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r ill . . line a Turner Stars Wtli Taylor res .s Smday Morning, March 15. 1912 Stc 1 Pagt 7 "Vii 1 Tw as they MCked Comutt, s- Ay nUbt Front row. left to rlgnt-- etc Bryant, Kenney seenorg, jack ' Crandall. Rubea Wlrkkuaea, Ebea manager. v i : ""ft -i-H,.." X PAMM1N MS LADY, do von knew of a litUe duplex Island we ' mtt" Jack Oakie and Victor Mature decide "This la the life' n2 r a. e a stan ' yea will tee when yea see these tw hombres from Texas with Betty Grable In "Seng of the Islands" now playing at Grand theatre. Co-featured Is Lleyd Nolan and Mary Beth HogL. In "Blue, White and Perfect" ? : ; .'l Strange and Unusual ReasonJsL Given Why Stars Change Namei By TED GILL decision to Aatorla'i rkheraaen ta ieta Wldmer. atnolL Hardy. Sprick, tank. Ramsey. Seated in front are . HOIXYWOOD, March 4-(Wide World)-Actors and actress . change their names for the strangest reasons. f Some do it to make them more euphonius; others becaif they don't look good on a theatre marquee, while others are al tered because of some whimsical or sentimental reason. ' When Jean Wood and Joel MeCrea were students together at Feaens college, she appear - eel opposite hixa in her first 'school play. Later she made her debet at the Pasadena play house where she wed the stage name- of Katherlne Stevens, Always t . Smash Hits! STARTS TODAY Iks IU9 6 ATETI H IA M 03 RlJ M) C fc C fiWucW oW DtmcW bf FRANK itOYD JACXH.fSSAU u - ss 2nd Smash Hit! f I fill" I , I ! i ami :iarcii of 1 This' 7omaa t:49 1:53 - f :5 J Argentina XAXLAMtZ Ml y.v before ah married and retired. -Twelro years later, her younger sister, Gloria Wood, took the stage name of Kather Ine Stevens and, In her first pie tore, appeared opposite. MeCrea. Then she learned that Kath erlne Stevens Is the real name ef Barbara Stanwyck, who ap pears in the same picture. Mks ' Stanwyck took the Barbara from Barbara Frltchie and the Stanwyck from another old time actress, Jane Stanwyck. Ria Novella, who was born in Mexico, made her theatrical de but a Una Villon. "When she or ganized a girls' band she took the name of Rita Rio, but entered pictures as Rita Shaw. Her studio didn't like that, so now she's known as Dona Drake. Margaret Hayes' real name was Fleurette Ottenheim. She and her whole family changed it to OtL Then she decided to become known as Dana Ott and later as Dana Dale. Her studio, which al ready had a Virginia Dale, chang ed it to Dana Edwards. She did n't like the Edwards and her stu dio didn't like the Dana, so they changed it to Margaret Hayes. sne got ine Margaret zrom one of her. early screen characters and the Hayes was for the actress. Helen Hayes. V 'Z When Gloria Wefanam chang ed her name to Gloria Warren her whole family also went to eoert and had ' their changed to Warren. , The thing happened when the Rill lican sisters - became better known as PriscIIIa, Lola and Rosemary Lane. Pennies have ' already been Penny Singleton's good lack pieces, so she decided on Ten ny" when she changed her name from Dorothy MeNulty. Shnowo ' Bassell wanted a ty , pieally American name when she came to this country from her native France so she decid ed ea Mike Morgan. Later the Mike was . changed to Mlchele. - Joan Brodel decided that mon niker was too - similar to Joan Blondell so she became Joan Les lie, while a movie executive' secretary didn't like the name ! Arlington Brough. She suggested (xQjCDOOID 1 TODAY J ESTTY G3AELE VZCTOa IIATUEE JACX OAES "oac ol & AND- - "Tluev While. PerfecT cmd Kat. Ptas Tax Soac: t:lS.SM taS-lSdt KMf 10-t:S f TODAY loretia Young' : TKT I.TI tt m , lux" , ..... ; AND : lad Ilea" c! , Eve. riu tax Mta Uft: lt . Men: V.tS . . S I Sun Valley's Skiers Dominate Win Columns in National Championships at Yosemite YOSEMTTE, Calif March 14-tfVSun Valley, Idaho, skiers dominated the first places in the national slalom and combined championships, run off over the tough Tempo Dome course at Badger Pass Saturday under