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THE OREGON STATESMAN: TITXIUY, DECEMBER 9. 1910. ATTENDANCE IN ; SCHOOLS HIGH Gratifying Results Reward Special Effort of Superin tendent Smith County School Superintendent W M. Smith Is "using a hew method in trying to! raise average attendance of the coupjy schools, An.average at tendance of leach district Is taken monthly, and the schools having aji average of 9" per'eetatpr better are Jtlven acertincat&lbrf.i honor. The dlstdQtin thi-eJa for the month ending November.' 2S. ai?: .o. 1. Donald. 96.'" i No. 3, Middle drove, f7. No. 4.1 Sllvertonl 97. No. S.iRosedale, 97. . No. 9. ;Macleay, 99. j No. .14; Jefferson. 96. . No. 21, Gates. 97. No. -291. Rock Point. 95. No. 105, Abaq-Ht. 95. No. 'l 17, Niagara, 96. No. 119, Mahoney, 98. No.. 120, Hal's Camp, 100. No.. 123. Detoit; 100. No. 124. Crawford. 96. No. AtS,. Bethel. 99. No. lt, Salem Heights; 96. No. 129, Mill City. 951 No; 13 7 Ray bell, 96. No. 139. Aabaqua Heights, 100. No. 142, Monitor. 97. No. 78, Swegle. 98. . No. 79. Turner. 95. No..81, Oak Glenn. .99. I No. 83, Triumph, 98. '! No. 84, Four Corners, 99. NoJt K. Center View, 96. - . No."S. Summit. 100. ' No. 88,' Keizer, 96. So. ;89,Pleasant Point, 98.. " No. 931, Mountain View, 96. No. 93. Davis. 99. No. 96. Snnnyside. 93. No. 104. Union. 97. ' No. 80, Liberty, 97. ... No. 33. Silverton, 97. -No. 3 6,. Mission. 96. No.'40. C entrsl Howell. 9fi. No. 41. Hazel Dell. 96. No. 45. St. Paul. 93. ... Ka.'-'ZO:, fratum..95. ..- . No. 511 McAlpin. 96. No. 56. Grassy Pond 97. No. 9, St. Louis, 100. No fi 8. Johnston, 98. ' No.' 70J Harmony. 95.' , No. 75. McLoughlin. 96. - No. 76, Gervais, 96. BUCK PREACHES ON SCRIPTURES Has Always Held in Cath olic Church exception of this 'act Carry's charac ter is one of spotlessness. - ' The scenes of the farce are laid at the home of -Arthur Weldon. who is giving a house party in honor of his fiancee." Mabel." Garry's wire is a bit of a cat towards every one in general and Garrv in narticular. Mabel de- cides .that Gatry's wife must be i friest Tells Place'Holy Wnt tn.hf a 1 l a ui n ann that if tlio latter. - believes that he has really done some i thing, the childishness that she In dulges In will soon be forgotten. For," as Mabel says." if she thinks be has smallpox and finds it is only chlckenpox she will be much happier than if he had nothing at all. So the tells Garry that she isgoing to show it to his wife and all the trouble begins. No one but a clever playwright could conceive the countless compli cations that accrue "Up in Mabel's Room." Finally the wholie cast is involved over the lost chemjise. The situations are intimate to; say the least, but things come so thick and fast that the audience is never given time to consider the possible impro priety of a few of the scebes. The thought and principle of the play does not take the intimate scenes for the purpose of seeing howjnear the border of coarseness can bo reached, but strictly to make the piece as fun ny as possible in an innocent way. The audience was indebted to A. H. Woods lor one of his raost able casts. ' Julie Ring as abel Is perfect. Her appearance, voice and personal ity were in delightful harmony with the part. Her acting was so real and free-fro mthe many professional man nerisms. that it was indeed a delight. Sager Midgley was immense as the fat; ; unfortunate bridegroom. Garry, looking for a lost chemise. Of James Norval. Dorothy Slaytor and Frederick-Clayton- considerable could be said. They were all admirable in their parts. The remaining members of the cast were very acceptable in their diminishing parts of importance and due to. their ability and 'the well distributed .humorous lines, all had a chance to evoke many laughs from the audience. To Prevent Influenza Colds cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tab lets remove t.he cause. There is only one ''Bromo Quinine." E. W. GROVE'S signature on box. 30c. Community Christmas Tree Plan of Parent-Teachers .1 The Parent-Teacher association of Alat'rtnt .. Vn 71 YiolA - a1 Tnfinr t Liberty hall Friday night, and many Jn religious matters. ACHES