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: ; :i .".JMii.'i i ..:::.'.ii,if. 7.m;; ;iY . i S 1 1 i i i " ! i 3 - , i ' ,f 4 Issued Dally Except Monday by THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY '.; ' ' 215 S. Commercial. (Portland Office, 627 Board ot r :f. , member of the associated press . Arsociated Press if exclusively entitled to the- use for publi cs .... a cf all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited fVv '3 paper and also the local news published herein. J. Hendricks Manager "tephen A. Stone . . . . . ........ .....Managing Editor .lalpL Clever . Mi .'- .'.. ........ . .Cashier 4 Jaskotkt ....;.i.....r.. .......... ...Manager Job Dept. r Business Office, 23 ; Circulation Department, 811 1 " Job Department,' 583 - K - Society Editor, 101 . ! Entered at the Postofflce tn Salem, w v J.. PTTJIVPOTATO INDUSTRY DEPENDS ON QUALITY- tunv.-f T13 J the fourth Salem Slogan issue of The Statesman -on the potato industry. " ' u "r- - v " v" : " And : the '.conclusion of - the whole matter -using a rvery high authority for the expression ;'jA 1 ';Isr that "the" Salem district may become the'leadin; potato " "nrowins gection of the United States, and of the whole world, ,3btor 'that 'matter, if our growers will pay, the price ' , At " ' . i A. I Al A.' g 11 Ana me price is micmsviav care ui me seiecuon ox me ' e s'eed and in the gwmg of the crop, and in the standardizing of the product for the markets ' " i K ; . " ; 3 ; iVr rAnd in the doing of this a very( few 'varieties should be used,, and those, as the merchant says in hh advertisement, -lhe,"Snted'?!'ltrieties; the varieties' tnat will produce the potatoes that the consumer wants. .;-' i-U'' l , We' should grow principally the Burbank. type, for the i commercial demand, r " . i "' , fiy Then let dur growers produce such potatoes in larger quantities, and with a view to producing the very best specie mens, and to getting them into the markets in the best pos .jible' -condition : ;ift. And let our potatoes be standardized, and let the sacks in i which .they--cantor thfer market be branded with -the proper "'I " rrue, and be sure that nothing goes into one of those sacks ,v - t ij liot up to standard.; : V-':'yXt ': v-:v-'l;.! , So, in a little while, there wiU be such a' demand for the j "-.tt'sa Gems of the Salem district that all of our growers will r.ct be able to produce enough potatoes to fill the demand. v . T'u3 will: establish: remunerative pnes. - -: j: ; Vj; , !xhen letur. growers produce certified seed, and sell it 'io tl. : C-Jilamia, .Washington ' andA Idaho potato growers who cannot raise their - own -seed." ' -tr-t- 4 t''r "7"."- Ta these' ways there will be built up such. a reputation ... thrt.thgre will be a constantly increasing demand, in order to i make room for more acreage and more growers." ' - - Hundreds of thousands of dollars a year" can thus be adJeJ to the value of our potato cropland there will be pride," profit and pleasure in potato planting and production in this district, " xf&Z&f:i jniE empirb builder ' " Many of ctr bis stock and timber companiare'ieavily rzzztzzz&i and are unable to finance irailroads hecessary'for th-ir proper development..-;;--;- .AV'-i!. Senate ,fcill Caprovides .a bond issur whiclr willricomo ahesd of such mortgage i"-:' -t-? "A-" ' - Thu3 providing the means for converting thi3 stagnant, cvcrlurdened, non-producing property into an operating and productive'; enterprise; -This additional life giving, capital ;thu3 not only secures itself, but also all Other debt against . the property. -. .-.- -y-- : i ' s ?:--'t; : v' r ' It enables the large land owner to join with his neighbor for many miles around in financing and operating this road 1- Thus reducing the bond and operating cost to a minimum and insures the .required diversityand permanency; of traf fic to crtiarantee success and safetv of investment. v .'' ... v .The mere fact that a vehicle I .exists whereby' trahsporta- A : 1 - 1 . 