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' TTIE OltEGOS STATESMAN. SALTf, 10nKGO RTTNDAT MOftXTKfl, SEPTEMBETl 5, 1920 ' 4 Chamber of Commerce to Test thermometers LOS ANGELES, Sept. '4. In accmate ' thermometers .caused tltrua growers so nuch loss that the Los Angeles chamber of com merce, according to Dr.; Ford A. Carpenter, of the department of meteorology and aeronautics of that Institution, baa decided to cpen a new department where the instruments may be-tested. The chamber has received from Washington a thermometer which was In the testing room six months. With this as a standard instruments sent in by the citrus growers will be tested for each degree from 24 to 100. The vari ance at each point will be noted and recorded for the benefit of thn erower. It is said the chamber will be the only station outside of Wash ington, D. C, to Rive this service, and It Is expected many growers throughout southern California and perhaps in other sections of the stata will take advantage of "The Ices of an. entire crop may result from the faith of the grow er in a thermometer, which-is reg iKterln freeiiflg point when it may be telder," said Dr. Carpen ter. ; - v - . : , : ge of all persons- who died of their own agency was 42 year. which Ross pointed out. was eight years under their lire-espectancy as shown by insurance tables. I 3 Times as Many Men as Women Commit Suicide SACRAMENTO. Cal., Sept. 4. Only .one-third as many women as men commit suicide, according to a seurvey of California vital sta tistics made by L. E. Ross, statis tician of the state board of health. The survey wa for the period be ginning January 1, 1911 and end ing December' 31. -1919. During that period 7,801 persons died in 1 California by their own bands. Suicide by firearms, Ross found was the most used method, ac- counting for 43 per cent of the total. Poison was next and, as phyxia third. The suicide rate among orientals was greater than any other race and the average Mrs. Mary Stiffler Dies, Funeral Will be Monday Mrs. Mary A. Stiffler. 83 years old. died at 2 o'clock p. in., yes terday at her home, 340 North Twenty first street.- She leaves four eons. A. C. Stifiler, O. C. Stiffler, Rady Stirflef and Roy Stiffler, and one daughter, Mrs. Oka Larson, all of Salem. Funeral services will be a 1 o'clock Monday at the Webb & (flongh chapel and burial will be in City view cemetery. Col Percy Willis Is Visiting Salem Friends Col. Percy Willis of the United States army and Mrs. Willis are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Remington. 891 North Winter street. Colonel Willis re cently has returned west from Boston where he was In command of one of the forts in Boston har- bor. He Is a heavy property own er in Salem and formerly made his home here. GET SERMON BY PHOXE. HAVRE, Mont., Sept. 4. Rev P. II. Case of Devila Lake, N. D. has perfected a "preach by phone' system whereby anyone within t radius of 12 miles of Devils Lake can take down bis telephone re ceiver and listen to the sermon. according to word received here. Rev. Case formerly was pastor of the Havre Presbyterian church. NEGROES HOLD VP TRAIN FRESNO. Cal., Sept. 4. Five negroes held up a Southern Pacific freight train between Kinkaburg and Goshen, robbed the train crew and escaped, according to a tele phone message to the Fresno Re publican from Vlsalia. Stanford Football Team Begins Work STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal.. St-nt. 4. candidates ror the 19ZO Stanford University football team have been ordered by Head Coach Walter I. Pcwell and Capt. A. P. Holt to report far opening prac tice September l. Althougn Stanford. has lost many