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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27,1921. PAGE NINE MOTION PICTURE NEWS rn TWELVE PAGES L r ARCADIA TODAY LOCKLEAR PICTURE 8CORK8 A mo HIT Lt. Ormer Locklear's last picture, "The Bkywayman," which opens an engagement at the Arcade theatre to night Rhowi what America and the world owe to thin Intrepid airman. The picture n a thriller, but much more than a thriller; it is a permanent rec ord of a great scientific achievement, of a series of forward steps In the con quest of the air. Lock I er ha taught the world by turtllng It, He flmt won fame by stepping from one airplane to another in flight. After that he (Uncovered new and hitherto undreamed-of pnsalblll Ilea In aircraft; and the result of his lateat experiment! he put Into "The Bkywayman." It I worthy of public attention that ten per cent of the profit from the exhibition of this picture throughout America la to be given to the families Of Lt. Locklear and his pilot. Lt. Mil ton Elliott. Thla wai decided by the director! of Fox Film Corporation at a apeclal meeting. "The Bkywayman" ia a romance of the air. It tell the story of daring and adventure above the clouds. Mlsa Louise Lovely, formerly Wil liam Fnrnum's leading woman and Just made a Fox star In her own right, plays opposite Locklear. She has a charming role that fits her perfectly. BABY5C0LDJT w. art tooo "nipped In the bud" without "doaini" by use of -444. JaM4H'NM ASPUHDIB tt0N,Ci SYSTEH VURIFIEn Nature's Medicine Two tcaspoonsful in water three times' a day makes you feel better makes you eat better makes you sleep better makes you work better 1 It U called Nature's Medicine because it is pure ly vegetable and is composed of the most bene ficial roots, herbs and barks known to science. Over 20,000,000 bottles sold in six years news VAPORU0 Omt 1 7 Million 'p (W VWfe ALTA Today Children, 10c Adults, 35c AIJA TODAY " REX TURPI HERO OK "A SMALL TOWN IDOL" "A Small Town Idol," one of the few productions Mack Bennett has made In nix-reel proportions, comes to the Alta Theatre today. With practically every member of his all-star aggregation of funny folk enrolled In a congenial part, there is assurance that "A Small Town Idol" will Vinre than make good In the dis tinguished presence of Its Bennett pre decessors. Iten Tnrpln Is the village hero. Phy llis Haver Is his small town ideal; Marie Prevost is the city-girl that he- .-it v... Of j&Mm . . Xennett j Mil luaSXmULHA Small mgi oompiny thai includes 1000 BeiuUful . CirliisgrypicilSewKtt Cst including - 'BenTurpin - Marie Prevost Charlie Murray Phyllis Haver A CARTOON AND A SCENIC PASTIME TODAY s Adult, 35c Children, 10c RUTH ROLAND IN RUTH OF THE ROCKIES MARIE WALCAMP IN THE DRAGON'S I NET COMEDY HER CIRCUS MAN friends poor Den when the home folks turn him down; Charlie Murray In the Indefatigable constable; Jimmy Klnlayson la the wretched villain who concocts all the trouble, and Kalla Pasha and Bddle Grlbbon and all the rest of the Sennett notables are to be seen advantageously in the shifting scenes that cover as many places aa are usually revealed in a half-doien "problem plays" wherein the slums and the green fields are visited, "A Small Town Idol" Ik an authen tic story of a village youth, wrongfully accused, making good In the city and returning; to find the villain espoused to his sweetheart and he (the hero) accused of murder. From all of which r.lsasters the ingenuity of Mack Ken nett and the skill of his players extri cate Hen to the Joyful clang of wed ding bells. HIHIIH IN MM MP ARC ADE Today Children, 10c Adults, 35c WILLIAM FOX M)RMERlpCKLEAE jnttepid. daredevil of the air f SlCfWAYMAN A storv of mad thrills above theclmuli J4 THE wlUUrviS" " 3 PICTURE EVER. MACE. BT THE riUSi iuuuw 4t ri YEB. THE WORU MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 27. (C. P.) America's largest air Pullman," also the largest in the world since the recent wrecking of a grent Italian plane which was to have been used In traffic between Italy and the United States, will take to the air early In .May. Alfred Lawson, South Milwaukee ajrplune builder, whose giant liner two years ao sa'led over a grealer part of the euHti rn half of the country, is only waiting for favorable weather to teat oot liis liners that will carry mall un der sovernment contract between Chi cago and New Yolk beginning May 13. lt will also carry passengers between the tvo cities. The te.it will be made early in May- Lawson's liners will begin a - new era In air transportation, and his fast est planes will cut twelve hours from the present fastest railroad time be tween New York and Chicago. Under his government contract, La who n will have his planes make stops at Harris burg, and Pittsburg, Penn., and Fort Wayne, Ind. three stops between New York and Chicago. Day planes will leave each terminal at 6:30 a. m., and are scheduled to arrive at their J destination at 5:00 p. m. Night planes leave the terminals at 10 o'clock and .ire scheduled to arrive at ihelr desti nation at 6.01 the following morning, making New York and Chicago eight hours apart. The gian: liners are capable of car rying 6000 pounds of dead weight. The government contract calls for 1, 500 pounds of nm.'l and the planes will carry 4,500 pounds of human weight. if the twenty passengers the plane can accommodate weigh that much, The planes are fitted with all the com forts one expects on America's best trains berths, iliner, wash rooms, etc. Nothing is being spared for the com fort of the passengers. If this type of plane proves successful many more will be In the air befoie fall . ' LOS AXGELES, April 27. (U. P.) --The solution of the mystery sur rounding the slaying of Dr. Joseph Durand and Myron McCauley, life long friends found shot to death yes terday under a wrecked automobile, seemed no neater, although detectives found and interrogated a young wo man who had ridden with the men a few hours before the bodies were found. Lydia Perske, 20 years old. a stenographer, was their companion. They drove her to her home at mid night, she said. Theories of a sui cide pact or a love duel and revenge plot are being inquired into. Durand is a dentist and