THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28. 1D21 3 fell mm ml M By MARGUERITE CLEESON HOWARD 1ST T HE Portland - Willamette club will give a party, for alumni and students' in Portland Friday at the bom of Fred Tebben on East GUsan i street. . Invitations have been Is sued to more than .140 ex-students ol the university,' who are now resident or Portland.. Paul Flegel is president of; the club and Is In general charge of the affair. The party Is being arranged In honor of Willamette students who are in, Portland during .the holi days,, but . all former students of the school are. ' being invited. Charlotte Tebben is chairman of the social committee lit charge of the-party and Mr. Ray Albee la secretary treasurer of the club." ' ' A 'Willamette luncheon will be given Thursday, at the Y. W. C. A in Portland. It is being given at this time for the special con venience of Willamette graduates who are attending the state teachers -conference. Salem peo ple who will attend the luncheon include Dean George. II. Alden, Prof. F. yon Escben, Prof. C. L. Sherman. Dr. Carl Gregg Doney may attend the affair also. Dallas, Dec. 2 7.! Miss Dorothy viers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs L.. E. Vlers will be married Wed nesday to James Allen Inglis of Seattle, Wash. The ceremony will be performed at the home of the bride's uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Woods. Mr. Inglis is a son of William Inglis of Rock- port, Wash. : . '.'. '-Doth younjr people were stud ents , at the University of Wash ington.. 'Miss Vlers Is a -member ' of Alpha Chi Omega and Mr. Ing lis of Sigma 'Alpha Epsilon frater nity. After the wedding the cou ple will visit in BriUsh Columbia and upon, their return will re - side in Seattle Wash. , ' - '''. Mrs. 'Ben Olcott and Miss Cor nelia, Marvin were among those acting as patronesses for the col lege prom in Portland last night. Other prominent women of Ore Eon included in the list of pa . tronesses were Dean- Elizabeth Fox .of the University of Oregon, , Dean, Mary Rolfe of the Oregon Agricultural college, Dean Bertha K. Young of Reed College, Mrs. P. I. Campbell and Miss Gertrude Talbot of Eugene. .-,-;. The . affair . was sponsored by the Women's league of the uni versity and, Miss Gladys Bowen was in general charge.' Students from the different colleges of the northwest attended the dance which was a benefit for the schol arhip loan fund of the unlver . - "4'-'i""'" - Corvallls, Dec. 27. Mr. and Mrs. George Myer, formerly of Dallas, celebrated ' their golden - wedding anniversary here recent ly. Dinner was served at noon ' at the home of their daughter, Mrs. II. C. Seymour. Many out of-town guests including many from Dallas and Salem were pres ent. . , ,';" ; '! These Included Mrs. Kate L. Adair and Miss Ilattle Gowdy of McMinnville; Mr. and Mrs. J. Newblll, Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell, Salem; Mrs. A. J. Hastings, Dallas, and Mrs. Zlua V. Simpson, of Gaston. Mr. and Mrs. Myer,. who have lived , In Corvallls only the past year are formerly of . Dallas, near which place both. were born. Their three daughters are Mrs. zuia v. simp- son of Gaston and Mrs. C- W. Reynolds and Mrs. H. C. Seymour of Corvallls. , ., Mrs. C. B. Thompson, of. St. Johns with her two children spent the holiday week-end with her sister, Mrs. Ralph. Glover. . Mrs. H, G. Chase of Portland spent the week-end with her sis' ter. Mrs. Josephine Taylor. Mrs Chase is on her way to Long Beach, Cal. Miss Miriam Anderson, general secretary of the Y. W.' C. A. spent Christmas with Miss Lillian Auld in Eugene. Miss Grace Taylor, public tchool nurse In Salem, is attend ing the state conference of school nurses in Portland this week. PAY PENALTY Malheur County Youth Will Hang Unless Law De clared Invalid HIGri COURT DECIDES Judge Bingham Is Affirmed In Case of Allen, Trustee, Against Dodge troversy arising over lease on land. Opinion by Justice Bean. Decree of Judge Giloert . Phelps modified and decree en tered in favor of plaintiff lor res titution of possession of premises. State of Oregon, ex rel Charles H. Rudd. appelalnt. vs . -E. Ringgold, fire chief of Pendleton; appeal from Umatilla county; mandamus instituted because or erection of wooden building con trary to ordinances of city of Pen dleton. Opinion by Justice Bean. Judge Gilbert W. Phelps affirmed. Clara Yarbrough vs Victor J. Carlson, appellant; appeal from Multnomah county: suit for dam ages; opinion by Justice McCourt, Judge W. N. Catena atnrmea. William