1 1. J.: X J r J tion can pe proviaeO' oy tocat makes,' their property at once ::flV'.:v mmyMWMM V Ccxyrtht, 1C23, Associated Edit OTirni; -V,"?! Are Falling Stars? , . w v ti -... (This Is... the ninth of twelve stories about the mysteries of'the skies by Dr. II. W. Hurt, National Field Commissioner, t tot the Boy Scouts, and writer of two of their handbooks. -Dr. Hart has. studied . the stars for many years, and at one time was in charge of the Yerr kes Observatory in Williams Bay, . Wisconsin, where, the" largest tele scope In the world Is located)"' 4 SUrs :do not- fall.v That Is' why , we say true as -tfi& stars," -because of their -steadfast ness. We do; however, have meteors -and hooting stars," as they are call ed some tltoes. . These suddenly ' flash lattf view, the tail remains a second, and they arer gone 2 :i . These "shooting - stars" , r are probably jjieces or parts of com ets, as several showers of meteors follow orbits like comet and ' re turn 'at regular Intervals. In fact, there was. one coniet, which actu ally broke In two and then finally broke up altogether. Liconidk Harn Up ! . t ' In November ; the Leonids are seen.. These are' regular meteor "showers' of flowing. beauty which you ."Lave , probably, watched at i some ..time. ; They, doubtless burn up doe to the, resistance of pass , ir.s into our atmosphere; !f or they 3 at such a speed that thousands of degrees, of heat are generated. Like comets, . these : shooting stars are usually very lights It has been ".figured, that twenty .million rfthe-n eiiter our atmosphere .' fare rty-four hours, besln r ' - " i tio-v mbouf seventy to V ,THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON EL. Salem. Oregon- : t - ; Trade Building. Phone Beacon 1193 Oregon, as second class matter "t propeny inicreaiw ix uesurcu, salable and attractive to east- on i The BIggeet Little worlds eighty miles out 'and lasting as far as forty miles from the earth's surface. i , . . : . . ,' ' f ; Meteorites Are Rocks' ' ..J. There is however, an entirely different sort of shooting star - the; meteorite..',. Meteorites are great heavy masses. of rock which, burning as they .. come,' are not burned up before " hitting , the earth. : Five '. ' centuries before Christie ave. record of one be ing. observed In" Greece." -The Brlt Is'h Museum has over three huh dred .specimewwhlcb. -have; been seen to fall. The largest of these weighed 547- pounds. - Onehas been found ! In Mexico which Is thirteen feet long, six feetnride, five feet thick, and weighs; fifty tons. Sometimes these, meteorites break Into I thousands of pieces when they i'fall.;1 -''", '-n t': -s Iron, nickel silicon.' calcium. aluminum, and other minerals are found in these unexpected visiters to our earth. So far as Is known; only one man was ever killed by a meteorite, ' so - large is the sur face of the earth ; as - compared with the number-of people to be hit. : (Next week: "The Nebula, the Wonder of the Sky." s I THE SH0RT,STpRYr JR. ; Why Christine Way Popular v Christine .was a popular maid Who found that'-Unselfishness?:- , . paid i j,a. t 1 On Valentine's Day 1 ; iWhen gifts camp her way -A trick on her neighbors she played.' ' .... .. ... . , ,t.t.. T.,r:. .. . . . . .....-.- era investors. Whether suclvroads are built, now or not,, this bill wilt stimulate new life and interest, with property chang ing hands anticipating new advantages which the outside in vestor may see or think he sees.-:j : l '-;vr s 1 ' New settlers will again enter central Oregon, for if trans portation is not provided by private capital soon, they will have the assurance that they can organize and secure it on their own resources whenever the time is ripe. y:' Timber sales will be;stimulated, as the investor can put practically all his money into property without reserving a large amount for the conitruction of a railroad., , Senate bill 39 will get the money by of f ering security of ( investment V"!-T" -,: Vll i '-. -'.- ;. i-M-W;- -.-.for." It overcomes the fear of! destructive competition by auto trucks after the line; is built, which is the main reason why private capital refuses to invest in short branch lines.- -Transportation will bring the people. : - s- 3 vOuT..waste.-spacesV?illvbegin.:td-.