Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, January 17, 1925, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TEH THE CAPITAL JOUICWAL, SALEM, UKHIMIV SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1925 COMEDY REPLETE . RepleU . with humor, ffeclv dramatic itraugema and, above all, that luslv thing known aa "en- tort&inment," "Welcoma Strang r," which opened at, tha. Grand theatr last night la ona of the moat delightful comedy-melodra nu which baa been aeen hero thla eaaon. Dora Davidson, aa an old Jaw- fan clothing; atora proprietor who trlea to set up ahop In a New Eng. land town, where anti-Semitic prejudice runa extremely atrong, gave a Hfe-llke portrayal which kept the comedy at a high ebb. Davidson projected hla droll char acter Into the situations Inimitably and provoked apontaneoua gales f laughter. In many reepects the sharacter of Solomon la akin to that clastic character portrayal of Barney Bernard In the stage play at "Potojih and rerhnutter," and DavMson has created a screen role that will take lie place with that Of Bernard. 7 ho "stranger who cornea to the little New England of the first reel Is a Hebrew. The townspeo ple. Including the mayor, are anx ious to keep his race out of town. The "stronger" Is refused admis sion to the only hotel In the town but finally compromises by sleep Ing In the lobby on a mat with the legend "Welcome" inscribed upon It. From thla point the ac tion begin to develop. The "Strang er's" overtures to many prominent citizens are spurned by the rlghte oua bigots. Only a poor and friend less Inventor will listen to his pro posnla to promote his business pro Jects. Aided by "the girl" (Miw Vldor) whom he has befriended, Solomon and the Inventor proceed to wake up the old tewn. I BARES SECRET OF Fred M. Powell, local Packard dealer, leaned back In his chair, wearing his characteristic broad smile and Bald: "Listen! Years ago mrn bought papersolcd shoes. They do no longer. "Why?" "Because they havo learned that the secret of owning butter tihoes la to buy good ones and wear them out. ' "Today, a great majority of mon are stl'l buying 'paner-solcd' mo tor curs." "Why?" "Because thoy don't know a tiuch about motor cars as they do r.bcit Hhoes. They havo yet to learn the secret cf owning a good motor cur wearing it out lustcad of trading It out. "Wo want every man who buys a I'ackaru to wear it out. "A m. a should not give up bis car every year or so Juet bscause of a modet with a 'new dress' nr some minor changes not unless be rlvos up bis home at the sain time because of something new In archil vjtural style or heatl.ig equipment. , 'There la no money saved In buying a 'procession' of low priced cars. The man who trades his car In every two yeare or so Is work ing for Uncle Sam, the railroad and three automobile men. On each car he has it pay a war tax. a freight charge, a makers profit a distributor's profit and a sales man's commission. "Once every five years or more Is often enough to open ones pocketbooK for such exondfture3. I NEW BOOKS AT THE I PUBLIC LIBRARY II. H. Acquith, "Wind's E.'iil", F. 11. Burnett, "T. Tembaroin"; J. 13. Cabell, "The ltlvot In Urand father's Nock"; Wllla father, "My Antoulan"; Charles Pirkeii-. "Oliver Twist"; llnmlln Garlari'l, "Mina-travellcd Koails": E. C. Hall, "Aunt Jane of Kentucky"; W. W. Jacobs, "Many Cargoes' , V. B. Kyne, "Captain ScranKrf': Tydney Porter, "The Oentle Grat; er"; tiracc Itlrlimoml, "Hed of tin' Kedfieliia"; M. It. Kinchart "Sib lit Unseen and the CnfeRlon"; Of.n Kung, "Shado'vs That l'am"; Ma) Sinclair. "Arnold Waterlow"; Laurence Stalling. "Plumes"; A. A. Hopkins. "The Scientific Amer ican Cyclopedia of Formulas"; Hoyt's new cyclopedia of practical quotations. For the Children. L. C. Pyrni'lle, "Diddle Dumps and Tot"; St. Nicholas, "Klepha:it Stones Retold from St. Nicholas"; St. Nicholas, "Illrd Stories Hotolii from ft. Nlcholaa"; J. W. SchuUr. "On the Warpath." DANCE WliD.&SAT. CRYSTAL ARDENS Music Hy Bezanson's Melody Phiends v.. Meighan on Oregon Bill for Tomorrow In Appealing Role "Tongues of Flame," adapted from the norel by that name by Peter Clark Macfarlane. brings Thomas Meighan to tbe acreen at the Oregon Theatre tomorrow. In tbe 'kind of a role In which tbe public likes him best. In tbe Paramount picture, di rected by Joseph Henabery, the man who made "A Sainted Devil," Tom plays "Hell Fire" Harring ton, recently returned World War veteran who takes up the practice of law In a one-home town. And It Is only balt-heartedly that Har rington enters upon this profes sion. He has been "over there," seen all there Is to life, as be thinks. Anything that happens now Is of little consequence. It Is not long before Harrington discovers that be has missed the most wonderful thing In life romance. And It 'a a double-barreled romance, at that! Harring ton's position In tbe firm of John Boland, the town capitalist, brings a delightful