v. i 3 ' . ' CZACUXATHHaV , ' : Vl Averac for" April,. 1923 ; Bdr'iiir 58st 4 Daily ul 8nsdar -5fl . Tlf SI,1 ataUi aadiaf afarek ; i . XH THX CXTT OT AAXTX aad aUawaar ta ' : VarWa aad Falk Caaatiaa ,-; Kaarty vrarybedy wito . : The Oregon Statesman TSB BOaOB XKWStAXXM . t 8aa4ar,oaly ... S624 .Daily aad Sunday fU SEVENtY-SllCONI) YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FMflAY; MORNING, MAY 12, 1922 PRICE: FIVE CENTS V - t i r ft LONG SEARCH ENDS WHEN CHILD IS FOUND TO POSE AS BABY STUART PICTURE Here, there and everywhere they searched for just the right child to take the part of the little girl la the picture ot the Stuart children In Van Dykes famous , Giant Mercer r of Eastern picture., The giri must be just a Stee cornorat ons An- cw wlttt nalr 01 cer- nOUnCed Yesterday by They YiaUed the class rooms and President E. G. GraCC yet they did not find one which salted their needs. ' They" were Miss Elizabeth Lord and Mrs. i. M. Clifford, who are in charge of presenting the living pictures' the second night of the May festival. "The Stuart Children' has three children, a boy, a girl and Baby Stuart. The Baby Is known better perhaps WALL4 STREET STIRS ShWHEII-HEWS-COMES-IN Proposed Union of Seven In : dependent Companies Not Parti)f Deal than the other characters since this part of the picture is often presented in copies apart from the other two children who forma part of the original picture. They foond the tiny miss, with short early hair and of just the right temperament' and she will pose tor the little ' sister as the others of the 37 Salem perrons will on the night of the festival. Miss Lord found the little miss one day when on the street. See ing, in the glrljust the type they had sought so long, Miss Lord fol lowed her. home and gained the consent of her parents for her ap pearing in the picture. Twelve pictures will be present ed at 'the festival. AUTO TRAVEL GOING NORTH NEW YORK. May 11. (By the i Associated Press.) Purchase of the Lackawanna Steel company of : Lackawanna, N. Y., by the Beth- lehem Steel corporation, Involr- ing tne use or Bethlehem 7 per ymtarreu auu una o turn- i n . s ,, i n i morL stocks m. payment for the Campers Report That Salem : properties, was announced late to- park IS Best Between y.KSaia.ff Mexifjo and Canada News of the merger, which bev i came known. Just before the stock : market closed, gave Wall Street thrUL . . : ; . Sted Makee: Sitddea Gaite ; Lackawanna S'teel made a net raid of 7 points, closing at 65. There were 71 sales, totalling 17- 100 shares In the last hour, the largest sale ot 1400 shires being I disposed of at 6, the top price and a new feign record for the WOI IS BEGUN Oil TAX ROLLS Assessor Steelhammer Has Claim to Record in Com piling County Lists The tide ot anto Immigration has now turned almost exclusive ly northward, according to the re cords of the Salenf auto camp. It isn't at flood tide, but it is practically all running In one di rection. ' And it Is running happily, too, according to Park Director TO Albert. "Ptw anmtt In anil til at year. - The previous Wgh was ei. th.g nothing else along the rm m V'a , 111 ' warn Z Z II II I . . - . .A w " - -- t i ime. rrom Tim j nana or I'ainuio shares, ' . deLVerde, clear to' the Canadian There waa lesi : activity In BetV bordert M flM as this Salem lehem teei, wmcn ciosea, . i . i .h My. Mr. Albert. "They i ' the too wlce. and at a net gain of 1 points. Of the day's trad ing of 11,001 ahares, 4700 were disposed of 'In the final hour, shares of the RepoMle Iron A Steel twtmpany and Ihe Midvale Bteek company ' only ltocks in addition to the Lackawannk which were" Included In . the pro posed merger of wen lndepena simply revel in the hot water, the hot, shower baths, the sheltered camp ground, and even the weath er. .Seattle Family Stops "One Seattle, family that was here last night on the way home to the Sound metropolis after month., spent In the southland said that they were staying in ILL IN iTATE SCORES LENS OPENING CASE Prosecuting Attorney Say ThaU1,000,000 of Ill inois Funds Were Loaned to Packers. I MYTHICAL BANK USED ' IN DIVERTING MONEY Interest of. Eight Per Cent Said to Have Been Paid To Defendants WAUKEGAN. 