II. Sibbald of Salem was admitted to the practice of law in Oregon on a certificate from North Dakota. vV I Tomorrow Night -Eddie LaMontagne's Big : Laugh Show v GRAND THEATRE New Rate Reductions Announced by Roads SAN FRANCrSCO, Dec. 27. Reduction of freight rates on fur nitura for homes, schools thea ters and churches and on other articles ranging as high tts 40 per cent and averaging about 5 per cent was announced by the Sou thern Pacific company end the Santa Fe railways today. The new rates will go Into ef fect as soon as.tariffs can b pub lished, concurrence of lines east of Chicago being necessary for publication of the rates that ap ply east of Chicago. Thj new rates will apply to and from con tinental points and affect all Pa cific coast territory. Rates on iron and steel articles from Chi cago and west for export through Pacific ports and on granulated slag from Colorado points for ex port through Pacific coast ports are among tho?e reduced. 11.50 pub. pub. 1.93 106.40 9.90 HOPS NEW YORK. Dec. 27. Hops quiet; state 1921. 2240; 1920. 2023; Pacific coast 1921. 25 32; 1920, 22 24. investigations . ... Oragon Statesman, bid notices Oregon Statesman, claim docket The Pac. Tel. & Tel Co Co.. tel. "services .... Shine. Eddie, acct. liquor investigations 103 60 Wrightman, F. T.. audit- . ing county records.... 120.00 Court House Capital City Steam laun dry, laundry of towels ets Chapman. James, hauling wood Cooper. Whit., wood .... Hauser Bros., keys Kress, T. J., varnish. stain, etc. 21.40 t.35 4.00 2.00 .TO Oregon Taxi & Transfer, Co., conveying frt The PacTet. &Tel Co.. acct. tel. services Portland Ry. Light & P. Co., lights Salem Hardware Co., mop handle . ' Salem Water. Liehtt & Power Co.. water ser ices .... . . . Circuit Court Drager. D. G., acct. cash adv in re filing fee. . Oregon Statesman, print ing respond?nt's brief.. The Pac. Tel. & Tel Co., telephone services Pat ton Bros., sheets .... Sims. Paul M., repairing typewriter .... .90 11C. 90 .60 2S.0S 10.00 73.S0 7. S3 .80 1.00 Justice Court -lisc ? Commercial Printing Co : tiling envelopes ,..... 1 0.0 0 Unruh, G E Justice..... 3.20 Unruh, G. E. do . 3.20 Unruh. G. E. do ....... 3.20 Cnruh, G. EL An 3.20 Unruh, G. E. d VS.20 Unruh. G. E. do .V . ; . . 3.20 Unruh, Q. E. do. ..... . '' 5.05 Unruh, CL E., do ........ 4.80 Unruh. G. E., .do 4. SO Unruh, G. E.. do 4. ' 4.S0 lUamh, O. B, do . , . .... , 5.10 Unruh. G. E., do ...... 3.S0 DeLong, Constable 5 .... . 1.20 Unruh. G. E.. Justice... 3.20 Unruh O. E.,. do. " 3.20 Unruh G.'E., do...:.. . 3.20 (Continued on page7 WW Miss Ava Miller of Corvallls Is spending the holiday vacation with her sister, Mrs. Walter K. Spauldlng. Miss Miller is a freshman at the Oregon Agricul tural college. She was graduated from the Salem high school June. ; Miss Aznace Seaman who was formerly employed : In Salem will return to, her work ; here .next week. She has been employed in a bank in Astoria elnce leaving here. She will resume her work in the office of E. T. Busselle, consulting engineer. Mr. and Mrs. Mark .McCallister and children spent the holidays with Mrs. , McCallister's family near Corvallls.. Miss . Gladys Sargent spent Christmas with her. parents in Eu gene, returning yesterday. . Miss Eva L. 'Scott leaves this morning for Springfield where she wil lbe the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. H. Adrain. Miss Doris Jenkins of Los An. geles, is spending n-few-days vls- iting in Salem. Miss Jenkins is teaching home economics and coaching the debate team at the Wilbur high school, Wilbur, Washington. Miss Jenkins, who was graduated last year from the Oregon Agricultural college was three times a member of the wo men's varsity .debate. team and took a prominent part in dramat ics at the college. The Sihalo corp of the girls re serves from Washington, junior high school frolicked at a post Christmas party in the Y.W.C.A. parlors last night. This corp, un der the leadership of Miss Eva L. Scott, gave Dickens Christmas carol at the state tuberculosis hos pital, on Christmas eve. Chaper- ones at the party last night in eluded Miss Miriam E. Anderson and Miss Eva L. Scott. . - Unless the capital punishment taw of Oregon, now in litigation in .the supreme court, is declared unconstitutional, George Howard of Malheur county must hang .tor the .murder of George, H. Seeny usually. known as Sweeny The supreme court yesterday In an opinion written , by Justice McBrlde, upheld the conviction of first degree murder of the lower court where the case was tried before Judge Dalton Riggs. How ard was sentenced to hang. The date of his execution was set for February 25 last, but tho appea of the case to the supreme court ttrved automatically as a slay of execution.. Trial TIcM Fair After reviewing at length the sordid details .i. tho c.q n fhfl opinion of Justice McBride re- hills Continued, etc, ftt mams m&i we teei iuuy jissurea i , that in the present instance the COrdlDZ 10 the rCCOrGS ID trial was fair, tne ueiense aDiyi.. tr t ...