McCauley la a scenar io writer. TWO ENGINES RACE ON . LAND AND WATER TO ESTABLISH SUPREMACY NEW YORK, April 26. (U. P.) Fightintf to establish mechanical su premacy, two engines of steel, pound ed toward New York in a race on land and water. "Gar, Jr.,". the express motor-boat cruiser. Is leading by a narrow margin after 18 hours racing against the Havana special on the At lantic coast line. LETTER THREATENING HIS LIFE IS RECEIVED BY WASHINGTON JUDGE TACOMA. April 25. (IT. P.) A threat to kill Superior Judge Askren because of his action in dismissing the grand Jury indictments against Ole Larson and Charles Drury, the presi dent and director of the closed Scandi navian American bank of Tacoma was received by the judge in the mall. The threat was signed "A Depositor. "Be careful with your decisions in the Larson -Drury caws," it said. "They should have heavy fines and a prison sentence. Sltoot straight or I will." A Fund of Information That You Should Have DISRAELI, who for six years was prime min- ister of England, said: "It has been my ob servation that the most successful man in any undertaking is the man who has the most in-, formation." It doesn't reouire any particular information just to go out and buy something. But to buy the best of that something at a price that is satisfactory to you that is a successful purchase. And to make successful purchases you must have information. Advertising gives you just that kind of informa tion. It tells you where to go in order to get the best of anything you want at a fair price. That is why it is a paying proposition for the man or woman who handles a pocket book to study the ad vertisements in this newspaper regularly every day. To those who use it properly, newspaper advertis ing is a source of economy and satisfaction that never runs dry. It is a watch-dog of dollars a guar antee of satisfaction. If you would learn the facts about the things you" need to make you comfortable and happy, read the advertisements 5 ' I The Wichita National Forest Com mission permitB no cattle that have not been dehorned to run on the re serve. Cattle with horns hook Into the trees and twist and break the tops and branches of the young growth. The cattlemen are pleased to co-operate with the forest service ' in this matter. r J J 4 j 2 W 7 1 SAVES 1 the r ? HANDS a COMEDY "iNOUCH SAID" iKiiijQgtSa? STUIKH NATURAL GAS CALGARY, Alta, April 27. (A. P.) Wm. Embree, a farmer residing a short distance from Calgary, while drilling a stock well on his farm stop ped work for a moment to light his pipe and In stooping down to do so ignited gas coming from the well. The flame shot several feet In the air and was only put out by the use of sod and earth. This strike of natural gas was made at a comparatively low level and is declared to Indicate the pro bability of oil. The property on which the strike was made waa filed upon a year ago for petroleum rights, but no develop ment work was done and the lease ex pired. Mr. Embree has taken out a lease for the petroleum and gas rights. The postmaster-general has sent out an order posting a standing reward of $6000 for any postnl employe or other person who brings in a mail robber." PORTLAND, Ore., April 27. (A. P.)-r-Sugar dropped 50 cents here to- Jday following a 25 cent drop yester day. Cane granulated sugar whole sales at $8.25. Following a drop at San Francisco, where it Is said, heavy South and Central American imports caused the decline. In New York sugar brought a price there which was the lowest since 1917. Sugar Is retailing in Pendleton at $9.50 a sack, but the price will go lower since the decrease in the Port land market, say grocers. Up to a week ago, the price here, retail, waa $10 for a 100 pound sack. UNDER CONSIDERATION WASHINGTON, April 27. Dis armament steps have been under seri ous consideration by the president and advisors is learned following the cabinet meeting. An authorative statement was made, however, that the administration sees no way to I move at this time. Be Better Looking Take Olive Tablets ' To have a clear, pink skin, bright , eyes, no pimples, a feeling of buoyancy like childhood days, you must keep your body free from poisonous wastes. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets (a vege table compound mixed with olive oil) act on the liver and bowels like calomel yet have no dangerous after effect, one nightly and note results. They start the bile and overcome constipation. That's why millions of boxes are sold annually, 15c and 30c Thieves recently plundered the Wei mar museum In Germany, taking Rembrandt's nortrait of himself and other pictures by famous Dutch paint ers valued at millions of marks. STRENGTHEN COLLRGE FACULTY PORTLAND, Ore., April 27. The departure of President R. F. Schola of Reed college on an extended trip east is the first step in strengthening the Reed faculty for the coming year. Pre sident Schoiz" itinerary includes the universities of Wisconsin, Washington and California, where he has held pro fessorships, and Chicago, Toronto, und Columbia. Immediate aims of the eastern tour are professors of socio logy and romance languages and an In structor In English. The chair of soci ology has been vacant during; the past year, and vacancies will be created by Dr. Susan A. Bacon, who leaves in June for a years study abroad, and O. H. Gray, assistant professor of Eng lish, who has accepted a fellowship at Columbia university. !f White and blue linen can be faah )Md Into this effective frock. A picot stitch may be used In place of the usual hemmed edges. Small French bouquets of organdie flowers can be used at the wi itt line or the fabric Itself can be emerOldered with conventional design or Boirer motif. By Far the Best Tires We Have Ever Made Good as Goodyear Hres have always been, they are even better now. More improvements have been made in them in the last few months than in any equal period in our history, larger, stronger, heavier and more durable than ever, Goodyear Tires in every size and type are today by a wide margin the most economical and satisfactory you can buy. You can get them now of your neartst Goodyear Service Station Dealer. 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