor one sees tome very different and really some excellent photography. The plot of the story develops a mu tiny ot the crew ot a private yacht. The party ot pleasure folk are made to work and many terrible things occur In the un raveling of the story. Brennarfs Story To be Shot Soon Warner Bros, have acquired screen rights to "God's Gift to Women," by Frederick Haxlltt Brennan. This short story was featured In a recent issne of Lib erty Magazine. The author, born In a Missouri parsonage, was trained as a reporter on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Since his debut in 'Liberty , two and a halt years ago he has become a notable fiction and scenario Sunday Monday Tuesday . -"' 4 - I ww: ' y. y, yy. - -- 1 t-x"-r:,?:v: " - r jsf i. '-. v.-. .-.'.,-, iiHHnH reiiririiiftiaT ballet riddled fuselage of plane he Warner Listed Among Rulers? In Gerard List H. M. Warner, president of Warner Bros, Pictures, Inc., is included in the list of 59 Ameri cans who are virtual rulers of the United States. The list was prep ared by James W. Gerard, former Ambassador to Germany, and cre ated a sensation when sprung by its admission that the 59 person alities were in a poslttion to af feet the destinies of their country In a more positive way than could political leaders. Mr. Warner shares this distinc tion by reason of the powerful or ganization he has succeeded In establishing during the past sev eral years. He was responsible for the introduction of Vitaphone talking pictures which revolution ized the screen. In the list prepared by Mr. Gerard are the leading capital ists and financiers and leaders In the banking- world, the steel In dustry, mixing, xhe railroad busi ness, public utilities, the amuse ment field and Journalism. I l F TYn ONSTAGE F&iV2T J 1 1 . "VMd end VccMy" HdoaK FEATURING' HARTS KRAZY KATS Tun oa the Prairiee BCD CAKLELL AUSSIE and CZECH Whip-Cracking Oddities DAVIS aad LaRUB BAT AWGWIX Cowboy Tenor BUD jnjRRAY GIRLS Lout Meier's Elsineriaafl Playing - "Wagarrla" fk TWO DAYS ; - Ttonirfciaf uroexxway pakl f3X I AJS'Braadway ald itsia te see tbVsfaww"' L'TTL ' stow . It's tm the mommm . stow . . e fbe Added a ii i mm .'.' -Ciariu JIan TrouWe is Next At Fox Elslnore MamslMghter" Similar in Xante but Contrast In Ideas Is Marked Don't get confused In the names of the shows which will bo at the Fox Elslnore this week; they might mean much the same "Man Trouble" and "Manslaugh ter," but they are very different. -"Man Trouble" will bo seen this weekend and in it will ap pear Dorothy Mackalll and Milton Sills. It has been a 'long time since these two have been team ed together. Milton Sills has not made a picture for over a year because of an accident and illness which followed. The story develops a three cor nered romance, tn a background of cabarets and speakeasies. "Manslaughter" which will be oa the screen at the Fox Elsl nore Wednesday and will feature CUndette Colbert who appeared with Maurice Chevalier In "The Big Pond," and the rapidly ad vancing young Fredrlc March. The story was written by Alice Duer Htller, and It is rich ly produced, filled With speed and the vivid verve of the new day children of wealth. It opens among the playboys and gay girls who ride and swim and make merry In the society whirl. It turns to the serious side of life, as tragedy grips the most daring and carefree ot these gorgeous people. It develops in to a tremendous conflict of love and hate, with a handsome young attorney pitting his strength against the wilfulness of a beau tiful gM. Bebe and Ben to Appear Together Bebe Daniels will be co-starred with Ben Lyon la "Ex-Mls-tress," the screen edition ot the successful best seller of the cur rent season. This Is the first time that the pair, who in priv ate life are Mr. and Mrs. Lyon, appear in the same picture. Bebe Daniels has with the ad vent of talking -pictures made for herself an enviable niche in popularity. Her most recent ap parances were In "Rio Rita" and "Love Comes Along." Lowe Ready for Golf -dog Story With "Scotland Yard" directed by William K. Howard and co featuring Edmund Lowe and Joan Bennett completed, Lowe is catch ing up on his golf preparatory to playing the lead In "The Shepper Newfounder," a story of a golf er and a caddy and a dog. Stew art Edward White is the author and the story recently appeared la a national magazine. Leo McCarey has been assigned to direct the picture. BISTTS PARENTS MARION. Ore.. Sept. 18 Mrs. A. R. -Miller of McMianvllle vis ited at the heme of her parents. Rev and Mrs. Robert Smith sev eral days the first of the week. CKLILG fe!e-eros8eel ao often, he doable-crossed himself for tnt lore of the only girt who -played him on thekyei. 1 ii.. l (I J--J STARTS HON. i 4 ,: 1 te wee the Karray " ON SCREEN TODAY T i 1 -i IN M$0 PW1 K W L I&