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PAGE TWO i n IETS THEATRES lsmore and Capitol Taken Over by big Firm on 20-Year Lease ICcattaaas tnm par 1 1 57 5.0 Oft. The leases run direct srtth th Individual theatres. Georae B. Guthrie of lb Elal noro and Frank Bllgh of the Cap itol. "The deal Is .: expected to settle -dennltelv-the, status ot the two principal theatres of the city -which hare been operating trader some uncertainties for some months vast. The Fox West Coast -theatres leased tho Elsinore in hi surrendered the lease i after one year.' Since October 1. the two theatres hare been run iivni holdlar company the General Theatres corporation whose officers represented con cerned Interested in the financ ing th theatres. The new 20- ': Iasoa im ezoeeted to solve the, difficulties and preserve the Interests of all eoncernea, No present change In - person nel is announced. John Stiny, fnrmArl manager at the Elal core, -now in Aberdeen is expect ed to be assigned to uaro-super vision of the- local houses as soon -as -he can be released from Ab- ArrieefL. "The theatre business la eom- 'lug OUI PI iue uuiui - -ur TiaiMtr in dlscusslnr the deaL -Warner Bros, earnings the ;lat three months exceeded those tfn th nrerious elsht. We are Jannchlne an expansion program -for we think now is the time to xnove forward. We have five the- .atma nnder construction in Cal- jfimJa Most of our more than -aort-thaatres are east of the Mia- j wissippL We have 25 on the coast, j 'alem is the nrsc town w diave entered as operators in i nrffti. Wo feel that saiem U-ai rogreeslve city and a city which arlH prove a profitable point for -us." . Operations on the Paciiic coast -are airectea oy w o i receive them. Hollywood. He is expected to Cardinal Plgnatelli de Bel rcaph Salem next week to make I mnnt i. tn makn nhnrt aAAtmm jlans for-the future operation of the theatres here. Mr. liaiper nredicted his company would .continue their expansion In key jMilnts on the coast. "So -fa aa nlctures are con cerned we' select our films from tho best productions of the ma jor -producers, and can assure the -people of showing the very best feature productions." said Hal- - - Q per. HBULlEIn LAHORE. India. Dec. 23 AO The nam of Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency, governor of dhe Punjab, was added to the grow ing list of British officials who fcav been targets for the bullets f aronld be assassins. He was wounded today by bullets from : the revolve! of a youth who fatal ly wounded a native police offl- cial at tho same time. jThe police officer, aub-lnspect-'r Chanan Slneh. died tonight In a hospital after he was struck by . Btrar shot. A woman physician also was bit by a stray bullet but received only a minor injury. It was the eecond time that Sir fiaoffrev had been shot at and the attempted slaying occurred yust a year from the day an at temnt was made to bomb a train carrying the viceroy. Lord Irwin. and Ladv Irwin to new DelhL; The Punjab governor had at tended a convocation of the Uni versity of Lahore and was lear i ing the senate hall when a young i anan among the spectators, said to be a Punjab Hindu student. tired four shots at him ; point blank. Sir Geoffrey was grazed in the neck and hip. t , He was taken to a hospital ' where bis wounds were dressed and he walked home a few mln- utss later, smoking a cigarette. The. assailant was immediately arrested, and with him - another youth who sprang ,to -his aide when the shots were fired. A woman doctor and Chahan Singh, a aab-lnanectoe of police, suffer ed minor hurts from stray bul lets. The attempt against Sir Geof frey recalls, the recent killings of F. J. Lowman. Inspector general of Lengal police and N. 8. Simp son. : prison inspector. In recent months aereral bombs have been found planted j In public build- .. tags. -j New Fog Causes Serious Illness In Belgium City BRUSSELS. Dec 23 -(AP) The death of a workman at Tll- lieur today caused' the spreading f reports, that a dread poison ot like the i mysterious mist wMeh caused' more than SO deaths ftw the Mouse valley early tMs month, had' returned to pla- mrt the country. ; 'n official investigation, bow ever, showed the man dted of '11 llmunatlng gas poisoning. But the fog was heavy in the vichrtty of Tillieur nevertheless ana tne authorities took no chances ob taining samples ot It for labor at y analysis. - e newspaper Libre Belglq.ua aid the new , fog baa caused a r Tiber of serious. Illnesses in the towns of Flemelle and Her znalle-Sous-Suy. . ': BELAXGER WINS. PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 23. (AP) Charley Belanger, Cana dian light heavyweight, won a ten round decision over George Manley, Denver, in the mala event of a fight Card here tonight. PUNJAB HI ! Tttr mTW cw.4Tffqt aw h.L n ra-nw Morning. December 24. 