AND PADCS of rheumatism .are not, permanently, but only tem ' porarlly. relieved by External reme dies. Why not use an internal rem- c-dy -Hood's. Sarsaparilla. which cor rest thacldity of the blood on which rheumatism depends and cures the disease? Taking his text ifrom the epistle of the second Sunday In Advent. "What things soever were written, were written for our learning." Rom.. XV 4, Father Ruck Kave an Instructive sermon on the Holy Scriptures and the position they have always held in the Catholic church. He said that an impression was abroad that the Bible was taboo with the Catholics, and then giving the history of the-New Testament upon which Christianity was 'founded, de clared that it was through the Cath olic church that It was collected compiled and preserved, and that It was through the same channel that its inspiration was established. He said that it was not until the Coun cil of Carthage.. 397 A. D.. that the canon, or the genuine books of the Bible were known. Up to that time there were numerous books which were of equal authenticity and Inspi ration as those now contained in the Bible. The names of some of these were "Epistle of Barnabas." "The Doctrine of the Twelve Apostles." "The Gospel of the Hebrews." St Paul's Epistle to the Laodlceans." He stated that doubtless the false impression was largely due to the fact that the Catholic was asked to read the Catholic version of the version of the scriptures and that the Catholic did not and could not con sistently hold that the Bible was the only rula of faith, since the New Tes tament, unon which Christianity was founded, did not exist practically for 397 years after Christ. One point which. Father Buck em phasized was the analogy- between the laws of the country and the Bi ble. . He said that both were meant for guidance and government, but frequently there were disputes con cerning the laws of both. The coun try, he said, provided a supreme court and a supreme judge to settle such disputes, and like manner he held that the Catholic church with the pope at its head was the supreme court and supreme judge in. disputes ties (plants furnishing light, heat, water power.transportation),! manu facturers and users of new print pa Iper; No. 4, public buildings, offices. stores, bakeries, laundries, residenc es, apartment buildings and building housing families; No. 5, cold storage plants; No: 6, creameries, milk bot tling and milk canning factories; No. 7. refiners of petroleum; No. 8. pack ing plants for slaughtering and re frigeration; No. 9. plants not includ ed in above list only to extent neces sary to protect against fire and freezing. John Grimes Passes Away at Salem Home, Age 78 John Grimes died yesterday even ing at his home 1488 North Liberty street. He was 78 years old. He is snrvived by his widow, Mrs. Christine Grimes, who with two daughters, is in California. The children who survive are Mrs. Merrill Cnmmings and Mrs. Alta Elyea of Portland; Maud Grimes and Delicia Grimes f California Mason Grimes of Portland and John Grimes of ,Moro. eaftern Oregon. The body Is at the Terwiiliger home and the fnneral announcements will be made later. PLAY PLEASES AND STARTLES Up in Mabel's Room" Proves to Be Uproariously Funny Farce Comedy How would you feel if you were a bridegroom of a month and were dis covered under the bed in another wo man's room? This was just one of the things that hoppened "Up In Ma bel's -Room" last night at the Grand Opera house. ."Up in Mabel's; Room" Is an up roariously" funny farce in which Ma ' bel and a former admirer. Garry, are the central characters. . Mabel Is pos sessor of a ''rose pink" chemise, bear ing the embroidered inscription "Ma , bel, , from Garry," which Garry sent her in a ras hmoment from Paris' in the days of their amours. With the interesting issues- were discussed .Delegates from the county conven tion reported the'actlvities of the as sociation over the county and plans were .outlined for the coming year. A community Christmas tree was planned, a committee of three being appointed to- cooperate with the teachers in arranging details. The, necessity of parents showing