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PAGE SEVEN} What's What and Who's Who in the Amusement Worla Richard Dix in '" Warming Up" i. yi the y Wd. Next Monday The well-accepted notion that ac- tors have a corner on everything in the superstition line was dealt a knockout blow in Hollywood when Richard Dix made the discovery that baseball players lead the world when it comes to fighting off jinxes, bad omens and hoodoos According to Dix, the baby pig of Pola Negri, the rabbit's foot of Emil Jannings, the shamrock of Clara Bow and the gold coin of Florence Vidor fade out of the pic- ture when the baseball player gets busy in an attempt to give the evil spirits a general rousting. Dix made the discovery while making scenes for his latest star- ring production for Paramount, "Warming Up", the picture which will show at the Regent theatre next week, The diamond se- quences were filmed at Wrigley field, the home of the Los Angeles baseball club of the Pacific Coast league and, surrounding the star in the picture, are many famous players of today and yesterday. Their stories of how good luck is » attracted kept Dix wide-eyed with amazement between "shots", Dix is Puzzled For example, there is little Mike Donlin, ex-Glant star and idol of the country a few years ago. On the first trip to the park, Dix and Donlin entered together, Almost unconsciously, Donlin tipped his hat as they passed under the port- als and. Dix did likewise, thinking Donlin had spoken to a lady, Not a soul could be seen within 100 yards and Dix questioned his com- panion, "Just a little custom of mine," Donlin explained, "It keeps the witches away." On the diamond, when stepping into the batter's box, Donn pulls the visor of his cap down over his right eye. "That's the way Lo make the base hits," he explains, Chet Thomas, one time member of the Red Sox and another player supporting Dix in "Warming Up," insists that 'if you always leave the dugout to the right you can't go wrong," Thomas participated in four World Series, Favors Thirteen When a trip is started, Bob Mur- ray, ex-Kansas City and Milwaukee star, also in the Dix picture, makes a dive for rack 13 and his locker is marked with that number, even it he has to do the marking him- pelf. "Sure fire," is the laconic ex- planation of Wally Hood, formerly with the Brooklyn club and a mem- ber of the cast of "Warming Up", for his peculiar custom, when two strikes are called :gainst him, of taking his chewing gum from his mouth and sticking it on the but- ton on the top of his cap. According to Donlin, omens of bad luck recognized by every play- or, include the superstition of erossed bats; the rule of walking back of the umpire when approach- ing the batter's hox and the mver- ee---- sion to cross-eyed boys. Every time a player sees a cross-eyed boy he invariably takes off his cap and ex- pectorates. That is supposed to break the jinx, Donlin explains' 13,790854 ACRES WHEAT IN SASK. 30 Per Cent. More Than Ontario's Total Field Crop Acreage Regina, Aug. 28--1It is estimated hy the Statistics Branch of the Depart- ment of Agriculture that 813,555 acres of additional land are in wheat this year, bringing the total to 13,790,854. On much of this immense area, 30 per cent, more than Ontario's total field crop acreage, cutting is now un- der way, The harvest is later than in Manitoba and obviously, the northern part will not need the threshers for some time after the southern part is through with them, Along the Cana- tian National lines from Winnipeg to Regina some wheat is still standing, but in considerable of the district it has been cut, and in some instances threshed, . Reports available indicate that the yield will vary to a great degree, but that on the whole it will be good in the southern part of the Province, Between here and Weyburn, it is said, it will run as high as 40 bush- els, From Yeyburn to Estevan and around Stoughton conditions are ex- cellent, Around Montmartre and Odessa, on the Canadian National, the yield is also reported as promising well, Grain Not Yet Ripe This section, however, is only a small part of the 13,000,000 acres, and gives no clue to the 1928 production of the Province, except that it may be said the variations found are somewhat typical of the general sit- uation, There is mueh grain yet to ripen, and farmers are uncertain whether to take a chance on the wea- ther or cut somewhat on the green side. Many swathers are in opera- tion, leaving the grain in long wind rows, awaiting the combine harvester, while this latter machine is in great- er use than ever. The combine is used. when the