111.. May 11. (By the Associated Pres.) The state will attempt to show in the trial of Governor Len Small that the governor and his fellow de fendants in the alleged conspiracy to embezzle state funds "while ."he was state treasurer, combined ind agreed together, by menaaj of false pretenses to cheat and de fraud the state of Illinois," out ot "between $1,500,000 and; 12,- 000,000." C. Fred Mortimer. DATE IS SET FORBANQUET OF CLUBMEN Rotarians Win From Kiwan ians in Attendance Contest by Just .006' Per Cent Work was begun Thursday oh the 1922 tax rolls in the office of the Marion county assessor. The assessment returns are not all in, states attorney of Sangamon onn and will not be In for several ty, told the jury in his opening weeks, but enough have been com- address today. , . . . : , Mr. Mortimer recited Tents pleted to carry on the .tax roll . transcription at full speed. , -iW-,1 to hare been tormedl April It is a big enough Job, for 21, 1917, until after the governor there will be perhaps 12,000 eij- took his present office, in jann- tries. Every assessment gets aary 19Z1- . I IVifunc. U'ill HPniT . C. C. Leforgee, chief eoansel tnr tha trnvernnr. will renlT to town property, the personal prop- the gUteg opening statement to erty, and the acreage. A tax- morrow and the cobo wllj then payer assessed in all these de- go over to Monday, when the partmenta will be found In three taking of evidence Is expected to entries in the three, separate, o- SmaU. Mrs. Small, umea. The book are made to their son atfd daughteMn-laW. duplicate, one aet for the asses- Mr and Mrs. Leslie Small,, and sor's records and the other for gmall grandson, were in the sheriff in his tax-collecting court. campaign. Mr Mortimer' told the Jurors . Assessor uscar oieemammer is that Governor Small. Vernon Cur separate entry, sets of books There are three for the elty and ,'The Rotarians havenl quit shlrering at what might have hap pened if about two Kiwanians hadn't been off thf lr feed for just one meal each during the club at tendance contest xecently. A care ful computation shows that there is only .001 per cent difference in the attendance of the two clubs; and two more Kiwanlans at their weekly feeds and day during the match would have beaten the Kotarians." It is understood that the big dinner is to come off on or about Wednesday oventng. May 13. They plan to make it a three-hour cele bration. The Rotarians have a membership of 79, and the KiWa nis club has 89, according to the present revised census. They had thought of Inviting in the women also, but they couldn't without coming in installments, or some of the men themselves staying away; for it would have meant close to 400 people, and even the elastic and resourceful Marion hotel couldn't guarantee to han dle so many at one time. It is understood that the Salem hospital committee will be asked to give a thorough review of the whole hospital situation, one of the events on the evening pro gram. Each club will probably present selected stunts, the nature of these stunts to be of the club's own selection. They will have the main dining room of the Marion, and the cellar and the garret and the roof garden if they need 'em, for the big time. . PUBLIC SCHOOL IS FLAYED By i. PA1NI Willamette University Pro fessor Says It Helps Make Immigrants Disrespect American Institutions. SOCIAL SESSION AT YAKIMA IS ADDRESSED $1000 NETTED AT CHERRINGO IS ANNOUNCED Cost of Show Reduced to Min imum Through Generosity of People of Salem Human Touch Said to Be Essential in Winning Loyalty of Aliens 8TH GRADERS tfllriMP TCCTC nt fcteel compahleaana traaea 1 c.lAm ,Ai warm In on the big board, also showed I i,ad run Into cold and fogmak!n a r?al o'd In the as- tig and the late Senator Edward t....t.i vatna netmblle show-1 .'