their interest 4n the students by vis iting the schools and taking, more ln teaestfc In; general, of -the school's ac tivities" was shown. One of the most important Issues was the election of officers for the coming year. They are as follows: Floyd Webb, president; Roy Om-art, vice president; Miss Dougher ty; secretary and Mrs. Williams, treasurer., . '. The outgoing officers are planning a banquet for those who have been newly elected Two Salem Men Bay Oat Newspaper at Springfield Sam Tyler and Howard Freeland, two Salem boys who formerly were employed in the mechanical depart ment of The Statesman, recentlyhare purchased The Springfield News and are mailing it a very newsy paper and one that is full of business. Both men are linotype operators and Tyler also Is looking after the business and news-end of the paper. a. REDS BRANDED ! AS DISTURBERS Judge Denounces Amma Gold- and' Alexander Berkman in New York Court OREGON PRODUCT TO BE BOOSTED f Douglas Fir Exploitation Company Files Articles of Incorporation f ine ClTKBOoy The Longer Ton Play It the Sweeter It Grows j, .,LX new Cheney Phonograph fs an Instrument of marvelous tone. ;But an old Cheney is a prized ' possession as ; heirloom of eyer- increasing worth. v , i. - '. f 'jChettey .phonographs grow, wetef i;aitleher In tone the longer you own them, like a vio "ilfibtf fAjoliocniae same reason. Every part of the' Cheney brches ' tral,' Chambers and Resonator is ' of maple and spruce and the res- 6nator is carved in violin lines. ' Suspended, tone . free,' it vibrates like a violin and thus adds in creasing sweetness to ; Cheney . Tones." t I: 'I'm .t.'J ' ' i Made in Six Beautiful Models! G; F. Johnson: Pmo Co.; 149 Sixth Street Portland, Oregon : i '-:;v.' ':T-T:-..WrlteP6r.CaU2oOTe'.' . -li ' CWckering-r-Menlin---Packard Bond Pianos ! AID DF GRAM'S OFFICE SOUGHT Federal Labor Department Proposes New Salaried Po- , sition in State J. B. Densmore, director general of the United. States employment ser vice, writing from Portland to C. H. Oram, state labor commissioner, out lines a plan' for acquiring labor sta tistics from Oregon. The system used would be similar to that employed In other states and would require the co-operation of the state labor de partment. Mr. Gram has not decided what action will be taken. Paid Assistant Needed. - The federal department has ap pointed the labor commissioner in the several states as federal director of the United States employment ser vice at a nominal salary of $1 a year. and he is to collect and report to the Washington office such statistics as are required. The labor commis sioner appoints an assistant at a sal ary of $150 a month and who re ceives in addition a bonus of $240 a year if he has been in previous gov ernment service. If he has not been in government service he will receive the - bonus after satisfactory service of one' month. I -The employment offices operating in the state in co-operation with the government will be furnished with government office equipment and the director, will have the franking privi lege. i " -. Densmore Tells Reason. - "It is highly desirable," says Mr. Densmore's letter, "that an arrange ment of this kind be made in each state in order to keep in existence whatever there is of the public em ployment servicer so that it may be more easily adjusted to the national program contained in the so-called Kenyon-Nolan bill under considera tion in congress. The program is arranged so that it can be carried on to the end of the fiscal year, ending June 20, 1920, Corporation Commissioner II. J. Scbutderman yesterday issued a per mit to operate In Oregon to the Dou glas Fir Exploitation & Export com pany, a Washington corporation, cap italized at $200,000. II. J. Kuhl of Portland is attorney-in-fact for Ore gon. The company will exploit Douglas fir and other Oregon prod ucts in foreign countries. Permits to operate in Oregon were granted to the Holland "Livestock company, an Idaho corporation cap italized at $300,000 and the Idagon Pure Bred Cattle company, also of Idaho and capitalized at $150,000. for both of which A. B. Azcueniga of Jordan Valley, Malheur