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' Ea THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1930 Interesting Pen Impres- sions of the Coming Attractions on ... THE LOCAL SCREEN Who's Who & What's What in the Amuse- ment World Hoot Gibson Stars in "Trigger Tricks"--Coming Interesting Talk On Salt The Curious Place it now Occupies in Various Countries, The Professor and I had been talking about the troubles in In- dia, says a writer in Public Opin- fon, London, and we drifted on the subject of salt, "Can you tell me, Profesor, how the expres: sion 'true to salt' originated?" 1 asked, ' "Obviously it is a survival from the times when salt was a sacred substance," he replied promptly. "1 didn't know that it ever was sacred." "Didn't you? But it Is so. Homer calls it 'divine'; Plato, 'the substance dear to the gods.' You see, the gods were worship- ped as the givers of the kindly fruits of the earth, and as salt Is a necessary supplement to such articles of food as vegetables and To New Martin: Today of which Includes Robert Homans, Juck Richardson. Monty Montague, Neal Hart, Walter Perry.and Max Asher. Reaves Eason directed, Hoot Gibson, starting in Uni- vorsal's rapid-fire western picture, '"Prigger Tricks" coming to the Martin Theatre to-day, never wears any. articles of typieal western garb off the set, 'Trigger Tricks,' one of the most exciting and colgriul of hig pletures, deals with a war between sheep men and cattle men in Texas. The notable cast includes Sally Killers, Robert Homans, Jack Richardson, Monty Montague, Wal. tor Perry and Max Asher, Reaves Bason directed. The first entertainment Hoot Gibson, starring in s western drama, "I'rigger Pricks,"" coming to the Martin Theatre to-day, was with Dick Stan- loy's Wild West Show, When he wasnt appearing as a cowpuncher in' the show he was taking care of the horses, Beautiful Sally Eflers appears as Holt's leading Indy In cereals, it came to be habitually "Trigger Tricks," the strong cast associated with sacrificial offer- = Ta 5 " | ings, or at any rate with offerings which consisted of cereal ele- ments. This practice was com- mon not only among the Greeks, but among the Romans and the Semitic peoples. And so, because covenants were usually made over a sacrificial meal, the Biblical ex- pression 'a covenant of salt' orig- inated." "And that 1 didn't know." "Because of thiy religious signi- fieance there arosé thé belief, very common among the ancients, that every meal which included salt bad a sacred character, and so created a bond of piety and bro- therhood between the host and his guests, not to be broken with- out incurring the terrible wrath of the gods. In a modified form this belief has persisted in the Far East down to the present day --hence the Arab expression, "here is salt between us,' and, finally, the modern Persian phrase 'which has aroused your curiosity 'mamak haram,' 'untrue to salt "I gee, 1 wasn't aware that it had such an impressive meaning. "As a matter of fact, salt and {ncensé were the chief economic and 'religious necessaries of the ancient world, Many of the great trade rotes were created for the galt trade. The famous CAravan highway soross the Libyan desert was made to link up the salt oases, and to thir day the caravan traders of the Bahara den] chiefly in salt, The vast trade between the Syrian ports and the Persian Gulf 'owed its inception to the celebrated salt of Palmyra." 8 "You mean the city in the Syrl- an desert whose inhabitants wor- shipped the sun." The Professor nodded. collection of Arab hovels, but once a mighty merchant city. Again, one of the oldest roads in Italy is the Via Salaria, a salt- road, and the immense salt fields of Northern India were worked long before the advent of Alex- ander the Great. And so I could go on. But until comparatively jub of Univer- Em NEW MARTIN 2 Days Starting Saturday HOOT GIBSON "TRIGGER TRICKS" Hoot Shows 'Em-- and How Colin Olive and David Manners in n scene taken from the pleture "Journey's End," at the New Martin starting Tuesday. THE DECLINE OF DRINKING (London Daily Herald) Dr. Weeks told the Licensing Come mission ' yesterday that the working class is "emancipated" from aleo- holism. With his broad conclusion that the drinking