wheat is well ripened, as it cuts off the heads; does the threshing operation, and leaves the straw standing. The swather lays the straw on the ground, and can be used when there is not sufficient res sistance for the harvester knife. Talk about the effect of last week's frost is very general, but no conclu- sions can be offered. The advanced wheat will not be affected, and it is not believed that the yield will be materially reduced by the successive cold night. It is thought, however, that grades will be lowered on many farms. To what extent will not be known until after threshing. Saskatchewan's Share To keep up its reputation Saskat- NOBILE'S RED TENT T0 BE PRESERVED Canvas Will be Placed in Italian Naval | Museum Milan, Italy, Aug. 30.--The fam- ous red tent in which survivors or SHOTS AND CLOSE UPS FLICKERS FROM FILMDOM AND GOSSIP OF THE SCREEN A GENERAL REVIEW OF SCREEN ACTIVITIES the Italia disaster lived for weeks on the ice floe off the coast of Spitzbergen, will he preserved in the Italian naval museum, it was learned Tuesday. In the same museum hangs the famous Polar Star banner carrfed by the Duke of Abrifzzi's expedition in search of the North Pole in 1899: General Nobile, who arrived in Milan Tuesday, was warmly greeted by a large crowd. Later he paid a call on Signora Pontremol, one of the missing members of the expedition, chewan has to produce more than half the wheat of the country, There- fore it will have to do much better than ever before if the 550,000,000 or 600,000,000 bushel predictions of the optimists are fulfilled. No one has yet been found here who will promise 300,000,000 or even 275,000,000 bushels from the banner wheat Province. They are not making predictions, and advise waiting until some threshing has been done. The average yield per acre last year was 16.4 bushels, In 1926 it was 16.2 and in 1925 182. The five-year average, 1921-25, was 14.5 bushels, but this included a law pro- duction of 85 bushels in 1919, an- other of 10.2 in 1924, with 1920 not much better, There is no reason for assuming that the yield will be less than in the five-year overage, and it is doubtfal if there will not be considerable dis- appointment if it is not better. Dam- aging frosts came last year and the year before earlier than this year, There has been comparatively little loss from rust, and the l..iil damage has not been abnormal, while it is generally conceded that the summer brought highly favcrable growing weather, t May be Done If the average yield is not better than in 1927, the production will be about 225,000,000 bushels. Twenty bu- shels per acre would produce the half of 550,000,000 bushels, but Saskatche- wan is: not accustomed to 20-bushel yields; therefore--and it has been so stated in Saskatchewan--the country has no right to expect 550,000,000 bu- shels, In reply to this it can be said that Saskatchewan did produce 20.3 bushels per acre in 1922; and in 1923, when the country's output of wheat was 474,000,000 bushels, it Yyielded 198 per acre. All it has to do this time is to average those two years. And it may do it. Mrs. Lucy Reed, head of the Knoxville, Tenn., W, C, T. U., an- nounces that she will vote for Al Smith. Goodness graclous! Hasn't Lucy heard?--Border Cities Star, EC NEW MARTIN OO BOBOPC In Addition to the Above Attraction COMEDY "Buster Minds the Baby" - FOX NEWS Coming MONDAY for A\ 3 DAYS Glamorous Romance of Two Lovers Who Defied the World! GLORIOUS BETSY "with CONRAD and DOLORES COSTELLO - Action = Thrills = Love I's WONDERFUL! NAGEL vision of Robert F. McGowan. as Farma is being featured. Schertzinger will direct. added to the cast of starring vehicle for Tim McCoy. ing feminine role. York. Word has just been Tuttle will direct. pleted at the Hollywoood studios. received studios that Lewis Stone has signed a long term contract, playing with John Gilbert and Greta Garbo in Michael Arlen's "A Woman of Affairs," directed by Clarence Brown. Following the completion of "Growing Pains," "The OF Gray Hoss" and "School Begins," all for 1928-29 release, "Our Gang" is coming along merrily with its next Hal Roach Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offering, as yet untitled. Anthony Mack is directing, under the personal super- The story has much color, inasmuch "Queen Kelly" and not "The Swamp" will be the title of the next Gloria Swanson picture for United Artists. by Erich Von Stroheim for his own direction. This is the story written Tully Marshall, veteran character actor, has been added to the cast of "Redskin," Richard Dix's next Paramount picture, Marshall and Louise Brooks are the only