county, is auorney-in-ract for Oregon. Arucies or; incorporation were filed by the following new firms: rarm tiureau cooperative ex change, Medfprd; - incorporators George A. Mansfield. George B. Dean. W. B. . Lindsey. A. Wilberr. E. O Teague; membership fee $$; to op erate stores, warehouses, packing plants and, other institutions for the benefit of members. A. W. Metzger & Co., Gresham: Incorporators, A. O. Metzger, William C. Metzger. B. W.'Thorne; capitali sation l5a.0fr?4Dohandise. . Medford Service station. Medford: incorporators. Charles C. Furnas. Frank M. Lucas. Walter S. Lone: capitalization, f $ 10,000. Multiple Flour Sifter company. incorporators, Otis G. Graham. Min nie A. Graham, Meivin R. Woodburn. Eva J. Woodburn: " capitalization. 25.000. x Boston Ovens company, Portland: Incorporators. L. G. Duff, H. S.- Pills- bury. V. B. Bremway; capitalization. $5000. Kesoiutions or dissolution of dis solution were filed by the Board man Townsite company of Hermiston. WASHINGTON', Iec. 8. The gov ernment will contest habeas corpus proceedings -in New Yerfc Instituted with the purpose of preventing the deportation of Alexander Berkman j and Emma Goldman. Anthony Cam inettl. commissioner general of immi gration said today, and is satisfied that it can supiort Its deportation order. Mr. CamlnettI at the same time made public a telegram he sent today to Harry Weinberger, counsel for th anarchists in which he denied that the immigration bureau' had ruled that it would permit the family of a deported alien to accompany him. In rendering his decision. Judge Mayor of New York, denounced both a narchists. "The court views the defendants as enemies "of the United States and of the peace of this country. he said "Berkman has a criminal record that began when he attempted the assas sination of Mr. Frick. At the begin ning of the war these defendants tied to prevent the carry lag out of the selective, service act. They did everything they could to destroy the welfare the stability and the integ rity of this government, and the court regards heir actions as every bit as bad. every bit as inimical to the government, as were the acts of the common enemy, the German em pire. Therefore, the court declines to grant ball. district No. 4. 4000 and district No. $14. $r.44r0 : A meeting will.be held In the court house December 26 for the purpose or giving the taxpayers a chance to object to any lm in the prtVused bud sil. ' Dr. Holt Resigns Place as Baptist Pastor Here Dr. George F. Holt, who has been pastor of the Vint Baptist church of Salem since March 1. 19 1C. informed .the congregation Sunday night ot his resignation to accept the position of promotional director for the church In the state of Washington. The res ignation will be acted npon at a meeting of the congregation Thurs day night. No intimation has been made as to who will succeed Dr. Holt. ' ' - Stanford and California to Pick Ragby Team for Match PALO ALTO. Csl..-rev Stan ford and ihe University of California will combine in chonr a Joint rugby souad to tlar "Victoria ' and Vancouver, B. C daring the Christ mas holidays. It was announced to day. . U. S. OFFICIAL DROWNS IN LAKE E. B. Brockway, Tacoma, Meets Death While Skating Youths Try Rescue Poindexter Ifill Head 1920 Election Ballot SOLDIER KILLED ; BY HIGHWAYTiIAIl Mark A. Matthews, on Vay from Camp Lewis to Cor vallis, Is Victim .PORTLAND. Or.. Dec. Private Mark A. Matthews ot Camp Lewis, Wash., bas h capital was shot and killed on the tret here late tonight by a holdup man. Matthews. It was said, had been detailedtfcr; A3, days du;y.at the Ore gon AtriUuW CoBu. , Corrailif , Ore., and .mat lassicc. .through Port-' land on his way to Corvallii. Pollc aid he TeTrCniO iwtVHlay.. - ANARCHISTS TO GO IN 2 WEEKS Judge Dismisses Habeas Cor pus Obtained by Bergman and Emma Goldman NEW YORK. Dec I. Federal Judge Mayer late today dismissed writs of habeas corpus . obtained by Alexander Berk man. and Emma Gold man to prevent their deportation to Russia and refined to admit them to balL Federal District Attorney Caf- fey announced In court thai the gov ernment planned to deport the two