1933 ' I 1 , - -J- T Mr . , 1 More powerfal tfaaa a.O0O,0OO worth of radian, this giant x-ray tube, of Technology at Pasadena, 1 being Med eat for poMlUllN la tue ueaaawt oc cancer, nr. vunei Packard-ef Columbia university, who la directing-the work. Is pictured above with the machine. At present device is being used in experimentation with fliea eggs in bottles. ' POPE P III S PUBIS - w w" . i SIMP1E UBS VATICAN: CITT; Dec 23 CAP) Pope Plus will celebrate Christmas -eve in simple-fashion in the midst, of the Cardinals of im c aria. mn is, carainais resi- dent in Rome. iipaAf,A:hvth rfun nt th cred college, cardinal Plgnatelli de Belmonte. the wearers of the purple will gather in the consist- where the pontiff will Congratulating the pope on the completion of another year brim ming with achievement, and on being, despite his heavy work, in good health. In his reply the pope will thank the dean for his good wish es expressed on behalf of all the cardinals, according to long cus tom, the pope will briefly review the year's ecclesiastical develop ments. This year he will utter his regret that the Christmas greet ings could not -have been convey ed by the venerable Cardinal Vannutelli, former dean of the sacred college, who died this year at the age ec 93. Finally the pope, will impart the apostolic benediction. Then he will say farewell to each car dlnal with the hope he may see him again at the same time next year. Afterward he will retire early in preparation for mass Christmas morning. IK DECLARES (Coatlmu4 tnm rag X) petting these - fellows like Norrls entirely too long," be told' news papermen. Wood is chairman of the house appropriations committee and chairman of the republican con gressional committee. His state ment, after he had discussed the Norrls row with tho president. was, regarded fn some quarters as notice the administration does not care for control of the next congress if it depends on repub lican independent votes. Both the senate and house of the new con gress are now republican by just one vote. ' The senate republican regulars are keeping silent, insisting that the issue is not now before them and is -one - between the national organization and Norrls. , Father of Local Woman Drowns in Tillamook River TILLAMOOK, Dec. 23.-(AP) William Henry Buffum. 61, committed suicide here today, He tied a weight to one end of arope, tied the other about his neck and jumped into the Trask river. The -body was recovered. Ill health and financial diffi culties werw cited as the motive. Buffum It survived by his widow and five children, lnclud ing Mrs. Atta Rach. of Salem. Theatre I Folk's Bank Closes Up NEW YORK. Dec 23 (AP) The Chelsea Bank and Trust com pany, a small institution patron ised mostly by. theatrical people, was taken over by State Superin tendent of Banks: Joseph Br od er ica: today following heavy with drawals. Broderick said he clos ed the bank to preserve Its assets. The ran developed laat night and continued tats morning. PISH Cloving Storing Larmer Transfer Storage 'Phono 32BII We also handle Fuel Oil and Coal WORLD'S LARGEST X-RAY The Call Board Br OLIVE M. DOAK XXSINORE Today Robert Montgom ery and Anita page in "..War Nurse." Thursday Jack Oakie In "Sea Legs." THE GRAND Today Bebe Daniels In "Dixiana. Friday George O'Brien in "Rough Romance." THE HOLLYWOOD ' Today Helen Kane in "Dan gerous Nan McGrew." Today -Marion Davies In "The Florodora Girl." BLIGH'S CAPITOL Today Lee Moran in "A Soldier's Plaything." Thursday Jackie Coogan in "Tom Sawyer." Harry Langdon- is all that he is reputed to be In the pictnre, "A Soldier's Plaything." now at Bligh'a Capitol theatre. Funny in