unfavorable skiing conditions. . These events concluded the national downhill, slalom, and combined men and women cham- Don Kirscli Is Named Oregon Hoop Captain EUGENX, Ore, March 14-4P) Coach noward ' Hobson said Saturday that the University ef Oregon basketball seead had elected Don Klrsca, rorttamd gaard. as captain for. next sea son, the first captain named since 1933. - ' The players also named George "Porky" Andrews, three-year guard from Victoria, BC, as honorary captain for. the season lost dosed. Cabot plays the title role of Hickok, the two-fisted marshal whose work In bringing law and order to the frontier towns has made his name one of the best-known m the history of our west Constance Bennett is, extremely well-cast- as the beautiful proprietress of a gambling hall, whose better In stincts are constantly at war with, her bad pnes And a sua- ver villain than Warren Wil liam never swindled a whole county full of ranchers ent of their ranches. Betty Brewer, a miss who has Just entered her ; teens, does a grand Job as the little tomboy who is Hlckok's ward and most devoted admir er. ; . ... Besides the starring players, the cast includes Russell Simp son, Ward Bond, Howard da Sil- va, Faye Emerson, Julie Bishop, Lucia Carroll, Frank wucox and many more. pionships which were held Friday and Saturday. In the men's national open slalom championship run - off, SIg Engl ef San Yauey need to a first place In the first run with a 1:11.1 time and came In first in the second run with a 1-.1LS, for a winning total ef Barney McLean of -Denver trailed Engl at a bare ski's length to cop second place. Another Den ver ski expert, Gordon Wren, fin ished third with ZM. In the men's amateur champion ship, McLean swooped down the 700-foot descent on the west slope of the Tempo Dome course for a first Carl Bechtold, lake Tahoe, soon came in to claim second place. The-men's combined champion that Robert Taylor sounded much better. The name stuck. Playmates of Lester Hope used to call him "Hope-les," so he changed it to Bob. And Harry LiUis Crosby has always been known as Bing. because, while playing Indian and cowboy with neighborhood boy, he liked to pull a toy pistol and shout "Bing, bing." Claudette Chauchoin's playmates used to call her "Shoe Shine, so she . adopted the old family-name of Colbert. Some players changed then names because they didn't sound euphonious or look at tractive on a marquee. Edward G. Robinson's real name Is Ammaeul G. Golden burg; John , Garfield's la Jules Garflnkle; Paul Muni's Is Muni Welsenfnmd; Al Jolson's Is Asa Toelson; June Travis' Is Jane Dorothy Garblner;, Bette Davis Is Knth Elizabeth Davte; Fred Astalre is Frederick Aus terlitx; MOton Berle's fav MUton Berilnger; Irvbig BerUn's Is Isidore Ballne; Ben Bernle's Is Benjamin Anserlvita; Jo h n Beat's Is J. Alexander BUed ung; Eddie Cantor Is Edward Iskowitz; Brace Cabot's is Jac oues De Bujae; George Burns' ts Nathan Birbaum and Fannie Brice Is Fannie Borsch. uteAa 18c Starts Today J Plus Defense Tax Continnooa Today 1 to II R XL ( ' ; V r 1 SDiasn II T ne nign ers win 3,Way Meet 1 o Eugene high eked out - a 39-3? win over Salem high In' a three way. invitational swimming meet at the YMCA Saturday afternoon. University, high of Eugene placed third with 21 points. ; i Disqualifications spelled , de feat for Duane MeUems Salem preppers as both Bob Nelmoyer and rani PettH were cOmmatod from their respective events for t to STANDINGS " - . , ... . among tho . BOWLERS COsOCXnCIAL LBAGVK SuadinS ' L. Parrteh Market . Master Bread , Straw St Straw ; State St. Market 1 Cookes Office Boys Hartman Bro. Nicholson Ink PltUburgh Paints General Finance Woolworth Pauhis Tafgers Tope 1S3, W JO -IS . 1 as .13 Krech Its.-Peterson RmI m. Carbarino 178. Evans 17. erry its. u.Jam . Scales 174. L 20 K 177. ITS, lttCANTXLB XJCAGUK vauey Motor Dr. Semler Stayton Boater Eectrie Capital City Laundry , RtcnfleM ous Board Walk . Labiah Celery Gkniii Red White Holderbein 1st, Thompaon on 170, Sehwao 1ST welt ICS, T. as t as li as " u as - u a j .3 : 14: IS - IS .11 w ii. . 