.. . .j. i j Isessment work this year. He is fnrmni an aiil con- ann pniin Mnn DiRrrmr w iiiiih auu i i vmw w -" . " t9 MA,t A.hdw I . , . . n -11 1.1-. ..hvt. kuin I ww a uiuubu mmu w vf i."vji laniraev in ine sonne 01 Ayru, gnawing. VlMtoi:? L-'- 2fl f iir th wav down and back. 1 -- wmea oince as iaie nbatantial rain i. Republic show ing a net gain ot three points and MIdvale of 1. 4 ;.:M . Flans Not Abandoned I I r. M.11 1QB WAT UUWU AUU Uftta.. I . . . 1 I -w Thomas L. Chadbourne. wnp f - M gafl . ftl, the w ports luoui permaneni ooox re- and tbat it conUnued through his I., been . handling the legal if- IwJn -af , w MttaA The work w,u uk two-year term, and that of Mrv fairs in connection with the Pro-li ggiemj. wouldn't go on httmber f weeks, but he expects sterling, who succeeded him. He MUmwMr'Dl seven In depend- . i t,i.,. to finish it two or three ahead U-m the latter became a party to nt tompanles. declared that too cold, they said. They camped of Je miln J J00 board ot the conspiracy when he became withdrawal' or me 1 nera anfl were delighted. They nr t' ' . " v . , Z ' "r 1 treasurer m January, a w company would 1 not cause ou j... of tha nlans. "which nnA ft concluded on a six com panr basos. In 'Addition .'.to Re-ku- ..m4 MtdTale. these com- panles are the Yonngstown Sheet tt Tube companr ox Anronc. . nf thii .LAckawanna-Betn Jehem. merger came lt -i . ilii financial surprise no omjvw ----- u tha uma tbltir that the Sa- donmeht of the pians, iem hasn't an equal In Its accommodations." . . Doten Car Here Twelre cars were on the ground last niahu all traveling north. Some were 6n their way to Idaho, for the second Monday In September. The state makes no definite re- m Ant m ' vv tna malhnit ft keeping tbe assessment book- a ' ".Cti"l1S . .1. .MJ. I Dana. 11 waa unuer iu uitc, Ing to the classification, esUb- "ZZ?.. Bank mid Myth He described the so-called "Qrant Park bank," which', the lished in Marion county, or In one and eastward. - More' of them 1" ".t:: v" ve Chicago packing houses at were heading only into Washing- . ,v. T. v.. k. " 7 to 8 per cent interest, ot oniyvw i -- fnn .Bv-viMMMM nlana fori: "Ti, ZZ1" A. which. It Is certain, net over 2 . - a . stM W L. Via T TIM M " r B nnn ST STAUan in W . TO ' AT AT iB KM. Lf9 LUH I ' ' - fl Nt t in Ceireriaa W w 1 . . ' . -a . , -ro-. . aan 9 aval r.a4A fiA arttal U " i . ' , M A I IRAIP IRTPr Tfl flTHTrl HIl LB. executives ot the maepenoro : ,-71; .4 1 MmuniM.1 wniie tnese wltb the Bethlehem corporation, ter did noireallie that the deal waa so near culmination ana hoped td indue the Lackawanna to accept tneir xerms. classifications as it Is done here. The law states only what is to be amjtMAil a a ail any! lAAVala s nb!!!S5 methods: to tbe rmiSio; di. s;m. to t a. per cent was paid the state. Mr. Mortimer told the Jury that Mr. Small Issued state treasurer George r.. Poiis president ,ot (Continued on page 6) f T70i?DS 15HD SHOULD FIT THEIR USERS i Suggested Program Con- lamea in rampmei ij- sued by Mr, Churchill ' Did you rer stop to think that worda may bo "ke clothes too large or too amall? That when 4 w do not sutt the thdUght they r lll-flttlng. and unpleasant to glre the party who hears or reads them? Yet this is Indeed, often the case. And every person should rhnnae his words with care, so ' they may not be too big, like ; father's trousers on his UUle son; or too little, like a hand-me-down suit 1 three eies too smalMor' a v rrowlnr boy. Besides, A person ! who uses words that 1 do not con f tt his exact meaning loses the - force oft an .idem that might ac- : ohmntiaH much in deed ; ind ic- tlon. . A lack of akill the use I ' of these tools of tnougnt may serve to keep' one down la the ; world when he belongs on top-. It once learato use a dictionary you will be surprised at. tbe rapld , Ut I with ' which . you will advance. We had In mind the Immense ben - eflt to our readers when we choe The New Universities. Dictionary fm. ffpnnl distribution in this 1 community. Our oupon now be -'r: ing pobliehed for the lait few times lh this paper, shows the airt.nature ot the plan, and should be cat 'jut ahd presented at the of fice with our small distributing Preparatory for Memorial day observance in the schools of Or- econ. J. A. Churchill, state super lntendent of schools, has sent out the Oregon Memorial : Annual. SOT TO sew local; authorities. Assessor Steelhammer found the present system better adapted to his needs, for accuracy and for the saving of time, and it stays on. 