looks, voice, actions, and lines, he blunders along through the story and brings bursts of laughter with slight movements of bis hands or a round-eyed stare from his round eyes. ' i i The show Is nothing much but just laugh material, but laughs are what make the day's bard places smooth out and it would be my advice to anybody with: a grouch or a headache to laugh at and with Harry Langdon and bis support, Lottie Loder, Ben Lyon, Jean Hershalt and Noah Beery. Optimists? Head Called Beyond; Was Prospector LOCUST VALLEY, N. Y., Dec. 23. (AP) William Jay Robin son, financier, gold prospector,. poet and philosopher, died today at the age of 62. Death found him ho3t of the Stage Coach inn, in which he busied himself for Che last 10 years. Robinson was born in Ireland, son of tho Rev. William Robin son, a Westeyan. minuter, com ing to America at 17, he went south, making a success la the utilities field. The panic ot 1907 wiped him out, but he organized the Optimists' Club of America, which enrolled 300,000 members and still exists. During the Alaskan gold rush, ha-went north and Is said to have shipped the' first ton of gold out of the .Klondike. Later he was a member of the ataffs of the At lanta Constitution and the Chi cago Tribune. Head of Nurses s Resigns to Take California Job Miss Agnes Campbell, super visor of nnrses at the Marion county public health unit for the last 19 months, has accepted a position as nursing supervisor in Eureka, Calif... and will leave next Wednesday to assume her new duties. It was - announced yesterday.:. ;- ' .; Immedlately prior - to coming here. Miss Campbell was study ing in California. ' Her position on the health unit staff hero will be taken temporarily at least - by- Miss Elizabeth Freeman, regular member ot the unit. Mlas Free man will handle the supervisory duties and also her field work. It is possible that under the re duced budget nofull time super visor will be chosen. - Crating 7 TUBE bum at the Calif orsrfa Institute STRIKERS' FHLIES W BE FORCED OUT DANVILLE, Va., Dec 22. (AP) Writs of -possession ra QUiring 14 strikers tamilieato vacate mill-owned homes- are ex pected to be served Monday, Constable R. M.- Foster said to night. The writs were granted today by Magistrate .W. E. Griggs at a hearing resulting from eviction proceeding's taken by- the management of the Riv erside and Dan -River mills, whose nnion employes are on strike. Constable Foster said he ex pected to receive the write by Friday, the day after Chriatmas, but that the serving of them probably would not be dona un til next week. ' No defense was offered against the eviction pro ceedings at the hearing today. Union leaders said the evicted families would be cared for In other etrikers homes. A Christmas party for chil dren of strikers' families was held this afternoon under the direction of strike leaders. Pres ents were given to approximate ly 7.000 children. Justice Coshow Will Take Head Portland Firm Oliver P. Coshow, who retires from the state supreme court January 5, has accepted the presidency of the United States Holding company in Portland. He will practice law In Addition to his duties with the holding concern. Justice Coshow, a democrat, waa defeated for reelection by Judge J. U. Campbell of the Clackamas county circuit court. Officers' of the holding com pany, other than Mr. Coshow, include R. H. Fetty, vice-president; W. B. Adams, secretary and treasurer, and Frank Kel ler, Jr., and J. H. Stockman, di rectors. Italian Cities y After Population ROME, Dec 23 (AP) Three Italian cities Naples, Milan and Rome- are racing tor the million population mark. Naples . leads with less than 15.000 to go. Mi lan lacks 22,000 and Rome la short 50.000. Present growth In dicates all will reach the goal within- two years. 8H0UYVQIP4 Home ot 25c Talkies Today and Christmas Day Continuous Performance - Christmas S to It P. If, Tonight is Turkey Night Bring Your Tickets A ballet-proof baby from the beckwooda cats forward with bey at - Beep- wAAmdBrlWfemf tm RffS3IK3 tmxa CHLEJ fiftTX a Also Comedy, Cartoon Comedy and Review, -Turkeys at O P. at. If) X)W" M II e sni I 0EGLD ffl'J DEAL ononis Protests Come : Quick on Discharge off Members Power Commission WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (AP) Demands for a reconsideration of the senata's confirmation ot three members of 'the power com mission arose today close behind the dismissal of three commission employes.