anarchists within two weeks. PIERRE. S. D.. Dec. 8. The name of Senator Miles Poindexter of Wash ington state, will head the primary ballot in March as a Republican In dependent candidate for presidential preference. Senator Poindexter filed today the first under the president ial preference law. - The name of Major General Leon ard Wood, who was Indorsed at the state Republican proposal meeting here last week will be at the head of the. Republican proposal ticket, but that of Poindexter will b. on the first column at the left of the-ballot." i Over Six Millions Is Expenditure of Year Expenditures under the supervi sion of the state highway department for the fiscal year ending November 30. 1919, totaled $6,902,930.56. ac cording to a statement issued by the department Saturday. The amount comprises expenditures of $6,277. 741.04 from state funds, $325,050.01 from county funds and $301,139.51 from federal funds. The expenditures do not cover the cost of all work completed during 1919, approximately $1,000,000 pay able to contractors being retained nn der a statute limiting payments on contracts to 85 per cent of, amount due until all work under the con tracts is completed. Coal Is Curtailed, Says Order to Railroad Agen There Is not sufficient coal in pos session of the northwestern regional coal committee nor is . a sufficien supply expected to protect agains fire and freezing of all industries says information received by J. W Ritchie, local Oregon Electric agent. All consumers not in the following list must reserve sufficient ot their present stock of coal to protect their plants throughout the winter: . No. 1, army, .navy or other branch es of federal service. No. 2. state col lege and municipal institutions and private hospitals; No. 3, public utill- GAME AND FISH LAWS HARD HIT Oregon Sportsmen Prepare to Remove Power from Juris diction of State PUPILS MAKE HIGH SCORES Supervisor Arnold Announces Those Perfect in Arith - metic Tests TACOMA. Wash... Dec. 8.E. B. Brockway. United States commission er, an office he haa held for sereral years, was drowned tonight while skating with his son. Gordon. 16, on Lake Stellacom. near Tacoma. Both Gordon and James Button. a young companion. went tbrongn the thin ice in vain attempts to res cue Brockway. The body had not been recovered at a late hour tonight. A. N. Arnold, school Supervisor of school district No. $ Is getting very gratifying results from the series ot arithmetic tests which he is giving to the grades in his district. Below Is a list of the students and the school they attend who received 100 percent in the last test: .Grassy Pond district No;S6-r-Ruth Ferris. Zeta Hammond. Virtue Snave ly, all of eighth, grade. McKee district. No. 4... Cecil G. Connor, eighth grade. Monitor district. No. 142 Wayne Pomeroy, sixth grade; Chase ortedal, eighth grade; Edna Erb, seventh grade. Adventlst district No. 142 George Bradley, sixth grade. Lutheran district No. 70 Walter Schulze, sixth-grade; Anna Kohlmeir. seventh grade. Milster district No. 94 Mae Sira monds, Nettie Simmonds. eighth grade; Henry Nuszbaum, seventh grade. Hazel Dell district No. 41. Rnby Down, Ingval Torresdale. sixth grade. Alice Thomas. Opal Down, 'Lelah Hampton, eighth grade. Union district No. 104 Raleigh Carothers. sixth grade; Raleigh Van Cleave, Clifford Seely, Mary Dixson, Urla Roth, eighth grade. Alblqua district No. 105 Lerevte Crouser, fifth grade; Edla Crouser, seventh grade; Loran Dunagan, elgth grade. , Halt district No. 107 Jack Hullt, sixth grade.' -" - " - Witzel district No.. 6 Enna But terman. fifth grade. Rock Point district No. 29 Ida Frank, seventh grade. - Shaw district No. 80 Walter Bath, ner. Merrll Amort, fifth grade. PORTLAND. Dec. 8. Thirty del egates from all parts ot the state attended the opening session of the annual meeting of the Oregon State Sportsmen's league here today. .. Selection of various committees for the coming year as the only business transacted this morning. This afternoon the election of of ficers and the passage or rejection of several radical changes in the present came and fish legislation In the state were scheduled