habit of the popu- lation are improving no one will dis- agree. Those dreary days of "drunk for a peany and dead drunk for two- pence" are gone for ever, They were dreary, and that is why there was so much drinking Many turned to drink to drown their wretchedness. Perhaps the main reason why dyink- ing is decreasing is that wretchedness is decreasing. Far the mafses the standard of living is today far too low, but "it is much better than it was 50 years ago COMEDY "HOUSE-CLEANING" The Man Does the Work, Who Gots Credit? Voice of Hollywood ||. STATION 8-T-A-R Prison Panic Vaudeville Act The Eternal Veminine She slipped; her little . hand In 8 And sald, "I love you, Ben." But, that was yesterday---Gee whiz, : ' She's had six more since then! . » * No Occupation "What do you do." "I keep house, scrub, bake, . wash dishes, cook, laundry, iron, sew." And the census taker listed her: NEW Starting MARTIN 4-Days | Tuesday DIRECT FROM TIVOLI THEATRE, TORONTO scour, do the Our Prices Are Reduced "Now a Tf 17000 1 recent times it was for most na- . tions the scarest and dearest of minerals, and was, indeed, en: tirely unknown to the more prim- itive peoples. We read in the 'Od. yssey' of inlanders who didn't know of the sea and used no salt with their food." "To be frank," I admitted rue- fully, "I didn't know that either. But I take it that its use is wide- spread throughout the world now?" "On the contrary, There are still some tribes in central Africa who regard it as the supreme Tux. ury, while the Bedouins have no use for it." "But I always thought that it was necessary for health," I ob- ejected, "80 It is--~to civilized folk, But where men lve chiefly on milk and flesh, and eat the latter raw or roasted, so that its natural salts are retained, ft isn't neces- sary to add sodium chloride." "It follows, then," 1 remarked, "that boiled meat calls for a fair- ly heavy addition of salt." 'Just so." He went on: "Did you know that in Abyssinia, Tibet, and other countries in Africa and Asia, cokes of salt used to rep- resent large sums of money? No? But you probably know that in the Roman army a daily allowance of salt was made to of and men, though in imperial timek this 'sal arfum' (from which our word 'salary' is derived) took the form of an allowance of money." "Yes, And I suppose, Profes- sor, that salt has still Jioat oc onomic importance, Judy ng from the existence of Soreram ent mon- opolies in the "hg ah "Quite so. In some Oriental countries the taxation on salt ls #0 'exorbitant that the article | Frei ope i | pure state, ng | y mi t itn ouhh' "The Now'T / Testament | ph 'the, salt which has lost a ur,' 'simply refers to such impure stuff, And, of course, for centuries common salt was very heavily taxed in all coun« tries, with the result that its use was restricted to the rich. Even in England the tax wasn't repeal. ed until 1826. A few years earli- er it had amounted to the pre- posterous sum of fifteen shillings a bushel--thirty or forty times the cost of the article!" "Amazing!" 1 murmured, "Are there any salt mines in England, Professor?" "Certainly, We obtain some- thing like a square mile of the mineral, a foot deep, every year, and it's quite a common sight round Northwich and Winsford, for instance, to see houses shored up with bolts and plates owing to the subsidences which follow this displacement," Oh, there's no fear of the world running short of salt! The Dead Sea, for instance, contains over eleven and a half million tons, and the River Jordan annually adds 850,000 tons to this total, While the Great Salt Lake of Utah is slowly evolving into a vast salt bed." I sometimes like to test my friend's memory for statistics, and so I asked him about the ocean itself, He twinkled. "It's been com- puted that, if dried up, the entire ocean would yleld a mass of rock salt about, fourteen and a half times the bulk of Hurope above high-water level. You can't im- agine that, can you? Nor can I." "Well," I observed, feeling for my cligarette-case, "I've enjoyed our little talk, Professor, I shall be a little more respectful of com- mon salt in the future!" IMMORTAL YOUTH The way of man is one ungreened and bare; Ps Incomprehensible the way of God; With sorrow-nurtured pain we all