- . In their first day of operations, the only . three members of. the commission . who hare taken the oath ot off ice Chairman George-I Otps Smith,. Marcel Garsaud and Claude L. Draper discharged F. B. Bonner., executive secretary of the commission: Charles Av Rus sell, its solicitor, and William V. King, tba chief accountant, be cause of Internal strife In the past few months. Bonner announced be bad re signed from the government serv ice shortly before Dr. Smith an nounced the three had been re moved from office. Dr. Smith said he 'had accented no. resignation from Bonner and that so far as ha was concerned, each was in the same class. An immediate protest arose on Capitol hill against the discharge of Russell and King. ' Hurried conferences In- the sen ate resulted tn halt a dozen de mands for reconsideration of the nominations ot the three members ot the- commission who partici pated In the action. Senators and members of the house, both re publican and democratic, con demned the commission for dis missing the two employes. Under the senate rules the rotes by which the commissioners were confirmed last week can be re considered. King;, pointed out he was a civil service employe and Indicated he would challenge the commission a authority to dismiss him. Russell declared the commission's action was "a signal to all men who are trying to protect the public In terests they had better ba care ful." Frank Patridge Named Successor Senator Greene MONTPELIER, Vt., Dec. 25 (AP) Frank C. Patridge. 6 year old business man- and law yer, today was named by Got. John E. Weeks to fill the vacan cy created by the death last Wed nesday ot Senator Frank L. Greene. Patridge. a republican, will occupy the senate seat until successor is elected. A special election for this purpose was or dered by the governor today to be held March 81. Patridge is a native .of East Middlebury and now a resident of Proctor. He Is president ot the Vermont Marble company. Law to Look Into Death of Prasso SAN FRANCISCO. Des. 22. (AP) Prohibition Administrator otAMATie tincTacit op tmi aeis You won't get into Hot Water ...if you have an ELECTRIC Water Heater Iq. stalled a a holiday tdft for the amHr. It wilt " insure hot water for sharlng...for bathings fee house clnarilng-,for laundering alwayu ready! It will mean apartment house or hotel service In YOUR home. A small payxnexxt Installs a modern Qeo tile Water Heater. Cotv . auUonr mglneers aboct ' this ideal gift I Ofxly $5 down Portland cencdal electric company rrsvr eawrt SI l 1 SfTT.'Nfl TH1 HiAtT C Rt Vtia 237 N. Liberty Salem, Ore. WUllam O. Walker said today he Intended to investigate-tba recent shoo Un: to death of Ugolino Praa sa. atttnected bootlegger, by pro hibition Agent Martla J. Buckley darin a. raid la Napa county re cently. At an inaueat at .Sonoma laat week Agent Gus Morgue tes tified Buckley waa "too drunk ta drive' their car and he iert mm ta continue the raid alone. Oth er witnesses also declared Buck ley had beea.drlnlunr. W or ral Finishes His Case Against Leading Lawyers PORTLAND. Ore., i Dec. 2S (AP) Fred CV WorraL Port land, -who.' seeks disbarment of eight' Oregon attorneys, - com pleted a day and a half testi mony before the State Bar asso ciation's j grievance committee here today. The disbarment Is being beard by Nicholas Jaureguy, John O. Cleland, John M. Pipes. Earl F. Bernard and George R. Wilbur, appointed as referees by the su preme court. The defendants are J. P. Kar anaugh. Jay Bowerman. and James L.. Coaler. Portland; E. B. Tongue. Hillsboro; H. T. Botts. George P. Winslow, Claude Bar rick and A. A. Hall, Tillamook. Worral charged the attorneys dissipated the estate of his fath er, Phillip J, Worral, Hewitt Held on Shooting Matter In Lane County t EUGENE. Ore., Dec 22 (AP) George W. Drake? SO. was In a hospital here tonight with shot gun pellets In his face, arms and legs and L. H, Hewitt was held In jail in connection with the shoot ing. Officers said Drake apparently ran into the line of fire when Hewitt shot prowlers near his barn. Drake heard the shots and ran out to Investigate and was struck by a charge ot shot. Hewitt told officers three men were prowling about his barn. They were not apprehended. t i I Ifrfr T--i i ru5-j i i l aa Last Times eJ Today fcx ,fTbe big gun comedy of tF4 tithe year unlimbers yfj ifli sweeping . broadside of I fy howls, screama, laughs and Sr Sf5 roam.... " j:iriX'o:i A Kari iiur::8xr If ST ibA A i , v w f ' rl ruav far all Saturday Brings THE DOORWAY TO HELL" A Picture Gangland Dared Hollywood To Produce - se-i- .. ' ,. . . .