-ffll up; nd our' lands, farms, forests, and mines ill begin to produce and; get 'out from under their existing burden, ' V - t . ' Senate bill 39 will be to Oregon what Jim Hill was to the, Dakotas -The Empire' guilder. :i&&VU "P; v . - -r-V ! BITS FOR BREAKS AST ' ' ; Pity the poor soloQs . : ! . It is night and day work for them now.;, : r, t .. But if they, -will stick to . the measures for economy and the bills for , constructlTe. develoj- inent,'' and let erery thins else slide, they may get through; Sat urdar niisht -by - stopping the clock extending the ; day through Sunday. . ; . r m ' "A bill la in the hands of a committee of the .legislature. ; r It authorizes the ? formation ot, dis tricts similar to; . Irrigation - dlS tricts, for the; purnpe Pt" Bstfiag bonds for building transportation; lines. . IF TUB PEQPLiJ NE35Di THE . ONES lAND kWANT iTU BUILD THEM. WHY SHQULOI THE LEGISLAT M RE STAND i IJ THE WAYT" , , . Ml a- ; The aboTe Is. the conclusion of an editorial in the Portland Jour nal of last eTening referring to senate bill '39. There can be no good reason for opposing the bill. There- Is ,jeverj; . reason, .why he bill should nasS NOW. It will mean great ; deTelopment.' It - is properly 'safeguarded, and no dis trict, will be .obliged to take ad- Tantage of the law. If It becomes a law,"; except upon Its own op tion. And none -will be allowed to take advantage of it .without pat-sing the scrutiny of the coun ty courts .and .he public service cvuiuwaiun. . . ; .... . , Raise better.- potatoes, and you will raise more of . them. ; Thus Salem will become , a . great po tato ' center ; for potatoes of . Qual ity, w Then-, we will have sUrch and potato flour, factories, and there wUl be extensive . dehydra tion, of potatoes. ' 'i j ( " Oregon Is to have an In come tax law, It' should be one - - ; - " - . ' . . cxwuxg i5yexts ; . ". . j ' : . . " " ?4 tngf Squadron, in interest ? of f. Prohibition i . enforcement. ,. ' , iftamnnn an1 arnifnr Tnt- ings In Presbyterian, church. I U L i Paper In the World , An air of ? mystery filled, the school room. , IV was" so qniet jyofo could almost "iniarine you heard the snow fallih'sf -outside. NdwH the teacher smiled at her pupils, i'we will open the Valeritfrie bbi? You have been' good abdut dctffg1 your J lessons flrst."; Immediately' nnbbub reigned - in ; the! schdol- roonu ;-'V;.:- 1'' Til bet Christine : gets - the most.? '.'.'; :; ;T"A.i,, -. ' "Did ; yon see the one Donaia brought for some one?" f i "J 'Oh,' wouldn't it be terrible not to get any7" i ;-..;;-.'VH "Do you suppose Maud will?",' : "Christine Walker," read the teacher, placing a bis envelope on Christine's desk. Christine blush ed" and dimpled , prettily.' She knew , she - would get more valen tines than any of the girls. Every one liked Christine, ; She some times .thought it was hard 'work to be the .most pjopular girl.- 'But not .hair so hard, as to bo unpopu lar," she thought, as' she looked across the aisle at, Maud. "J hope she gets s TalenJine'Why didn't r-thinlr to hrlng her one?; r ! , : ' .Maud . was a, new girl who had moved In from the country.'She was very,; poor .and queer,; too. ."We. wouldn't anlnd. her being so poor, if she only wasn't . so terribly queer," thought Christ tine.-;:; C W-! ii. - ! ' , : V :' The valentines were quickly de livered. .Christine's desk was pil ed high. : At last, all her envelopes opened and her pretty valentines spread out on her desk. Christine looked around at the other desks Then1 she noticed for -the first time the bare; desk t across the aisled A culck' glance At': Maud showed Christine that her sharp chin was trembling and her dark, sullen eyes full of tears." !yi "I wish I could give her some of mine," she thought, "but she's too proud; She Would never take them now." Then suddenly -smiling she selected her very prettiest one.. Maud was not looking so she erased her name and boldly print ed MAUD SMITH." ; t " - "Why, Maud," she cried, "Miss ......-. v ... 4- to equalize the - burden, and; . not to v raise, (more revenue.. iWe ; do not "need more , tar 4 money. We need greater "economy . in: using the tax money already provided for, and a better adjustment .ot the , burden of taxation. , ' CUT THIS OUT IT IS WORTH MONEY ! Cut out thls.sUp, enclose": with 5c and mall It to Foley & : C6.', 2835 Sheffield Ave., Chicago 111., Writing your name and address clearly. You will -receive ; in re turn . a- trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs,, colds and -croup; Fo ley Kidney Pills for pains In sides and back; rheumatism; backache, kidney and bladder 'ailments; and Foley Cathartic .Tablets A whole dmeJ and " thoroughly " cleansing cathartic for 'constipation biilous7 ness, headaches and' sluggish1 bow els.' Sold everywhere. A4v: S0l.d PROGRAM GIVEW l ? CHAMBER SUPPORT i (Continued from page t) :p the present crowding and, so vast-; Supt. George Hug. presented a surprising new . fact, .the increas ing registration -of the high school. They. had. counted on an increase of only 100.. pupils for the second, semester,, luajt, begun. This including the 85 promotions from the junior high school.., Bu$ the actual increase is. 124, and If brings the .present, high-. school registration np to 941. The reg istration has more; than doubled in the s past, five years Vlth no Increase .in. building: capacity. . vIt was .