affair with the millionaire's beautiful daughter. Ul I lie. The other girl In the case Is a little Indian school teacher who worships Harrington In silence.' Boland's business tactics are not aa straightforward as they might be and Lahlcet, the little Indian M IBANEZ TALE Mae Murray Is so tar the only actress on stage or ecreen who over Interested Vicente lilnco Ibanez, famous Spanish writer, sufficiently to have him write a special story for her. The story it Circe the Enchantress," the photoplay version of which is cj ii ing to the Liberty theater tomorrow. Mr. Ibanez saw two of Mists .Murray's Metro pictures in Pans more than a year ago. Ho was so impressed by Mlse Murray's abil ity and vivacity, that he told a friend who was with him at trie theater, that be would like to write a story for her. Several months ago this friend came to the united States and happened to mention somewhere what Ibanez had said. The wr.nl was passed along until It reached Miss Murray. Immediately she cabled the famous Spanish author with the result thnt he vroto a story dcil- ing with the adventures of a niT.I ern siren whose power over men was as compelling as that of Circe of flreelc mythology. girl tells Meighan bow ber people were once swindled out of their land and she fears the same thing la to happen again. Harrington promises to protect them. And It la this promise that starts all the trouble. . Boland tries to "frame" Har rington and from this point on "Tongues of Flame" builds to one of tbe most gripping "smash" climaxes ever seen In pictures. Bessie Love plays the role of the half-breed girl, Lableet. Eileen Percy Is cast as Billle Boland and Burton Churchill Is her father. Cyril Ring, Nick Thompson and others complete tbe strong sup porting cast. T L. London. Jan. 17 Dr. Abrams' magic box" which moat people here had forgotten, has come Into the limelight again through a re port by a committee of scientific investigators, which, if correctly reported by today's Daily Express, shows they are convinced that there la "something new and won derful" In connection with the box, which although not yet un derstood, make further Investiga tion desirable. They are repre sented as saying that this re search holds "great potentialities" and Is worthy of active financial support. Members of the committee in cluded Sir Thomas Horder, the Prince of Wales' physician, known as a cancer expert, and Dr. C. B. Healfl, medical adviser to the di rector of civil aviation. Two acta beadl.ne at tbe DViqj laeate:- this Sunday. One is the Venetian four in a tasty musical dkit, "A Night In Venice.' aad the other to the McLeods, talented dancers. The four Venetians present an artistic number. These sons 'of Italy are master musicians and of fer everything from classical to popular numbers In a highly tu t ruining manner. They carry special scenery and dress In null v. sarb. Tbe McLeods present what they terra a family affair In black and white. They frolic about tbe stage and entertain with eongs, chatter and dances. Each member of the family is a finished performer.) The act has been stopping tbe1 show over the Ackerman & Harris j circuit. "Tears of Buddha" le featured i by E. J. Moore. He is billed at a master magician-comedian and is said to be unlike any other per former appearing before the pub lic today. Part of bis program is devoted to producing laughs wlh "lis burlesque magic and comedy chatter, while the other half is performing feats of magic that mystify. His trick, "Tears of Buddha is a mystery which must be seen to b appreciated William Wolfe and Louise Ward are classed as a distinctive pair. They offer a :.kU called "Tea for Two and Then 8ome." They !mve created a favorable Impression ev erywhere. Ella La Vail will open the shew STABR PIANO $125 This Is a bargain, fully guar anteed, Terms $6 a month. Geo. C. Will, 432 State Street Good Old Summer In December! Did you have it? You cant Make up your mind to be comfortable next winter. Let the makers of concrete building tile show you how to make a home warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Too, you pay for this kind of a home only once, so much easier on the family budget. Ask to see plans. Oregon Gravel Co. Hood at Front Street Dodee Brothers TYPE--B SEDAN Unquestionably, the most compelling tribute to the car's stamina is its widespread use by farmers, ranchmen, surveyors, salesmen and others who travel isolated roads in all sorts of weather. These men will tell you that a good polishing restores the durable finish to its original brightness after the car has been caked with mud for weeks. To them it is a matter of vital importance, too, that Dodge Brothers powerful starter functions promptly after prolonged exposure to the cold. Nor is any group of owners more constantly impressed by those elements of excess value which characterize not only the Type-B Sedan itself, but every car that Dodge