must share Our lives, and must plod Alone, to some invisible pale peace. Each thing we touch is thorned, The rose that seems Inviolate in beauty soon will cease To be the melodies we love are dreams, unenlightened we But for each one an hour of love liness Is begged of Time's reluctant smile, to be The recompense for Life's evasive- ness, The hurt-embittered hearts, the niis- ery. This lone hour out of all eternity. Will light the darkness to infinjty ~Minna Gellert Who's The Mcanest First Boye Your father must he ¥ mean man--him a shoemaker and makin' you wear the old boots, Second Boy---- He's nothin' to your father--him a dentist, and your baby only got one tooth, . . . WHAT'S IN A NAME? Doctor--You must drink a glass of hot water every morning, Patient--I do that now, but they call it coffee in or hoarding house. --Nebelspalter, Zurich.. Richard Dix in a scene taken from the picture "Seven Keys to Bald pate" day. starting tonight and Tues. ONG SHOTS AND CLOSE UPS FLICKERS FROM FILMDOM AND GOSSIP OF THE SCREEN A GENERAL REVIEW OF SCREEN ACTIVITIES A "Silver Kings," a Grantland Rice Sportlight for carly Pathe re- Mira The salmon considered by most ang- lease, will be devoted entirely to salmon fishing on the famous Michi River in New lers Brunswick as the gamest of all fish are captured by the sportsmen in this Sportlight in large quantities and cach fish weigh from between 20 to J5 pounds.' It frequently takes two hours to land one of these salmon after it is hooked, This Sportlight, produced by the Van Bguren Corporation, will have a beautiful pictorial background and will include some beautiful s when at eventide the anglers sit around the camp fire well loved ' * * * cainp scene singing old and SONgS. » his role with William Haines in "Remote directing for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, As soon as he finishes Control" which Mal St Charles King is going to Europe to play two engagements in London The 'European demand for King followed the release there droadway Melody" and of "The Hollywood Revue." Clair is and Paris of "The \d >» * . Jack Oakic will have Ginger Rogers in the leading feminine role in "The Sap from Syracuse," which started this week at the Paramount New York Studio. This is a swift promotion for Miss Rogers, The dancing star of "Top Speed," the Broadway musical hit, has been ele- vated to a lgading role after playing in only two "feature pictures, "Young Man of Manhattan" and "Queen High" » LJ . LJ uple of small roles, the cast for Harold Lloyd's "Feet First" completed the signing of Alec Francis Arthur Houseman for important parts. Barbara Kent, leading lady; Robert McWade, Lillianne Leighton and Henry Hall round out what is probably the finest support Lloyd ever has assembled. The comedian now is filming one of his biggest interior sets, the Em- bassy Club in Honolulu, and will be engaged in shooting interiors up With the exception' of a ec has been with and to ithe time he is ready to start for Hawaii * * * L "The Royal Road to Romance," adapted from Richard Halliburton's popular novel, will be filmed as an epic of youth. by Fox Films, accord- ing to an announcement by Winfield Sheehin, vice-president and gen- eral manager. No director or cast has yet been chosen, but the lead- ing parts are considered great opportunities for youthful players. Radio pictures could not have made a happier selection of a story for my debut as a star under their banner than "Seven Keys to Bald- pate.' For many years this George M. Cohan play has been a favorite among theatregoers the world over and now it comes to the talking screen as a perfect example of aud- ible film entertainment, It ix Co han at 'his best--a rollickingly funny farce melodrama with more thrills and suspense packed into it than any play I have ever seen. Inasmuch as I have always wanted to play the part of Magee, the novelist, it 1s obvious that IT wes delighted when William Le Baron, vice-president In charge of R-K-O production here in Hollywood, told me he had purchased 'Seven Keys to Baldpate" for my first Radio starring vehicle, When Earl Derr Riggers wrote this thrilling story of an author's adventures in a deserted mountain tavern in the middle of winter, he must have foreseen the