14 n is t i 171. Nel Brown lO. Deasraoro 11T Ertsfaanr 157, Knedier 137. MAJOK UK-OCX Copeland Yards d d W fln -IV JOHN CARROLL with Carol Bruce In one ef the spectacular ro mantic scenes of "This Woman Is Mine" starting today at toe liberty. Companion feature. "They Met In Argentina" with Mau reen OUara and James Hlison. i New Romance at Liberty Set in South America HER STORY MIGHT SHOCK most men bst all women will under stand Loretta Tonne's nortraral ef "The Men in Her ure" wtuen boasts an excellent suDDortinr east of Conrad Veldt. Dean Jagger, John Shennerd and Otto Kraier. Co-f eatvred ii "Bad Men ef Mis- aouriw atarrlnsr Dennis Morgan. Jane Wyman and Wayne Morris, today through Tuesday at the State theatre. BSBsesesejss-ssBsm v - - -,'-' ' r--3iiU- al t jta.X .'A Ar.5 Second Featcrr ? AIcd Cartccn and! New3 nm n rtt t: trrnrnir famed f frontier days lives again 'the screen in -Wild BUI Htckok Rides' which new stewtag at the CapItoL Bruce Cabot (with the six-shooters) portrays Hickok. HOIiWOOD PARTY INE: Jane Withers and A. C Lyles, ft of - the Paramount publicity de partment, are h a v I h g steady dates . . . Maria Montez is run ning up a long distance phone bill talking to Ted SUuffer, who broke shoulder in a skiing acci dent at Sun Valley . . ; Three men of God made a hi hit with the film celebs at the Bundles for Bluejackets' round table . discus sion at Oro's . . . They were Father Vincent C. Donovan, Rabbi Max Ant and Presbyterian Minister Everett R. Clinchy . . Prance's refugee journalist, Mme. Tabouis, also very Impressive . . The girls putting on these affairs sure working very hard and are getting the money, too , . Vir ginia Dale and Don Castle were an item at the ; Biltmore Bowl; Helen Gilbert and Seymour Clio tin er a ditto at Xyman's . , . And that was L S. Brady with Dorr othy Sebastian at' Leone's . Dorothy Lamour gets a 1 week's rest at Phoenix before starting her picture . And Hedy La marr will have a glamorous ward robe m- oss-Roads.' Twelve changes, all designed by M-G-M's new stylist KaUoch. Split skirts will be featured. When Hacreen OHxra smtfried. her bridal veU tolnod lialrs front the tends an her best girl friends. It's an eld Irish custom. wu John Barrymore was up at Camp Baldy for Christmas. When hm ordered ai trouf dinner.; the hostess. Ruth Qirry Burns, Of fered to catch the fish herself. She pulled one out and it smacked Jawn right in the face. Wiping off the famous profile, Barrymore declared, Wext time, madam, ni order, steak, but promise you l wont co out with you while you catch the cow." Acme Auto Wreckers Ramaraa 1 Vo It is the second time that Allen has appeared sans the aid of George Burns, the first having been In "Honolulu. Post appear ed in "My Sister Eileen" in New York, which he left to meet the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer call. First, however, he married his colleague in the show, Joan Castle, and they made the Hollywood trip a honey' moon. CHARLES FOSTER KANE, Orson Welles) whose power b legendary, rinds that he rates no respect at all from the people when he Is unexpectedly showered with mud while stromas; with his friend (Dorothy Cmingore). A scene from SKO Radio's newest dramatic hit, "Citizen Kane," la which Welles makes his foursome screen debat as star, producer, director and writer. The picture Is now at the Hollywood theatre, First Orson Welles Film At Hollywood Telling the amaiing story , of the meteoric rise of a man with -a lust for power ever life, mon ey and love, Orson Welles brings to the screen . his Mer cury production, "Citlxen Kane," as his first motion pic ture venture. Besides playing the UUt role, the 2S-year-old theatre prodigy produced, wrote and directed his own company of Mercury theatre actors in this famous picture, which will be shown following a sensation al roadshow tour at the Holly wood theatre starting today. ' Although