supporting players as yet selected. Washington authorities have promised the full co-operation of the Department of Indian Affairs. Victor Frank Rice and Clarence Gilbert, character players, have been "Humming Wires," a Metro-Goldwyn-Myer This romance of the early telegraph will be directed by John Waters with Dorothy Scbastian in the lead- Ernst Lubitsch, director of John Barrymore, Mary Pickford, Emil Jannings and Pola Negri in various films, has sclected an extra girl named Mona Rico to play the second female lead opposite John Barry- more in his next United Artists picture. Camilla Horn is leading lady. "Dinner Time," the Pathe Aesop Film Fable that holds the dis- tinction of being the world's first animated cartoon subject in sound, is currently being seen and heard at the Mark Strand Theatre in New Geta Grenstadt, Margaret Lee and Eddy Boland have been added to the cast of "Erik the Great," the James Creelman story featuring Conrad Veidt and Mary Philbin under the direction of Paul Fejos. from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer He is now "His Private Life," a screen original by Ernest Vajda, has finally been selected by Paramount as Adolphe Menjou's next vehicle, bride, Kathryn Carver, will have the feminine lead. leading woman in "Service for Ladies" and also in "Serenade." His She was Menjou's Frank Hector V. Sarno and DeWitt Jennings have been cast by director Joseph Henaberry in Reginald Denny's first talking picture, "Red Hot Speed," now in production at Universal City, Herman J. Mankiewicz has been assigned by Paramount to title "Take Me Home," the Bebe Daniels' stage picture now being com- Sydney Bracy, who recently appeared with Buster Keaton in "The Cameraman," and with Marion Davies in "Show People," has been assigned to play Luke, the comedy relicf character in Tim McCoy's forthcoming starring picture, "Sioux Blood," which follows "Humming Wires" on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production schedule. HAMPTON Hampton, Aug. 31.--Rev. Mr. and Mrs, W, W. Jones and family, Millbrook, a former minister here, called on friends on Monday. Mrs. Jas. Burns and Miss Flor- ence Burns spent a few days in the city attending the exhibition. Miss Jessle Knox and Miss Elin- or Sykes visited friends in Oshawa recently. Miss Alger, Oshawa, at Mr. L. D. Sykes, Mr. Frank Hastings, Mr. Harry Cowling and Mr. Wallace Horn en- joyed a few days at Bobcaygeon this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. Wilbur and Miss M. O. Horn visited Mr. F, L. Squares on Sunday. Miss Lillian Philips, Toronto, at Mr. Wilbert Craig's. Mrs. Will Ranton and daughter, Margaret at Mrs, §ertrude Vir- tue's, Mr. J. J. Virtue and daughter, Sadie, with relatives at Burlington. Mr, and Mrs. F. Rogers and fam- fly, at Toronto, on Thursday. Mrs. H. W. Wilcox and children with her sister, Mrs. G, Edger, Courtice. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johns vis- ited Orono friends on Sunday. Mr. Frank Trenouth, Detroit, 1s spending a few days at home. Mr, and. Mrs. Wilbur Burnett, Stouffville, were Sunday visitors at Mr. Jno. Cowling's. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hastings and daughter, Grace, visited rela- tives in Toronto on Sunday. Mre. G. Niddery, Bowmanville, Mr. Elroy Creever and friend, "Yo- ronto, at Mr. M. Colivil's Jr. Miss Madeline Pascoe, Toronto, has returned home after visiting her aunt, Mrs. G. Taylor. Mr. Hilton Peters, having sold his farm to Mr. Bowen, of Clare- is visiting | mont, has bought the Peters' home- stead from his father, Mr. Alvin Peters. Mr. and Mrs. Peters and daughter, Mary, intend moving to our village, and will reside in the old Elford home, where Mrs. »ret- ers' parents, Mr. and Mrs. 8S. J. Williams resided for some years previous to their deaths. The change will take place shortly. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Watson are visiting at Mr. G. Adcock's. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Knox and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Horn and son, Wallace, were entertained at Mr. Ed. Doidges, Salem, on Sunday, and attended the Thank-offering services. The heavy thunderstorm on Tuesday hindered several farmers in this vicinity in their threshing, which seems to be the order of the day. Mr. and Mrs. Lutz and family have moved from our village. Mr. Marks is taking Mr. Lutz's place at the butter factory, where he was an employee. We welcome to our village Mr. Marks' wife and fam- ily also. Master Stanley Cowling and Nor- ma and Dora, Oakville, are holi- daying