-t conducted and the final result WC OUICC Ol UlC luuuij justified by the evidence adduced. This being the case, the Judgment of the circuit court must be af firmed." The alleged murder vas com mitted September 14, 1920, when Howard is said to have killed Seeny by striking him with a wrench. The body was later put into a trunk and sunk in the wa ters of ;the Owyhee river, and later alleged to have been taken from the river by Howard and buried in a garden. It was found Food for thought Why should a person never starve to death in the desert? Because of the sandwiches (sand which is) there. COMMISSIONERS' COURT Following is the official publication of the record of claims before the Marion county commissioners court for the Dec term, 1921 with the amount allowed, clerk. (Continued from Tuesday) Co., telephone service . . Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. .light Richardson, W., extra work as tax clerk Rocks. Ruth A., do Rowland Printing Co., blanks for day book. 13.25 16.91 90.00 68.25 9.50 Half -Yearly Sale Ho fcjow "An J Schneider, Victor, tax clerk 22.50 3.751 Women's Apparel Scalp Bounty Reinhart, John A., bounty on skins z uu Gopher and Mole Bounty Cont'd j Stauffer, Daniel, bounty on gophers, etc. Meier. Wm. J., do Howard, R. L., do 3.60 3.50 8.70 there on information furnished by 1 Stolk. Henry, do 1.45 Howard. Other Cases Decided Trouble had arisen it appears between the two men over a deal for an automobile own 3d oy Sc-eny. Howard claimed he killed the latter in self defense. Ekin. Harry, do Cutsforth, Hugh, do .... Murhammer, Henry, do.. Eastburn, D. F., do .... Griepentrog, Frank, do.. Bahnsen, Mrs. George, do Brenner. Geo., do Other cases were handed down I Condit, Mrs. H. B., do. us follows: Willamette Box and Lumber company, appellant, vs C. H. Wheeler;, appeal from Multnomah county; suit for damages. Opin ion by Chief Justice Burnett. Judge J. P. Kavanaugh reversed and case remanded. A. C. Allen, trustee in bank ruptcy, substituted for. Wilson T. Hume, deceased, appellant, vs Edgar Dodge, et al, appeal from Marion county; suit to set abide conveyance of real property. Opin ion by Chief Justice Burnett. Judge George G. Bingham af firmed. Alfred Poole vs Carl Vlnlng and R. M. Keys, appellants; ap- FRUIT NEW YORK, Dec. 27. Evap orated apples nominal; prunes firm, California 616; Oregons, 6 3-4014. Peaches quiet, choice 13 3-4 14 hi; extra choice, 14 15; fancy 17020. ALREADY A number of people have called and takes advantage of our Sale Prices on Leather , HAND BAGS The sale only lasts throughout the week. Take advantage of it at once while the selection is good. Bags up to $18.50 are sold at $9.00. Bags up to $10.50 are sold at $5. Boston bags up to $5.50. values, go for $2.98 Ollher bags and suitcases at greatly reduce J prices Minton. William, do. . Indigent Soldier Account Raymond, E. J., relief for W. F. Fultz 25.00 Raymond E. J., relief for John Humphreys ...... 25.00 Circuit Court Accoount Mosher, D. H., puror ... 33.60 Gopher and Mole account Dunagan, Shirley, bounty on gophers, etc. 5.30 Beckner, Merle G., do 4.60 Herren. Mrs. T. E. do 1.20 Elton, John, do 2.40 Registration and Election Booths Kaser, F. D., storage for . election disallowed ExpensesSheriffs Office Barber, W. T., use of car. etc nAol tmm nontnn iAtintv mntinn vw.j , tnw r n ....inn.. of respondent to modify former X' t" I T nlnlnn nverrulerl in nninion hv Pu"er. w Justice McBride. George Johnson vs Ethel V. report blanks Moores -& Co., Ross E., tJA- tax deeds I irt,. T T1 P. Tal Cn HILTONS Good Furniture 340 Court St The Commercial Book Store, receipt books and Johnson, appellant; appeal from 'J.' 1,' ' 'A' ' Multnomah county; apptal from ??!L?i,ltllIg C- order of circuit court regarding custody of minor children. Opin ion by Justice McBride. McCourt affirmed! . Charles Kirk, appellant, vs Fariaers Union Grain agency, et al; appeal from Umatilla county; action for damages based upon charges of fraud and deceit and violation of .blue sky law. Opin ion by Justice Brown. Judge Gilbert W. Phelps affirmed. Roy Cannon, appellant, vs Far mers Union Grain agency, et al; appeal from Umatilla county; ac tlon to recover money. Opinion by Justice Brown. Judge Gilbert W. Phelps affirmed. Edward Crossen, plaintiff and appellant, vs. Brooks Campbell defendant and cross appellant; appeal from Union countty; con Simeral. Elsie, do Sims. Paul M., .cleaning numbering machine, etc 8.7; The Western Union Tele graph Co., telegrams.... 