members of the 1919 varMty, I'owen and Holt think they will have materi al for a winning eleven. Captain Holt, according to the early reports, has not recovered entirelv from Injuries received playing !ast season. He is ex neeted. however, to be able to take his old place In thfe back- field.. Two varsity football players. J.. C. Patrick and C. R. Righter. are with the California team at the Antwerp Olympic fames but are expected to return in time to play in til the games. Righter was center on the 1919 eleven. Stanford's back f ield ranks will be strengthened by the addition of R. w. Arneti, a former army player who has been mentioned by eastern sport writers for the all-American eleven. A prospect for tackle. Howard Deems, has transferred from Occidental col lege. Los Angeles, and wilL be eligible here this year. gation of charges that liquor con- treated during raids was distrib uted In certain parts or ban Francisco during Tuesday s prim ary election. He announced the dismissal of F. P. Bushey. pro hibition agent, charged with hav ing become Intoxicated In a raid on a garage adjoining a grill. PLANE WRECKED, REPORT KALAMA. Wash- Sept. 4. An unidentified airplane which flew over here early tonight was re ported to have fallen in the woods about seven miles north of Kal ama. a searching party . which left here returned later havlnr failed to locate the plane. Another party will leave here early tomor row to resume the search. Liquor Distributed in 'Frisco During Election SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 4. jonn Lb considtne, federal pro- Mbition supervisor, announced today he had begun an Invest!- PERSUING VISITS SOX. LINCOLN, Neb- Sept. 4. Oen John J. Pershing reached Lincoln today from a vacation trip in the Rocky Mountain country and will rtmain several dayi visiting bTs son and two sisters. MttVKPAPEU MAX DIES. BERKELEY, Cal.. Sent. 4 E. Curtis, veteran newspaperman and formerly an employe of the Assoclatfsl Press, died here to day of heart disease. Breadfruit Trees" Grow in California GRIDLEY. Cal.. Aug. 31. Two carob trees, on the ranch of J. A loacum, Jr.. near here, are the same as those spoken of In the Bible as the "breadfruit tree," ac cording; to a report received by Yoacum from the United States Department of Agriculture. The department's report, sent In an swer to a query from Yoacum, said that although there were sev eral Carob trees in this country none were of the same variety as those found on the Yoacum ranch The fruit of the tree. It said, was really a "bean." PHILIPPINES GET TEACHERS MANILA. P. I.. July 30. Thirty-three American teachers. 31 women and two men. arrived late in July and will within short time take up tfieir work as Instructors In the public schoo's of the Philippine Islands. A ma jority of the teachers have been assigned to posts in the provinces where they will remain for two years. Their salaries range from S130O to SI500 each a year. COAST LEAGUE I E. At Los Angeles R. 11. Seattle 3 10 1 Vernon 2 7 1 Gardner, Seibold and Baldwin; ShelltnUck and Devormer. At San Franclsc R. H. E. Portland 0 8 1 San Francisco 1 0 Sutherland and koebler; Couch and Yelle. At Salt Lake Lo Angeles Salt Lake HuxhfS. Pertlca, R. II.. E. C 14 7 11 2 -Thomas -and Lapan; Stroud and Hy- Bassler, ler. At Sacramem Oakland Sacramento .... Krause and Mitze; Schang. R. H. E. ..252 .. 