'The new short-time record Grant Park bank.' These checks, he said, were deposited in the Fort Dearbarn' bank of Chicago. Then, he declared, Edward Cur tls and after his death, Vernon for starting the permanent books B'"-'""". 7"' is one of his reasons for keeping clL?f I0!! Wihat has . been developed high point of efficiency. to i Plans Already Forming For Scout Summer Camp and go over to the Livestock Ex change bank where they purchas ed notes ot the packing compan ies. These notes, he said, were never deposited in the state treas ury, and all the treasurer had to show for the money was 'a cer tificate of deposit from the "so called Grant Park bank." Money Not Deposited "There never was a dollar, we YAKIMA, Wash.. May 11 The American public ' school is one among a number ot things that indirectly destroy in many Immi grants the love for American in stitutions, which .practically all immigrants have when they come to this country, Constantine M. Panunzio of Willamette univers ity said tonight in an address be fore the Washington State con ference on social work, which opened this morning a three-day meeting. Disiv-spect Claimed Children of immigrant families attend schools here, he explained, and in various ways acquire an attitude of disrespect and con tempt for their elders, especially their old-fashioned parents, caus ing often deep resentment. The human touch is the great est essential in winning the loyal ty of aliens, the speaker said. Other Speakers Today Ethel M. Cotter, Seattle: Lane Summers, fteattle, and Adah Hop kins, Spokane, were the principal speakers this afternoon. Tomorrow State Senator D. V. Morthland and Judge George B. Holden ot the Yakima superior court are to discuss the steriliza tion bill nd the anti-narcotic bill As a result ot the Cherrlno hel dat the armory last week tor the benefit ot the Salem hospital, 1100ft was raised by the various 6hows and attractions, most of Lwhich was conducted gratituitons- ly by the Cherrians. according to official announcement. The Cherringo was conducted during a period of thipe days and was presented through the efforts of 75 Cherrians who devoted their time to the work. cost ot the production was re duced to a minimum and through the generous patronage ot the public, the Cherrians were able to raise a larger amount than had been expected, according to Cooke Pattoh, chairman of, the executive committee, in charge ot the enterprise. SALEM TQ I IMF ROAD Erixon, Miles and Moores Named as Commission to Help Polk County County Examinations Begin also will be discussed. Papers to Grade Num ber Eight Thousand ip County eighth grade examina tions began Thursday in every elementary school in Marion coun ty.' The forenoon was given to arithmetic. In the afternoon history and spelling were taken up. The examinations continue through today, with physiology and language this forenoon and geography and civil government for the afternoon subjects. Applicants Number SOOO Papers were sent out for 2000 applicants. County Superintend- LETS ill SENT TO VOTERS Cost of Publishing State ments ot Candidates Runs Into Thousands The mailing of 217.827 nam- phlets containing statements of Republican candidates for noml- ent of Schools Mrs. Mary Fulker- nfVn for the vait0 ate nd con expects at least 1800 to take iistTtlct off,ces to be filled at the the examinations. Some of these -VWo X eiecn. and also are for tha lower grade required . 