to ceme up. One of these measures to be acted npon pertains to. Instructing the executive committee to prepire an Initiative measure for a consti tutional amendment that would per mit the citiens or the various dis tricts determined by watershed to, by popular vote, control the propa gation and taking of fish from these districts, instead of having them bin der Jurisdiction of one central slate body. Willamette Is Admitted to Northwest Conference i The northwest college conference in session at Seattle admitted to membership Willamette university. Acceptance of the Salem college was at first voted down because of Its application for admittance as a bes ketball member. When Coach Mat thews changed, the application to read "all branches ot sport. the northwest conference accepted the ap plication. Admittance to the confer ence, however, does not mean that Willamette must participate In. all major sports. Immense Increase Made in Warrants Andited . Total disbursements of state de paremtns through the auditing de partment or the secretary of states' office for the month ot November were approximately $1,800,000. says J. E. Allison, head of that depart ment. Mr. Allison says this is as mach as was disbursed In two years when he entered the state depart ment 20 years ago. Dalles People Shiver Without' Coal Sapply THE DALLES. Or Dec 8. At least 150 families in this city were today without tueL This waa the es timate made by. Mayer S tad el man One carload of fuel arrived today bat will go but a small way toward al leviating the present critical situation he said. Due to efforts of the mayor, prom ises of help have been made by Slate Fuel Administrator Finch wbo said that unless . fuel . la", made .""available here at once he would order several cars cut out from traialoads destined to other points In order that the local situation, may . be relieved, - - Pflrij Cheers Carpentxer on Return from England PARIS. Dec. 8. Paris last aatnmn cheered and showed wonderful en- thasiasm on the visits ot royalty, but never with such spontaneity as la greeting Georges Carpentler. fighting champion on his return here today. Carpentler was seized by the crowd when alighting from the train and separated from M. Deschamps. his manager., and was temporarily lost in the mad throng, ills tight arm was slightly hurt. CLERK KILLED IN EXPLOSION Roy Vanness; Pasco, Vaslu, Dies Fire Lois is Hear $40,000 Salem Man Escapes from Oregon State Penitentiary John Tuel. 23 years old, escaped from the state - penitentiary wood camp some time Suaday night and haa not been heard from. , Tuel was eon mi tied from Marlon eonaty for larceny and sentenced to from one to five years. He was paroled lat February and went to Portland where he violated bis parole by forgicr a check on his father, who lives la Sa lem. He was returned to. the peni tentiary in Jane. South Dakota Man Bays Dalaney Farm in Polk DALLAS. Or- Dec . (Special tu The Statesman.) F. A. Holler, a new arrival In this section of the country from South Dakota, has par chased the Thomas Dalaney ranch et 14 CIS acres in . Salt Creek valley. Mr. Butler is a brother in law of David Nachtigall who has a big tana ' adjoining. The farm property was purchased by Mr. Delaney during tbe last year from F. IL Fawk and Henry Yolk and Mr. Dalaney had Just got set tied cm the place- when thetpporti--ty came to sell it. Daring the year he sold his ranch near Galhrie Acres to M. J. McKJm ot Baker. The price paid for the land by Mr. Butler waa $18,000 with $2000 addi tional for personal property. Mr. ana Mrs. Dalaney win leave within a short time for a visit to their o!4 home In Texas after which they wCi return to Oregon to live. PASCO, Wash!. Dec. 8.