-represented thatr there are about .350. pupils, now attend ing the high school from. outside districts; theyipay-Itt about ,427,- 000. tuition, a year, - Ther Pat their ,,own wy'-and ? Supti- ttug spoke of them as one of. the finest assets the city has; t a number outside pupils equal, to .the .3 out side students , in Willamette ' uni versity. , , r, -.. , Senator Moeer Speaks - i . August Huckestetn .presented the matter of ..adequate jsopport for a. Salem baseball team as me desirable - activity, for ..the : Cham ber ot r"u Commerce to- jromble. Harry Wenderoth -also ; spoke'- on the subject, and CoL, Hofer urged the. sale of season- tickets, that would insure the maintenance "of 1 - -.M HT7VOS " PIAT . & WO&S UUL U Edited bT John H. Millar MeCIure made a mistake. This, one isn't mine at all; it has your name on It, Seel", . 'S'L . Maud looked up and smiled through . her tears. j'hs- It ?": she cried. She took the'-pretty valen tine and looked ldng at it. "She thinks " She fooled'- 'me," she thought,; ?but "-T5 saw ' her change the names. But she's a dear any way and ,1 know no why she's so popular." I'd lots father have her 'think ;: she fooled fne She smiled ,a,t: Christine" again. T.Wao do f you t suppose VJent it?' she asked, rrt ! 'i -'" i ft ft PICTURE PUZZLE : i VVJIAT tlNEOFTIH F0UMO0N - VALENTINES IS THIS?" Xatwtt to yesterday's: Tnach, Germsa. Slif SfflTTlE DEATH TOLL Man ' -Drops Dead. While Shoveling Snow in rront of His Residence. , SEATTLE, Feb;1 14. A severe storm area,, moving over western Washington from off the : west coast of British Columbia brought rising temperatures generally throughout the section ;late today and snow,! which at most points had f allien - steadily ! since last night, ; turned o rraln ' .; Strong southeasterly gales with heavy rains, or possibly more snow, were on the program for tonight and tomorrow according "to" the weath er bureau I forecast here. J : Transcontinental 4 rail service across, the- r Cascade mountains blocked In some instances . this morning .; by -an unprecedented snow- storm, was being resumed tonight, with trains ; still running late. .. A temporary tieup of the Chicago,. Milwaukee & St. Paul Une betwejen Cedar Falls. Jind Rockdale, east of here, was broken this afternoon . and east bound train No. 18, .which had been stalled- at; Garcia, resumed Its trip.. '. Northern Pacific trains halted at Eagle Gorge, on the west slope of the Cascades, were expected to get through to the east tonight- 'ri . V 1 In s Seattle, - street; car service. interrupted by a" snowfall 1 of 1 8 inches during last ?night and t this mernfnirl'was still -demoralise)! on all but a few lines.r : The - dejath" of Alarshall I. Flowers, 47, :whp; dropped dead r while jshoveHrig snow from the - sidewalk in ; front of , his house, brought .the .list Of dead .. indirectly traced to the storm, to four. The snowstorm and gale -.fol lowing it which - swept -across British: Columbia v waters today were said by shipping officials to have been' the worst , experi enced in that' section in years. Twd .- ships went ashore and a third, the Princess Alice, after trying vainly for more than 12 hours to. reach puget Sound, was forced to return to harbor, at Van couver, s A" whole gale,' sweeping across the Straits of Georgia, made navigation perilous, accord ing to the master of the steamer; team. The "cIuh;ftook no im mediate action on baseball. . " - Senator Gus Moser of Portland WSs the principal speaker of the evening. on ihla Own chosen sub ject of "Politics."- ; He.- took' up the . work ot the legislature, dis cussing clearly, "logically the man ner in ' which legislative work is done. : ' y'--"5'-tvv$ t,They i begin to holler; at : the legislature ' for not beginning to pass bills the very- first week," he said. , "But here are 90- men, most, of them new to the job and to each other, and with little pre cedent to say how those other 89 are going to. stand, or vote.