-..- ; sassisssseBsseUBBBsepe j GOliuOT VOTES 724r.1ILil0nSi Largest Peacetime C o n struction Program for Country Launched , . By ROBERT & PICKENS f WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. (AP) Moving to the aid of the jobless, the American grovern ment wilt spend $724,eot,0r0 on nubile works during the calen dar year 1831. the largest peace time construction program tn its history. The amount compares with the average fiwal ecpendltura of approximately 2T5.O0tt.00OV Figures announced by Presi dent Hoover today ehowed the largest amount or any purpose -was the 1219.922.000 to high ways. Running a close second was public -buildings construction with sm,S9.000 available. Rivers and harbors will receive 219.8ST;000 and ship construc tion $122,920,000. Fifth on the list waa aa item which 20 years' ago would have been considered an Impossible dream. A total- of $20,182,000 will be used for building air craft. . ' Of the $724,000,000, a total ot I11C.O00.O0O was made trail able last week by congress as an emergency unemployment relief measure. In addition to the appropria tlons for public works the gov ernment; will expend $170,000,- 000 for agriculture relief. $45, 000.000 of which will be used for seed and fertiliser loans to farmers stricken by last sum mer's unprecedented drought. In order to arrive at the ex penditures tor the calendar year 1921 President Hoover took hair ot the 1921 budget flgnres and half of the 1922 budget figures and added the emergency and acceleration appropriations to the amount. At the same time the presi dent announced the government Intended to sea that Its contrac tors maintained the wage levels existing before the business de- Klamath Falls was threatened with m seriouJ firea brick .wall stopped what the firemen could not stop. '' The Archerd fire was confined within its own four walls. Brick are subjected to intense heat when manufactured and come through serious fires without injury. In addition brick hare an enduring beauty that makes them Ideal for residence construction. Watch the Sprague house grow at Center and Lllgh streets. During the holidays look at the Mott home on South , High, the Johnson home on Lincoln, the Fry home on LefeHe. Thtzt brick tsere nsie by tkt Salem, Oregon e said that through conferences a year aro Industry and labor had reached aa agreement whereby the wage level would be maintained wher ever possible and that certainly ui tuiwaiuvut coma not slstently do otherwise. con- Whitmore, Loan Chief, Resigns On Heels Attack SACRAMENTO, Dec. 2J. (AP) Charles A. Whitmore, state building and loan com. mission er, today tendered his resignation ot Got. C. C. Young, effective January 5. Got. Young accepted the resignation. Whitmore recently was at tacked by Governor Elect James Rolph, Jr., who said he blamed Whitmore for the Gilbert Beese myer financial debacle In Los Angeles. Rolph Intimated Whit more's - untamiliarity with th building and loan commission work made it easy for Beese myer to commit an $8,000,000 embezzlement. Withdraw Move For Appeal and Goes to Prison WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 - (AP) John H.-Edwards. Jr., one ot three convicted of an embetzle. ment conspiracy ta connection with the affairs of the F. H. Smith Co., Washington real estate investment firm, today withdrew a petition for appeal and began serving a three-year term. Ills associates, G. Bryan Pitts, sentenced to fourteen yeara and C. Elbert Anadale to nine, who are appealing their conviction, were held withodt bond. The ELSIIIORE LAST TIMES TODAY Drama I The frank story of beau ties who lived, and suffered on the West ern Front! TOMORROW Sound News Talking Comedy jk a II Jl FRIDAY