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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1920)
aTTKDAY, MARCH f3, 1920. COMING TO THE GRAND WEDNESDAY THE CAPITAL JOURNAL PAGE THREE i i J Af I hCV" t T-t f - ' - - A A 4 ft ',4 vr si m GUDRUN WALBERG AND THE BEWITCHtf G BEAUTIES FROM BROADWOY IN "MY Eicept for the one fact of Its theme .-of fairy tale extraction, "My InLt Lady," LeComte & Flesher's KW musical comedy success coming to a. Grand opera house AVednesday. March 17 could ' clalms to beinK tlie first of the awaited arsoanuts in the of theatrical originality. Fairy tales however, are noi new to tbe 5tas- Many of its greatest suc cesses have come therefrom and the pretty fairy origin ef."ily Sunshine Lad' has been deliclously preserved. The action chaotic to me extreme, nev er once quite overcomes this flavor, so jrtfully has Howard McKent Barnes spun his yarn, and throughout the prologue it is maintained and to the SUNSHINE LADY. end of the last big scene, the finale, where, "they live huppy ever after." But, aside from this underlying theme It is in all other respects, a pioneer. Deftly tupping new veins of humor to freshen its comedy flow, and with un conventional introductions of the many characters in the scene and their novelly conceived relationships to each other, the author has literally upset the whole business or plnywrtting and from comparative obscurity he wajs overnight acclaimed for his marked in divMualtty. The story revolves around a comely maid from Brittany in whose mind dwells her fairy, loves ideal while nrr heart seems to lead to another. Faith ful to her fairy beliefs, however, she strives to control this new lov-i and seeks for the one the fairies had tolu her was the one to make her happy. Her quest is set to end at a certain hour of a certain nieht in New York City, meanwhile, circumstances must govern her wanderings and theso abound in all sorts of pieturesiV-io and confusing situations, revealing pljls. counter-plots and character duplicities until the little heroine, discovering the key to the turmoil, takes leadership In the "heart" conspiracy and after duly punishing her tormenters leads them to the scene of the fairies planning and they all live, etc., eto. GIFT OF MARY ALICE A Story With a Moral Gfet It! . By Mollie Br,unk By Molly Binnk ' ly, thinking soberly She wanted to The minister rose from his big give something "to Him", but she ,-halr behind the pulpit, and stepped toward his audience. He adjusted his waistcoat, placed two fingers in one of Its pockets, and "ahemed" several times. He went through the- usual pre liminaries that ministers have, and then got at his business: "I have been asked," said he, "to announce the campaign to raise money for a new General Hospital for the city. The various other pulpits are endorsing it, I believe, and I feel that I too, can sanction It, in all sincerity. Whatever we do to serve our fellow men, we are assured that we are doing it unto 'Him.' Many of the parish are In a position to do more than others, and I hope that they may feel disposed to aid to the fullest extent. "I shall take for my text: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' He paused to let the words sink in. "It is deplorable that the feeling of brotherly kindness is a spasm of the Christmas tide; that it is link ed with the calendar; that it finds its climax In a fixed day. If the vision of the Babe of Bethlehem would hut linger, what vast amount of good might be wrought. "The Babe Is the focal point of a new force, which the divine brings upon the field of human endeavor; and the personality of Christ, his tender ministries of helpfulness, his flipreme sacrifice, becomes a trans forming power, and the world touch ed by it becomes tender and unset fish. "But only once a year do we have this triumph of the spirit of sympathy a brief hour when most men sur render to the holy Impulse of unsel fishness and listen to the dictates of nrotherliness My prayer is that men may more and more yield tO this holy imnulHB. atA (In) am fey the Babe may. be born, and thd sew sing, and the heart respond, id the hand open, and the sorrow and want and chill nf ivia ih fr.i the touch of throbbing hearts, warm a uoly kindness, as it does on tnat one wonderful dav. And what ever we give, may (t be given in His .Name, because He rr.iv TTia iif f,-.r US." There were those in the audience no were inspired by the words 'nose who resolved that they would o their "bit" In making things bet . ,f thelr Plowmen; and there were those who listened complacently, jner suspecting, for a moment, that them""1 ha n" tot0 i0 J"1'" eroup was Henry Drum- JkZ ?lk In ,he PariB". and besides m 7r rRIIy 10 the Por' a' Christ ,," "m; Paw a church assessment, mem"1 "ed employment to several i!i h!Tu0f some ot the Poorest fam in the church nB tnos "hose,, hearts .were ground- upon which the seeds "D.neron had fallen to spring n ana "bear fruit j ftm),:ent'ar-old MalT Alice, whose w'Z t. 'dow Martin" "took iW"'W and did other menial for the Drummonds ' - nce walked home very slow to France of American goods de creased by $75,000,000. had no money, nor anything of value. She told her work-worn mother all about the sermon, and of her anxiety to help, but her weary mother could see no way. But Mury Alice was not satisfied. Words kept running through her mind:" In His name, because he gave His life for us!" She thought them the most beautiful words she had ever heard. As she sat upon the rickety steps, Davey, the alert-eyed Fox Terrior, her most-prized posses sion, aside from ."Mother", came and sat beside her. He had been given to her when he was a tiny, soft, puppy and the two had been inseperable ever since. Mary Alice reached out and drew him close In her arms, and he knowing no other way to demonstrate his great love for his little mistress, reached up and deftly licked her cheek. Suddenly a great idea was