Brothers build. The price ii 1095 t. o. b. Detroit $1315 delivered BONESTEELE MOTOR CO. Phone 423 474 South Commercial Street The Willamette university bas ketball quintet last night defeat ed the College of Puget So rid team by a score of 40 to 21 st Tacoma. Fasnacht and ErK-sri. starred for tbe Bearcats. Erlcacn being a mainstay on defeuse and "Fuzzy" ringing up a titstan;ial proportion of the Willamette counters. . The tive-maa defense worked considerably better than tbe night before. At Seattle, the Washing ton offense had fcone through th? Willamette guards like water through a seive, piling up one of the biggest scores in conferane history. Besides "Beany ' Erlcson ana Fasnacht, tbe Willamette tim :nst night was composed of Hob ertfm, Hartley and Emmet, " OrMron Defeats Pacific. Eugene. Or., Jan. 17. Scoring at will, the University of Or.r,ou basketball team took the Pacific university of Forest Grove down to a 48 to 15 drubbing on the licr.I floor last night. It was not until with her novel offering. She i? billed as a girl from the air and performs dartre and thrilling feats. We Pay Cash For Your FURNITURE and Tools Best I'rices Paid Capital Hardware & Furniture Co. 285 N. Com'l St. Phone 947 Do You Get j YOUR Money's Worth j IF NOT WHY NOT? Successful buyers study the actual val ue they receive for their money. j Is it Economy to use a product that ' you know nothing of j its source of produc- j tion or distribution. Is it Economy to use a product that carries unnecessary freight and handling charges. Is it Economy to use a product that goes through a num ber of jobbers when it canbe eliminated? Is it Economy to have endless corres pondence in order ing goods when it can be done locally by telephone? Economic Waste is one of the big prob lems of the day. This problem can be solv ed by efficient buy ing by every consum er to familiarize the source of production and distribution. BUY VALUE Not WASTE Insist on standard, reliable products that reaches the con sumer in the most di rect and efficient way. Merchants who harp to the consumer that outside pro ducts are better than local products is a mossback and an economic waste to humanity. There is no better line of Flour, Cereals Dairy and Poultry Feed to be had than Chcrro Products At Your Dealer Eat more wheat Feed best feeds latter pur. ot lb lirai Urfit that the visitors were able to scori at all, tbe Oregon playing was so Cast and sure. Medford Defeats Eueene. Medford, Or., Jan. 17. Tne Medford high school basketball team defeated Eugene high scnool team 11 to IB last night, in a clean nd hard fought game. Th-' score at the end of the first bait was I to ( In favor of the locals. In the third Quarter the locals aolved the Eugene defense and set a terrifie pace and at Ita close I be score stood 18 to 10 In their favor. Ia the final quarter Eugene made a spurt running the score to It to IS, and Ii- the last tbtee minutes of play Medford caged two whirlwind plays. - Hiiligea waa high point man for the visitors with five baskets and Cbastaln leil for Medford. Perfect taste is the faculty of receiving the . greatest possible pleasure from these material sources which are attractive to our moral nature ln-tlts purity and perfection. FAST XAFC COMVEKIEMT E1ECTRIC TRAINS Leave Salem for Portland and Intermediate stops 7:05. 10:00. 11:15 a. m.. 1:30, 4:00, 6:30 and s:20 p. m. dally. For Eugene and Inter modlate stops 8:30 and t:iQ a. m.; 4:15 and "8:10 p. m.; for Albany and Corvallis 12:50 p. m. daily. Limited trains. Oregon Electric agents sell thru tickets to the East via, &P.&S. and Great Northern or Northern Pacific Rys. J. W. Ritchie, Ticket Agent Telephone Main 727. Subscribe for the Journal THRIFT WEEK, JAN. 17-23 Vedhesday (hviiYourlloDay DECIDE NOW to own your own home. Start the ball rolling on Wed nesday and each year when Thrift Week rolls around you will rejoice in the anniversary of the day you made your foremost move. J. W. Copeland Yards Will furnish anything in the builder's line. We have built our reputation on high grade materials delivered promptly. PHONE 576 And our representative will call ) Yards at West Salem, Hubbard, Albany Lents, Yamhill, Hillsboro -- 4--44----V---- I It Would Be Hard - y to say just what feature of cs NPjVsl Rfl our splendid home is most ap- Ikjf' kKiirti M predated by those who have f rls! had occasion to use it, but we ff H " would venture to guess that I iiSJ Ml the family room is as much JwS Kv&vi M appreciated as any other one f A-tt?wv -1 It affords complete privacy lrj Z1 ; rr" i t3 or t'ie fam''y during the IN ST i o ' M services, and is, therefore, Irs h'ih y i: M much to be desired. IN WEBB'S iMftv W W FUNERAL PARLORS llilVW)5j WBM m. "Superior ifimcml Service" ?;NemSy uf3vCwHf A 205 So. Church Street s tj3J w Drastic Reduction Shown in Our Clearance Sale Prices through out our Entire Store. 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