2.87 Clerk's Office Bertelson Printing Co, ptg court journal 6.50 Moores & Co., Ross E., legal blanks, etc 1.98 The Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. telephone services .-. . . S.60 Patton Bros , cico and muscilage Rowland Printing Co., ma- nilla envelopes 4.50 Sims, Paul M., typewrit er ribbons 2.00 Smith & Bros. Typewriter Co., typewriter 63.80 Recorder's Office Brooks. Mildred "R., stamps and cash adv. for frt. on typewriter. . 4.79 The Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. telephone services .... G.2" Patton Bros., pens, eras ers, clco, etc 3.3( Treasurer's Office The Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. telephone services .... C.45 Patton Bros., paper fast ener, etc Surveyor's Office Patton Bros., bands .... 2.00 Assessor's Office The Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. telephone services .... 6.53 Sims, Paul M.. rubber stamp and ribbon .... 1.50 Wales Adding Machine Co., ribbon District Attorney Carson, John H., traveling expenses 21.00 County Court and Commissioners Capital Journal, publish ing claim docket .... 108.40 Casey, Jack, acct. liquor investigations .... ... 105.60 The Daily Capital Journal pub. bids 2.10 Downing, A. L.. auditing county records 112.50 Moores &. Co.. Ross E.. le 2 00 Kdl blanks, etc 3.12 (Mount. R. B.. acct. liquor Suits Coats 9 Dresses 1.30 1.15 2.10 1,30 5.15 5.25 4.10 7.75 1.10 Blouses, Furs, the entire, stock is on sale at Skir-fe 49.95 11.64 1.20 1.80 14. 10 15; and 33 20o DISCOUNT Prices Are Extraordinary. 1 High-Grade Garinehts. Salem Store 466 State Street Portland Store 383 Alder Street, i - SALTS FINE FDH CR KIDNEYS A pom an business that is dlffffffc has a Big Idea behind it idea that is clean, clear cut! We Eat Too Much Meat Which Clogs Kidneys, Then the Hack Hurts Most folks forget that the kid neys, like the bowels, get slug gish and clogged and need a flushing occasionally, else we have backache and dull misery in the kidney region, severe head aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and all sorts of bladder disorders. You Bimply must keep your kid neys active and clean and the moment you feel an acbe or pain in . the kidney region, get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any good drug store, take a table- spoonful in a glass of water be fore breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice combined with lithia. and is harm less to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activ ity. It also neutralizes the acids in the urine so it no longer ir ritates, thus ending bladder dis orders. Jad Salts is harmless; Inex pensive; makes a delightful ef fervescent lithia-watcr- drink which everybody should take now and then to keep their kidneys clean, thus avoiding serious com plications. . - A well-known local "druggist says he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who believe in overrom- Naturally the J. C. Penney Company is in business to make money, for that is essential if the business is to carry on. but if that alone was the only reason it would possess a lame excuse for Us existence. The Big Idea behind this Nation-wide institution is the potent fact that it is governed by the Golden Rule: "Whatsoever ye would that Men should do to you, do ye even unto them." In all its 312 stores, the Golden Rule is prac ticed. It is unalterable, irrevocable! - , " I It rules our every transaction with YOU! ' I 1 Quality of our merchandise is never misrepresented; For example: AH wool in our stores docs not mean part cotton or shoddy. We stand sponsor for everything bought from Us! You and your neighbors pay the one and same price; no more, no less! And that price rep resents a superior value the year 'round; we never hold sales! This is the difference the Big Idea! Srtr- 312 Stores in 26 States i 24 Stores in Oregon , Marshfield The Dalles Roseburg Tillamook Eugene Bend Corvallls Hood River Albany Pendleton Salem Athena Lebanon ' MiHon Dallas La Grande Forest Grove Enterprise Oregon City Baker, Portland McMinnvllIo Astoria Lakevlew 312 DEEAKTIiENI: STORES SALEM, OREGON .