-Uoy Vali nes. If, clerk in the Paico Drug company, was killed trrJght In tbe explosion of a better In the Bank of Pasco building, which bowsed tbe bank, the drug company and the poaloffice. - The - building -.was de stroyed in a fire which followed the explosion, with a loss estlnated at $4 0,000. An old building used as a restaurant, also was destroyed. Vannc-ss had Just entered the base ment to attend to the furnace when the explosion occurred. The explo sion shook the entire city and was heard as far aa Kennewlck. . The boy's body has not been found. NEW YORK MARKETS. NEW YORIC Dec 8. Evaporated apples qiuet; western 1824c; state 214?22eM. Prunes strong; Califor nlas 14 32c; Oregons 20024c Peaches Tirmf standard 21 21 l-2e; choicel-l-22lr2c; fancy 25c Hops firni; state medium to chotce 1919, TSQSSc; 1918 60&C5e: pa cific coast 1519, 8490c; 1918, CO G 65c . Polk County Estimate for 1920 is $310,794 DALLAS. Or.. Dec 8. (Special to The Statesman.) The estimated ex penses of Polk county for the year 1920 have been placed by the county court at $310,794 and that body rec ommends that there be placed or lev led upon the property in the county liable for taxation the amoant of 21.8 uu me uuuir lur raising ion amount. tTh hnrfvt itrnv, that thin la anmL. thing like $28,000 cash on hand re maining in the general fund this year and $2000 in the general road fua-l The amount of taxes levied by the various cities In Polk county for the coming year Is as follows: Dallas. $11,885; Independence.' $9 672.08; Monmouth. $4,594.80; West Salem. $3,077.34. and Falls City. $4,045.82. ' Special road districts tax levies are BUTTE 30 BELOW: ALL COAL GONE Poverty-Stricken Families in Desperate Straits in Mon tana Towns degrees below zero and not a pound or coai tor relief of poverty-stricken ramtues. same . of whom have been reduced to desperate straits, was the situation In Rntte today when city and county officials met in confer ence with John II. Mcintosh, fuel administrator, la an endeavor to de- Lvlse some means of relief. f Train Stalls in Snow Bank; Autos Pressed Into Service . TUTTK. Moot.. Dec. 8.A Nor. thern Pacific passenger train stalled Sunday la a bank of snow six feet deep, rive miles tit r Twin R ridg es, near the town of Sheridan. MonL. still was snowbound tonight, accord ing to a teiehrme message to the Bcttc. Miner. The . patseTutera on me train. were taken yesterday by automoDMea mtoherl4& - Dallas Precinct Changes 1 WUl Add New Councikicn DALLAS. Or Dec C. (Special to The Statesman.) .The Polk county court has cut down the number t precincts within the city limits, elim inating at least two voting prcclnrti which will reduce expenses consider ably. . The city of Dallas is now divided into four precincts with Wasblagloa and Main streets as the dividing lines The council at tbe next session will begin making preparations towards chang! a g the wards to meet the pre cinct lines of the county and wui thereby add one more ward to lbs city .which will necessitate the ap pointment ot two more couBCllmeo, bringing tbe total number ap to nine Instead ot seven. The new plan meets with favor of tbe voting population who will not have to travel from nt end of town to tbe other .to vote oa election days. Silverton Food Prodacts 3 Company Is Branching Od SILVERTON. Or- Dec 8. (Spe cial to The Statesman.) Under U management of C. A. Hartley. IU Silverton Food Prodacts company t becoming aa Important factor la tt'J community. Recently Mr. Hartley purchased the warehouse owned kf the Silverton Hop Growers' associa tion and will remodel It Into a tra't canning factory which will be r47 to begin to operate when the cherries coma on the market and will recere the different kinds of fruits trcs then on. The company has taVm ever t-' vacant lot owned by J. M. Drswa eaf. it tbe warehouse which gives -ix frontacErrt,"JTJ. feet ccj the PoBt.2 PaclDc. jm,o.way. vA' cider vinegar factory and aa -apple lng plant will be built en this Ux Lecture on China WSl . Be Heard at SUteria SILVT!TiTnV Or TW 1. (Sf Hal to The Statesman.) Vn. Jc Connell of Shanghai, China. ex pected In Silverton In the f ture to Ttalt re la I ire. Se " daughter of Mr. aad Mrs. E. S. Iff : acre and a sister ot Mrs. J. kf all ot this place. For some time Mrs. Csa been lecturing on China 4s r-u1l0 American cities. She Is lstere:1 1 establlihing an Americas vJZ Shanghai and the proceeds of V V7 tares will be used toward It Js her plan to show lbs V -J, " the Gem theatre some a'.f" flinf the week proceeding ChrU-1"- T though detlnlte plans tiTV tot. 7. tec-. xaaa. . " V .