86'1 pamphlets containing studies, geography for the eev- Mns ot democratic candi enth grade and physiology for the ?ateB for. f"1. bas just alxth grade. Possibly one-third Jf completed by Secretary of of all the papers sent out will be btat Kozer. for these lower grade. Many cf A" the pamphlets, with the ex the students who take the final ePtlon .ot th Republican candi- eighth grade examinations have uie8 ' aumnoman county. eiready finished up th lower uuu- 1 cent poetage, branches, so they will have only and for Multnomah county 2 cents five studies to pass for this final required. The total postage uui lur mailing au me pamphlets was 13,831.25 The total cost of printing and Salem Commercial club had tha privilege of entertaining a dele gation from the Perrydale Con merclal club at the Open Forum meeting Wednesday night 4 '- The Perrydale visitors, D. L. Key t, J. W. Hobson and William Elliott, came to ask cooperation of tbe Salem body in the securing of state aid for the Perrydale cut off road on the way to the coast EfgUt MUea Saved They ask that the present little country road from, McCoy on the West Side highway,-and running through Perrydale to Sheridsn on the main road through Sheridan to Tillamook and the Pacific coast be brought Into the state road scheme and improved so as to make it a real highway. As It saves about eight miles on the route between Salem and all this part of the Willamette valley, aud the seacoast where so many peo ple travel, they ask that the state make it a better highway than it now is. Commission Named The. Salem club endorsed the proposal and Fred. Erixon, B. C. Miles and A. N, Moores were named as commissioners to work on the matter. These commis sioners will soon visit Sheridan, to work in connection with that organization for tbe proposed new cut-off route to the sea. u iictedh: JURORS REPOR I Big Tim Murphy, Con Shea and Fred Mader Among Those Against. Whom True Bills Are Returned. REIGN OF TERROR HAS CHICAGO IN ITS GRIP Whole Function of Govern ment Broken, says sup reme Jgdge Davis : mailing these pamphlets, which are provided for under the cor Already some talk is heard ot the Boy Scouts' annual summer rt-x.- -aM.vt. onntiint a an r rest-1 camo. Last year the boys went ed program tor the day. rules of to McCredle Springs, than which will offer to show," Mr. Mort!- Oar etiquette and selections u 1 mere is no nner camp anywnerw. 1 - r - v. a h. tm -AlAbratlon f the 1 But It waa so far. and so exnen- to the so-called Grant Park bank day 'i V- W ' f Islve to wake the rail trip,- that that was ever deplsted In any ' . I ' . I n . TftMl. VamV XtT will nf for 11T. IV. j,n onmlt Af Mi . unnhiri nf tiA hnn mrttn TO flat I VJI lui im uaua. c " 41 mo 1 . - . iv: J1 nr nlftaaMre saVSlnM nntlnr -miH M Well af- snow mai 01 we uiiiuuu u- trrA t This fl Ei. iars taaen irom me iaie " ' " I . . ..., .v.. nVA TTw.rt Tln.f nlan. to "7 unaer uni cenemi raciuw find an easier camp that can be r mV . w v -J readily reached by auto from Sa- the Grant Park bank never lem ii one day's journey for the remitted in the name of the Grant ness. stuay Superintendent Churchill " in; " th foreword "our gratitude should prompt us to pause for a moment to do reverence to. those who so nobly sacrificed life in order to test. Grading Big Task The reading of the examination papers is going to be a task for tVirs will ha thnnt KOAO of thpm and they will have to be gone over f,1,?""1"' act' ,s The fees for tiling candidates declarations and paid by candi dates for space in the pamphlets aggregate 111.535, so that the cost to the state has been practi cally offset by the fees paid by candidates for the various state with exceeding care. Three pro fessors from Willamette universi ty are to serve on the board, and five other experienced examiners. besides Mrs. Fulkerson and Mr Baillle of the superintendent's of fice. They do not hope to finish If. a a-ood auess that seme ab- a.nd dIrlct offices to be filled At pass oh to us the heritage otree-l round trip. dom and happiness which we now eniov. ''Poor in spirit would be the commonwealth that failed to set aside at least one day ot all the year on whleh to acknowledge its The upper Santiam offers some excellent possibilities, and there are said to be some fine placeB out in the Coast range that could be reached readily Mr. Zfnset baa the cooperation of several of Park bank one single dollar of interest to the state of Illinois. 