coming of Richard Dix Finds His Perfect Role in "Seven Keys" -- at the Regent talkies, for the plot, characters and situations adapt (hemselves even more perfectly to the screen than they did the stage, The character of Magee, the author which I play, appealed to me from the very start because of Its seriocomic qualities, Magee is a successful novelist who wagers with a friend that he can write a complete book within twenty-four hours, In prder to obtain privacy he goes alone to Baldpate Inn. lo- cated on a mountain top, The place is deserted for it is a summer re- sort and Magee visits it in the dead of winter What transpires daring the wenty-four hours Magee spends at Baldpate embraces all the moods of the theatre, There Is romance, comedy, melodrama, tragedy and satire, The denouement bringha surs prise that no one will guess in ad< vance and in my opinion is one of the cleverest pieces of playwright- ing ever conceived. ENGLISH CHORUS GIRLS ON THE DOLE Their Fortunes Have Waned as Popularity of the Talkies Increased London. Remarkable scenes may be witnessed almost daily just now outside the English Govern- ment. Labor Exchange in Great Marlborogh street, London, where "the dole" is paid to those that are out of work and work is oc- casionally provided for those in quest of employment, Great Marlborough street is off Regent street in the west end, one of the fashionable shopping dis- tricts, The extraordinary scenes are purveyed by apparently wealthy and fashionably dressed ladies-- most of them beautiful--who drive up to the exchange in autos or taxi- enbs, or stroll along nonchalantly from Regent street and take their places with the rag-tag and bob- tail on the queue of out-of-works waiting for "the dole." The dole is the gratuitous allow- ance now paid to all persons out of work in England in lieu of putting them as afore time in the "poor house," on the rates, It is creating a class of work-shy loafers such as no country elsewhere ever main- tained. But . these fashionably dressed beauties in their chic hats and fur coats are not as a class work-shy. The other dole-seckers sometimes sneer at them, but really they should not be sneered at, They are unemployed chorus girls whose fortunes have waned as the popu- larity of the talkies has waxed, The dole is their only resource, and the fine clothes they wear, bought for their last "show," are almost their only hope of landing a really use- ful job. Peaple who see them in the queue are inclined to take a skep- tical view of their dilemma, but the dilemma is genuine enough. "They think we look prosperous' explained one of them recently to a press representative, "I certainly, hope I do, That means I have a reasonable chance of getting work and heaven knows I want it bady enough. "I have to spend money on clothes when sometimes I should be spending it on food, but appearance is everything to a stage girl. Some of us get a lift in a taxicab or a motorcar, It is the only thing pride allows us to accept from a man Br woman friend," And that explains why ladies in sealskin.jacketr may be sce in the gole line any day in London, WHO KNOWS? What will the future bring? A rose . Born of love's blossoming? Who knows? But will the rose have thorns? No doubt. Haye you seen any rose Without ? tife always does a sting Expose ! y What will the future bring? Who knows? --E. Leslie Spaulding, in The Chi. cago Tribune, : Miké--You was named after me! y Pat--1 was not. Mike--You was too, because I am older than you, Han WOMEN AUTIVE " Women are taking an active Rat in the election cam nl orth York 'as' evidenced "the rally for the Libéral 'eandidate at Newmarket yesterday when 500 gathered at the opera house to hear Senator Caivine Wilson of Ottawa. In the gathering were CAIRINE WILSON SPEAKS "Wo Po Mulock, the candidate, gave TO-NIGHT and MONDAY IN ELECTION ladies from all parts of the #id ing. At the close of (he meeting a short address 'and Mrs, Mulock was presented with a bouquet of flowers, Me. and Mrs, Mulock are LM Wg apis Ph apron Ivrtamn 1 The Laugh Thriller of the Ages! First Showing Today. The idol of the screen plays the perfect part « + + picked by himself to begin his triumphs ant carcer hs a star. shown , photographed after the meeting.