Kane's career forma the background ef the story, the jnaif himself, and his relations with his two wives especially are the focal point of the drama presented by RKO Radio, .: Through an Ingenious and radically new technique of story telling, Kane Is seen successive ly through the eyes ef dosens of his Intimates, some of whom loved him, some hated him. some feared him. Each, natur ally, has a different conception ef the man, and la portraying the character as it is so differ ently described, Welles performs . a feat of acting that establishes him as one of the screen's great est. The .. part requires that Welles play Kane ever a period ef fifty years. How! rBiaiss . r7Jli(r.SU-t3TSl 1 R0X DJUtlXG THAJt -. ettf niienupt . vail wan ', $3 m- .jo-- . " a s -. f s ; M - . 11 III a mm vew i fe p i mm , ' CONSTAMCi - I V' I BENNETT CABOT WILLIAM StTTY SllWIt WAiTlt CATUtt COMPANION FEATURE The panic's on at our house! . Laughs, howls, screams, yells ... in the' grand uproar of the year! HARRY LANGDON in Double TTxmluVV Flos Serial, "Jangle Girl Weaving its sparkling story about the stormy romance of young American engineer and an imperious Latin heiress. "They Met in Argentina," starting today at the Liberty, brings Maureen OUara and James Ellison to the screen along with the new South American favorite, Alberto Vila, in what is said to be one of the season's gayest offerings, enacted against the colorful background of Buenos Aires and the gaucho country.-, !- ' . A wealth of songs and pic turesque native dances la linked with the. progress ef the story, with most ef the action taking place at a fashionable Buenos Aires race track, a waterfront bar and a baronial "estaneia" en the pampas. Lohta O'Shea, the daughter of I haughty Irish-Argentine gran dee, meets Tim Kelly, a younf American oil man, at the race meeungA Kerry s American em ployer orders him to buy Lucero, a noted race horse owned by Lo lita's father, and, knowing that the proud Don has no intention of selling the animal, Kelly per suades Santiago, the Don's chief gaucho, to introduce him at the estaneia as a cattle buyer. The sentimental Santiago leads Lollta to believe the hand some young Yankee has fol lowed her for personal reasons. When she ; learns V the truth, things begin to happen; further complicated by the arrival ef a young Argentine sportsman, Al berto, who is la love with the girL '- vv-: A special feature of the picture Is the introduction of the world's most dangerous game, "El Pa to,' a gaucho pastime that was out lawed for many years by the Ar gentine: government because of its menace to life and limb. Two versions ef the game are shown, an exhibition match In Buenos Aires and a thrilling rc4igh-and tumble affair among the pampas gauchoa after the . old fashion. They add plenty of excitement to the offering. Companion fea ture, "This Woman Is Mine" star ring Franchot Tone and - Carol Bruce. After all her plans, Dorothy Lamour didn't get to ride up la, the elevator she ased to op erate at Marshall Field's fat CeaisCl She found the car wasn't-la service. Doretl-y tens aa sunn-ting ex perience ef Pat O'Brien's. On the night ef the president's ball tar Washington, .the stars - were toe excited - and busy to eat, Finally, around f a, as, all of them went to a chain restau rants to order breakfast. As Tat O'Brien's ham and eggs was pat la front ef hiza, a woman fan suddenly appeared, pulled up - a chair and an nounced, "I am geixur to est Pat 0Un's breakfast." And she did. Ecro'Jiy Li to share her food w!h TL . " Starts Tcday - '.f 3 jT V M s n I As LIsbeth . . . Ugh - bora beaaty . . . who eeuldnt help loving the most dangorons man la the Big Town! ' - . I . .ra crin tzzm STEina fatuXI c:;.i PLUS ANOTHER BIG FEATURE. . CLOSETH I Foelf go hm emsy w dBssy , GrecJe-Ike rmnli'krmlJ, mmm. wirciT.i.vr.'tcu.Y 'r:;tT:::.:iY, in t:jc: ;irrc.JXt::sT:' "Points en Arrows' : This exciting reel ' featuring trick " shots by the World's greatest archer, Howard HitL - Xzjl A