born In Mary Alice's brain. She recalled the day, long ago, when the Drummonds had driven out ' to see her mother about some work, and how little Ted dy Drummond had fallen madly in love with Davey, and how he had pleaded with his parents to buy Da vey for him. They had offered Mary Alive five dollars, (a marvelous sum to her) but she wouldn't let him go. Why, she wouldn't have sold him for all the gold in the world; but they had told her that If at any time she changed her mind, to let them know. Mary Alice spoke low to Davey, and he sprang' up, following close at her heels. She went along hurriedly, lest any hesitation, weaken her re solve. She rang the Drummond door bell, and Mrs. Drummond answered it herself. "What Is It Mary Alice?" she asked. "I want to sell Davey. You 'mem ber saying to tell you when I chang ed my mind." wnat made you change your mind, Mary Alice?" "Its for Him," said Mary Alice simply. "Him?" Mary Alice choked back a sob, "Her died for me, 'n I want to give Him my dearest thing. I want th money for the new Hospital, so " "Well, my dear child," there was: the hint of tears in the woman's eyes, "you shall have the five dol lars, but you shall keep Davey, too. Teddy has another dog now." Mrs. Drummond told the story to Henry when he came home to lunch. He was silent for a bit, then he said: "Poor little kid! She sort of puts us to shame, doesn't she Emily? I think I'll drop In at the Commercial Club as .1 drive back and give something to the Hospital fund myself." He did. J. F. Hutchason, whose picture ap pears below, is one of Salem's "Easy Marks" according to a statement niade by a well to do businessman when told that Hutchason had volun tarily given his pledge to the Salem Hospital and when called upon to help in the campaign had given two weeks of his time cheerfully to the work, "Hutcli" prefers to be an "easy mark" instead of a "tight wad." I'O'iJi rcv 4' A Square Meal and A Square Deal Here's p square deal for the peo ple who can't eat a square meal with out after pain and distress. Go to your druggist today and get a 60 cents box of Mi-O-Na Taslets, the great prescription for Indigestion and stomach troubles. Take one, or if jour suffering is intense, two tablets with or after meals and at the end of ten days if you can't eat a square meal without distress go and get your money back. That's where the square deal comes in. But Mi-O-Na is resOJy a. stomach upbullder of great merit. The quick and positive action of Ml-O-Xa on the stomach in case of gas, waterbrash, sour stomaen ana heartburn Is' worth a lot of money to any sufferer. Why not try Ml-O-Ka at druggists everywhere or ut Daniel J. Fry's. FRENCH KXPOIITS JUMP Paris, Mar. 13. French exports to the United States during January showed an Increase of 600 percent as compared with the same period last year, according to statistics made pub ltrt . .Qif Tliirinf? th seven months 'ending January 31 Imports! B 1 (maa mi-) Eid CsUrrh o 7 ttI ?" bretUM it i. Outfit tiehidmg inhaler U5, Extr tcttk Wt All Xmiggi"- rr.H AD IT AND SELL IT JOfRNAL WANT ADS BIUNO 'EM JOURNAL WANT AL1H MI THE SEAL S LIVING GO The Sign of God's Ownership. What Is It? -aTKSher angel ascending from the east, having the ;! of $ fe cned with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it ! ha stded the the ea, saying. Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till e iwe sue servants of our God in their foreheads." Rev. 7:l-rf. hundred forty "And I looked up, and, lo, a Lamb stood on,Mount Sion. , "lM'SJg ? IOny nd four thousand, having His Father's name written m their foreneaas. Another Intensely Interesting Sermon Study EVANGELIST A.R.BELL TOMORROW EVENING, 7:30 & ft 'A. CHURCH, North 5th Street and Gaines 'Avenue 'l AIVJSi iwiiiinmu Bfet f7T7 I f II Ss-rft ill I s II r V TOMORROW - MONDA Y - TUESDA Y 1 X u rn - Nx a CHA RLES RAY CONTINUOUS SHOW TOMORROW A show that "goes off for an hour and a quar ter! And gains speed every minute. The smashing tale of a stiitipHno1 snloeman whn starts to work like thirty t cents and arrives in love like a million dollars.. With the wonderful Ray fun, struggle, charm, sympathy, tugging at your heart. uiu.-innce ihi W" w I . y $ 2:15, . 4:00., 5:43, 7:30 and 9:15 P.M. His mainspring was right, but he always ran slow. Be fore he could stutter his sales talk, his "prospects" always ordered from somebody else. That was before a girl got to tinkering with his heart and wound him up tight. Then a "four-flushing" man ager touched the spring of Andy's ire and Zing-g-gl You won't sleep while this show's running! IN "ALARM CLOCK ANDY" ALL FUN LA HAROLD LLQYD IN "HAND TO MOUTH" HAW LEY PLAYS "AFGHANISTAN" . A ' ......GET IN EARLY J Tit Pikes 1 The man that has to buy tires for his car was somewhat sur prised the early part of this week to learn of the big advance in prices. We knew it was coming and prepared ourselves for the advance by purchasing a heavy stock of REPUBLIC TIRES which will be sold at the old price, as long as the stock lasts. Every day brings us additional orders for REPUBLICS, and it looks now as though the stock would soon be exhausted. Thefe is no better tire made than the Republic and no tire man ufacturer makes more liberal adjustments than we are allowed to make. Our reputation is back of REPUBLIC Tires and with the standing we have in the Salem territory is your guarantee of right and just treatment. a REPUBLIC TIRES are adjusted on a six-thousand mile basis, Fabrics; and ten thousand miles on Cords. ' We carry a full and complete stock of all the popular sizes and can fill your orders promptly. Let us fill your Tire needs now and save yourself money. Salem Automobile Co.. F.G.Delano TA. I.Eoff SALEM DALLAS DISTRIBUTORS Chevrolet and Scripps-Booth Automobiles and Republic Tires THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL "WANT" ADS PAY THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL "WANT" ADS PAY