- They have to get some kind of agree ment in their committees; It would be physically impossible to handle the whole . legislative ' work at all intelligently in open session inside of four months instead of tVe 40 days that the sessions now last.!-- The' seeming clog - at the latter part of : the - session. Is a physical necessity." v : ? : Want Consolidation :? t. The speaker talked at some length on consolidation; pointing but the' Impossibility of, itstteyer accomplishing . all the ' miracles some of. . its f rjends have, Thongd: talning, costing .the state. -Bpthlngl "But, if 20 executive departments are consolidated under, one head 1st to handle.' each department, and the ultimate cost of mainte nance to the right standard will run much the same," according to Senator Moser. But he is for a consolidation bill,, since, it was demanded in the last election, and iney are crying to make the best bill ,humanly possible." . They have had a wide. range of choice; 1 0 . such . bills, in the? senate and six in the house, show thhat the consolidationists have been act ive. - A public hearing on all the bills ; is; to be held today at 11 O'ClOCk.. ' . ." ,'. .;.:V. , :. ? , j Tribute Is Paid ." Senator Moser believes that an income tax bill of some -kind will be passed; that, whether It Is or Is not a good thr fto impose at this time .beidrei. Sr, neighbor states, it- Is prorased, and vthe legislature must 4kree on some kind of an income, tax measure as well prepared as they can' pos sibly make it, or face an initiative bill in the - next j election that might ruin the state. He spoke highly of the , governor, saying that since he Is governor he ought to haVe every good working tool he asks for in the way' of effic ient' legislation. - The state is not In for any vast tax reduction, according to the speaker,, except as the small sub divisions and local units make the real cuts school .. districts, cities, counties. The state expenditures could be cut a little, ' but : the whole. state tax Is small compared with .the other local taxes. He paid a high tribute to the honest, faithful work being done by , the current . legislature. Vti - f "' The is Chamber 1 of. Commerce gave Senator Moser' a rising vote of thanks for his address. NOW FOUR THURSDAY MORNING FjRBRUARY 15, 1923 SOLDI' UTIIS SAID EXPLTiSI Unless Debate Cut Down i House Will Be Long m Session,' Says Kudu. ; Every time a member, of the legislature rises and explains his vote, . wayes Ills arms, "bfems and haws" or C otherwise : occupies a minute of the 'session 'he ""costs the state $7. ; ; " : . This is on no less authority than 'Speaker K, K .Kubll : of the house,' who told the. members, last night! that It the. debate" was not cut "down" the legislature would be in iessioii during all of next week. ;ReDorrts are " flylna' thick and fast and . speculation is rife as to when the session, scheduled to ad journ Saturday" night, will .actu ally complete its work. The'prevaIIingopinon seems to be that the regular week-end va cation will be taken and the mem1 bers will return next week to la bor for at least two days. This Is ot course, ' entirely dependent on the amount of - work accom plished today and tomorrow. . Fire Burns Out Upper ! Story of Salem Home Fire which ' broke out- about 2x45 yesterday afternoon In the second story." of -the residence oc cupied by m. R, Wilson,. 1884 Commercial -street, razed the in terior :- and destroyed. f practically all of the household goods-which were contained in the .upper story. ; .The , fire; is j thought . to have been caused by an oil burner which' waa left upstairs momen tarily, by Mrs. Wilson. When she returned the: entire upstairs was on. fire. ' 5 Firemen succeeded' in getting' the blaze under control in. a short time.'; ....... About 300 insurance was car ried on . the-; furniture. The loss will probably run between 1 5 0 0 and $1000, according to Mr. Wil son. . ' -.. ' . Weather) Bureau Sees Short Reign of Cold CHICAGO, i Feb;1" 14. The cold wave that haa spread throughout the central west ana northwest Blnee last night -will not become much-- m ore . severe - but will . con tinue to hold its own for another day and for possibly two days, the weather bureau -here announced tonight. ...h. . Severe -cold mar be exnected throughout this forecast district tomorrow, it was Indicated ; but the strong winds of la&t , night and today .were expected to; be less severe. . Little