'The evidence will show, and we will offer to prove, that nearly $29,000,000 of the money of the state went into the so-called safe account, a false pretense to the AMImtlonAJtd to lav4 IU tribute " . or Ln Small, bd Curtis, ver AraHtnde and W unon tbe I .? . . . . ,1 'v.. non Curtis and Fred Sterling. t "J n. nciais, in uiaui a camp sue in.i che-t and defrand tha oeoole of sr rnvpn aja ' aiuo4 ivn m v m m . . a t - Z " ..a kaao " iniTaAi manlrtt er8 e necwaary this state. tadhAt wi dot Tod bathing, good hlk ng.f - Alteil Mr. fimair8 lerm expire4 j, -.-. 4K-and enougn variety oi mountain AnA Mr stflrnn- took over the DOW UUWU IV lOitKllvq i iuvni . . , . . .Kl ' . who made the Supreme sacrifice nu 10,001 uu " '""treasurers otnee. in January oi in his behalf. Especially should I601! on ede bT offering new U919 Mr. Mortimer said. Mr. inunsa iu auu iu uu, " Mr( smau waB conUnued on tae day. - - - ' ' ' I payroll as investigator of securi- The catnp wni not be Tieid un- ties at a salary rrf $8000 a year. til Augusts three months' from now so there will be plenty otj c TltE WEATHEK time to locate the El Dorado of j the campers. v , ' I - Bhowers. solutely new facts in almost ev ery branch of human knowledge will bepresented in some of the papers. Truth Is going to be- in finitely stranger than intentional fiction, as it will be presented in some of tbe feO.OO papers to be overhauled. t the primary 1922. election May 19, Flax Machinery Studied By Eyre and Bohrnstedt President George Eyre and Sec retary A. C. Bohrnstedt, drove to Portland Tuesday to investigate machinery and equipment for the the glory of the brave and loyal men -of the - Amerlman army be brought to the attention ot th3 youth of the land, that he may respect their memory, rehearse tbelr deeds," and emulate their valor. ..;;;..(., Clifton M. Irwin Named Coast Artillery Captain "ax corporation mills that are to te outit this summer to care for Clifton M. Irwin, manager of the Willamette Valley flax crop the Salem branch of the Pacific of almost 1100 acres. Tire & Supply company, was on 1 a general meeting of ail stock ThUf sday appointed captain in I holders and growers of both the the coast artillery corps, accord- growers' and manufacturers' asso ing to orders issued by Adjutant I ciations. is called for May. 24, at General George A. White, j 10:30 at the Salem Commercial Captain Irwin has an enviable club rooms, to go over the flax as- record of service during we sociation business. war, serving in France from Aug- The recent resignation of Rob ust, 1917, to August, 1919. lert Crawford, superintendent of He has been assigned to duty (plants and of the field work for with the-- headquarters of the the association, has brought up coast defense command in Salem, I matters that the directorate wants He leaves "next month for a 15-1 discussed freely, and so the big day field encampment with the j meeting Is called to hear it all and .Oregon toast ' artillery at ' Fort j thresh it out. The directors hope Wprden on Puget soundz , j Ifor a large attendance. DIVIDEND DECLARED DENVER. May 11. The Conti nental Oil company today declar ed a dividend of $2 a share on the capital stock of the company, pay able June 15, 1922, to stockhol ders on record at the close of business May 25, 1922. CHICAGO. May 11. Eight unionr labor leaders were named In true bills voted by a special tesslon of the grand Jury tonight incident with the slaying of Ter- rance Lyons, an acting police lieu tenant, yesterday,, according to George