4 10 0 Fittery and Portland, treasurer. Vice presi dents chosen are: First judicial district. F. M. Calkins. Medford; second district. J. W. Hamilton. Roseburg: third district. Perry R. Kelly. Albany; James U. Camp bell. Orecon City; sixth district. Gilberts V Phelps. Pendleton: seventh district, John W. Gavin. Dalles; eighth district. Gustav Anderson. Baker; ninth district. Dalton Biggs. Ontario; tenth dis trict. John W. Knowles. La Grande; eleventh district. David Parker. Condon; twelfth district. Harry II. Belt, Dallas; thirteenth diftrict. Delmon V. Kuykendall. Klamath Falls; fourteenth dis trict. Judge Batcheller. Lakevlew; eighteenth district. T. E. J. Duf- fey. Prineville: nineteenth dis trict. Gdorge R. Bagley. II" -boro; twentieth district. James A. Eakin, Astoria. An executive committee con sisting of Fred W. Wilson. E. O.' Immel. Robert Maguire. Charles J. Fchnabel and Hugh Montgom ery was named. The association voted to hold a special meeting In Portland in I - mler to act upon the final report of the cer tification of the probate code. RAILROAD KXGIXE EXPLOIT LA ROCHELLE. France. Sept. 4- Ten workmen were killed atd ten in J red In the explosion of a railroad engine at La PalLf. near here today. We Want Your Evergreen Blackberries "We are also in the Jfirket for Green Prunes, Green gage and Damson Ilnm. peats, and quinces MANGIS EROS. Office W2 State Street Phone 717 riant, High and Trade Sta. Phone 1231 AMERICAN LEAGUE 1 At Boston R. II. E. New York 5 11 2 Boston 3 9 1 Collins. Ehawkey and Hannah ; Jones, Harper, Ayers. Schang. Second game New York Boston ...... .... Mays and Ruel; Schang. R. II. E. . . 5 9 3 . 6 9 0 Bush and At Cleveland R. II. E. Detroit 3 10 4 Cleveland .12 n 1 .Morrison, Ay res and Manion; Caldwell and O'Neill. R. II. E. , C 14 4 5 12 1 Severeld; At Clflcago St. Louis Chicago ...... ...i. Bayne, Burwell and CIcotte and Schalk. "Sec on 1 game SL Louis 2 9 0 Chicago S 10 0 Deberry and Billings; C. Wil liams and Schalk. R. H. 2 9 'm vcyy iiv:-. :?y m.. r, k . , , -rw t . n v i r.iif I i' 'ibi i i ii i t a ii f vu ' i ui w r, i,tw'"tii WRr-im vino i -rtc-77u. ii - in ni r v in ' u y 1 1 yL ii i j c v 1 i WSCH - ' ' . OIL. ,hA I A-.WM ii il ' ! : ill jO At no time in thje history of Salem's "Great- r I 111 w (o)rwi'1MV-' $J est Women's Apparel Store'-have our prep- jfa J i&j A " v- arat'ons hPn more complete- We Wgan a j WW V x3& study of the market early, and plaeetl our r W W Vii IUIm '' A ' orders only after careful .and thorough inyes- - W lllWflflf 5 . ' ligation of the styles and valued The result W ' ?l a V V 'X ' - " evident in the superior merchandise, now t v1 11 l iiPiSJC ' displayed in our Salesroom and Show Win- jfl A V l W M V- 1 i dows. Greatest variety of styles in New Suits IP SMm h X t'oats Skirts, DresseK, Millinery and Furs ever ft J UV C Khoyn m Salem now ready for your inspection. " Salem's Greatest lomen'i Apparel Store f" -. f " - v - -i 1 At Philadelphia R. Washington 4 Philadelphia ... 5 Erlckeon and Gharrity; mell. Naylor and Perkins. II. E. 15 4 C 2 Rom NATIONAL LEAGUE At New York R. H- E. Philadelphia 0 4 0 New York 13 Iff 1 Causey. Hubbell Betts ahd Wheat; Nehf, Perrltt and Smith. At St. Louis Cincinnati , st. Louis : : . , Reuther. Napier Dcak and Clem on s. - R. IL E. ... 2 9 1 ... 4 13 1 and Wingo; Dilboefer. At Brooklyn R. II. E. Boston o 11. 2 Brooklyn .... .......10 17 I Watson, Oescheger and O'NfeTI; Cadare.and Miller, Kruger. At Pittsburgh R. H. E. Chicago ..... 2 9 1 Pittsburgh ..1. 3 9 1 Tyler and OTarrell;, Adams. Cooper and Schmidt. At New York R. II. Philadelphia .... .... 0 4 New York 1 5 Meadows. Betts and Wneat; Wltaerow; Douglas and Smith. Officers of Oregon Bar Association Elected tUCENE, Or.. SepL 4. II. Kiatt. of PUtt & Piatt. Portland wa Today elected cresident of me uregon IUr association for ne coming year. Albert B. Rldge- way or Portland was re-elected secretary, and Hall B. 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