with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W, Cowling, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Curtis visited Oshawa friends on Thursday, Mrs. (Rev.) J. R. Bick visited her mother, Mrs. McCartney, Tor- onto, recently, Miss Bernice Aklster, Sunder- land, visited at A. E. Billetts', Mr. and Mrs, C. E. Horn and family are spending the week-end with relatives in Kitchener, Mr. Levi Rheatore, Enniskillen, has purchased the Bates property, which was recently owned by Mr. R. Croft, (baker), and was de- stroyed by fire some months ago. We are glad to see some improve- ments made about the place and ansicipate greater ones. BRITISH LIBERALS , PUBLISH REPORT London, Aug, 31,--Possibly of an amalgamation between the Laborite and Liberal parties, rumored for sev- eral weeks, apparently was ended Wednesday. The forty-fifth annual report, pre- pared for presentation at the Nation- al Liberal Federation at Great Yar- mouth October 11 and 12 said that the party "refuses to link its fortunes by any pact or agreement with any other party," but added the Liberals were willing to co-operate in achiey- ng reforms. he report indicated that the lines by which the Liberals would scek national support were: Poi in 1--The present Government is the only Government in Europe which has increased military expenditure since the war, 4 2--The Labor Party proved itself as impotent as the opposition. 3--The Liberals are the only party which wrought a series of practical measures to extricate the country from difficulties, 4--The Liberals favor reduction of British armaments to "the lowest limit compatible to national safety." 5--Closest relations with the ruling family. 6--Abolition of protective tariffs. 7--Stringent public economy. 8--Transferred to the state of the whole cost of unemployment relief, 9--Systematic use of surplus labor for the development of mational re- sources. 10--Minimum wage for every in- dustry also a system of profit shar- ing wherever practicable, 11--Abolition of slums. 12--Stabilization of the coal indus- try in accordance with the plan out- lined by the Liberal industry in- quiry. 13--More extensive use of the ag- ricultural lands in accordance with DOLORES COSTELLO Who will be seen at hte New Mar- tin Theatre next week in "Glor- ious Betsy." PASTOR FORBIDDEN Vancouver Minister Under Suspension But Declares Freedom Vancouver, Aug. 30.--The ecom- mission of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church has issued an order forbidding Rev. S. Robhert- son Orr, suspended pastor of Cen- tral Presbyterian Church here, to hold services, it was announced to a meeting of the congregation of the church Tuesday, Rev. Mr. Orr is under suspen- sion. He has, however, been hold- ing services in another building. He has declared his freedonr to preach the gospel, hut stated that he would not use the Presbyterian service, Copies of letters from the Gen- eral Assembly to Mr. Orr and to Central Preshyterian Church wire read by Rev. R. G. Macbeth, in- terim moderator of the congrega- tion, 10 HOLD SERVICES coming next Monday to the New Martin Theatre for a 3-day run, is another directoral triumph for Alan Crosland, the man who direct- ed "Don Juan," "When a Man Loves," "Old San Francisco" and "The Jazz Singer." Dolores Costello is ideally cast as the gentle beauty of the old South, who marries Napoleon's brother, goes with him to France, and is sent back to America by the Bros." Extended Run Production "Glorious Betsy," the Warner Little Corporal, in order that he may marry his brother to royalty. Never has the exquisite delicacy of _\is lovliest of stars been so ap- pealing as in the part of "Glorious Betsy." Conrad Nagel plays Jerome, and a manly and captivating figure he "Glorious Betsy" New Martin on Monday Next = RE E's 4 Coming to makes, whether defending Betsy's honor wtih the sword, defyinz hig mighty brother's edict, or bravin all dangers in order to return t the woman who is the queen of hi heart and the mother of his son. "Glorious Betsy' is the greates of all' historic love stories, an Warner Bros. have spared 'no exd pense in making the spectaculag production above eriticism. It id meeting with enthusiastic pralsd wherever shown. Most beautiful Picture! Most Beatjful Star! There is no reason to fear that ind telligent miners, after some tr ing and some experience under the actual conditions existing in C a, wil fail to make good. Tt is a question of selecting men of intelligence whe have a desire to make good in theis | new hone. While In OSHAWA Eat at the W ALDOR CAFE SPECIAL Sunday Dinner 12 to 2-30 p.m, 5to 8pm. the Liberal land report. It's a Great Picture See It!