E.' . Gorman, assistant state's attorney. '., Among these named In the true bills, according to Mr. Gorman. were Fred Mader, president ot the building trades council. "Big Tim Murphy ot the Gas Workers' and Cornelius ; (Con) . Shea, who di rected the teamsters', strike in 1903. All of them are now in the custody of the police, having been captured In a spectacular eeries of raids on various union headquarters yesterday. ' Relesucu Not Granted Describing crime conditions in Chicago las a "reign of terror," and "akin to' treason in time of war, Judges KJlckham Scanlan and Joseph Davis refused to re lease on write ot habeas corpus any of the 164 labor leaders, union members and gunmen held by the . police tonight in connec tion with the slaying ot two pa trolmen yesterday at the culmi nation of a series of labor bomb ings. - , . In refusing to honor writs for several labor leaders seised in the spectacular police raids yesterday, the. two! judges expressed their horror ait the murders, bombings, and general lawlessness which have marked Opposition to ' the Landla wage award in the build ing trades. ; i ,4: vv? " Anarchy Reigns." ' ' " ' "We are In a state of nanrchy that approaches in Intensity the condition tbat existed daring the Haymarket, anarchist - riots," de clared Judge Scanlan in criminal court.' . "The whole function ot govern- ment eeema to be broken down," said Judge Davis in the supreme court. "If the men were a part of a conspiracy to take human life, they are as guilty as these who fired the guns and threw the bombs. They should be con victed and hanged." Pose as Labor Leaders -In repeating his declaration of war against the "hoodlums and ex-conricts" who go, about posing as leaders of labor," Charles Fits morris, chief ot police, pointed to (Continued on page ) REALTY MEN SURPRISED BY E PRESENG The Marion County Realty as'-.i sociation broke alt records for surprises and good times, when the realtors met for their Thurs day noon luncheon at the Marion, aud every realtor founl his wife there in the dining room waiting for him. The surprise had been carried out by Mrr. Gertrude J. M. Page, chairman oi the entertainment committee of the organization, tte secret so carefully guarded that no wife ever whispered a word to her liege lord of what was coming.' . "Tell me that a woman cn't keep a secret!" declared the de lighted chairman as sho viewed the happy crowd. Th Joint celeb: atfon was in honor of Mother's day, ind most tt the program, which Included a number bt brief toasts, touched or. some phase of the celebration. The music was of a like nature "Mother Machree" wa sung by MrB. Ward Willis Long, accom panied by Miss Miriam Anderson; and "Mary," the name that most men like to think of is that of "mother.? One toast wis" given by Ronald Glover, on the Oregon flax Industry, which he, character ized as so largely the work of Mrs. W. P. Lord, characterized by President Bohrnstedt as the moth er of flax growing In the state. Others were given by Mrs. MInler, . J. A. Mills. Mr. Copley. Mrs. Pet tyjohn, Kan Beck. Mr. Bohrn stedt, D. D. Socolofsky. J3eors Grabenhorst, John IL Scotl and Arthtur Peterson. ; Attendance prltes, ottered by Mrs. Page were drawn by Mrs H. K. Barrett for the worac and L. A. Hayford for the men. Fifty members and guests were Ju at tendance, the largest hnmfc, In; the history of the association. All business of the association was put over until next Thursday, or later. The matter of increas ing the association dues na& mem bership, and changing, its sope so as to Inclnde Potk county as wen as Marion, will come up next week. .Va-'V -.i- Otto Paulus addressed the con pan? on the value of the tourist travel to Salem, preeenting some vital facts on the Importance of advertising and capitalizing, tbd many fine things t Salem has within, reach, v He especially em phasized the value of perpetuat ing andi exploiting the' historical settings' of the Jason Lee coming to Salem and the Willamette val- tost.