moderation was in dicated before Friday. The crest of the' cold wave con tinues, to abide in the northwest. Professor 'Hery J. Cox, Chicago weather forecaster, said tonleht He added that while the cold wave was passing -eastward, it was dl minlshlng in intensity and the east need not fear as severe weather, as is being experienced here. The far south, he said seems to be about the only portion of the. country exempt from win - ter's bias t at present. , Wizard of KKK-Never : Heard of Burger, Claim CHICAGO. Feb. 14. Dr. W. II Evans, imperial wizardi of thtr a.u jviux K.ian, declared hee to day thaV:1le had never heard of Dr. Lew Burger of New York, who m a speech at' Idaho Falls. Idaho yesterday said that he represented tne kian, that 38 members of con gress belonged' to It and declared that the two bodies found in Lake LaFqurche ' near Bastrop, La. were placed there by medical stu dents. t - - ' Dr.-Burger said that Bureer was not a spokesman for the Kn Klux KLan and thaf even v If. h had been, he would not have been privileged to make statements In yolvlng membership. BE PRETTY! TDi Try Grandmother's Old Favorite Ip' - - Recipe' of Sago Tea '. .( t vr "";.-V'"'r'-V.'an4 Sulphnr. ' ' ' : : Aimost everyone '; knows that Sage Tea . and Sulphur, nronerlv" compounded,' .brings back the natural .color and lustre to' " the hair-when f aded,'.streaked Or gray. Years ago the only - way to get this raixturei waji to make AV at home, . which Us mussy and trou blesome. Nowadays, by asking at any drug store for "Wyeth's Sags and ; Sulphur ' Compound; you will get a large bottle of this famous 'old - recipe, improved by the addition; of other ingredients,, at a small, cost. ' ':"..T v.-".:t:r i Don't stay, gray K Try it! No one- can possibly tell that you darkened your hair, as It does it so naturally and' evenly. -1 You dam pea' asponger or soft: brush with it and draw-? this through, your nair, taking! one smalt strand at a-tImejLiby morning . tho gray hair disappears, and after anoth er application or two your hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy and attractive.- Adv. in; MOVIE GOSCZ Bebe Daniels In "The World's Applause." . - LIBERTY JSn- Novak In "The Snow shoe Trail." One of lire best dressers on the screen is' Be'he 'DanielsJ This Is especiall true as regards her cos tumes in"The World's Applause,! featuring' Miss tJaniels and Lewis Stone,' which Is ' on view at. the Oregon .theater." "In this superb of fering,1 Miss Danlel3 -portrays the role ot Corinne d'Alys, a, high ly successful 'actress, Vwho is not only "'fond ot noteMety ' but who wears many ot the finest, creations of the modiste's art: in eacn suc 'ceedinifBCene, Miss Daniels wears somethitfg different from the" pre ceding one, th& whole constituting a' display .of f ashlOnjable gowns that will Interest every woman Former ' Employe Becomes President . ot Company; . Corporation Public, . . ClilCAGO, Feb. 14. A report ed change in the 'management of Armour and company is true only to lh6 extent that J. Ogden Ar mour, as previously announced, Is retiring from the presidency of the company to become chairman of the '.board-of directors and that F., Edson White, former employe, has become president, a statement Issued at the office of Mr. Armour tonight said; :- . ." . The? actlxe management of the company will be lodges as at pres ent, the 'statement said, adding that three bankers' are to be ad ded to the board of directors and that "other prominent .men with wide experience v in business af- lairs ' aiso are to oe added to the hoard.. -, . . ti i . I-- v ?V:'.j This Is In line with the policy of making Armour and . company a public rather than a private family corporation and the finan cing now .completed: Is in line with this accomplishment," the . state.. ment said. . v ., ' ' , ' Texas V Men - Captured ' by rosse After Uun Battle v :atf0rgrande;N. M.: v '-.: . ' .' EL PASO, Tex.. Feb. 14. Bill Morris and "Buck .Selcer of Amar vllle, t) Tex sought today by a posse and bloodhounds In con nection with the shooting of Sher iff ;W. . L. ; Rutherford of J Otero county, were captured late 'today at orogrande; N. M., according to advices -received here. - ; ' i . The men were captured after a gun battle. In which the rifle .was shot f rom the hands of one of the meir by Deputy Sheriff Bradford of Alamogordo. None of - the poss'emen was injured In the ex change of -shots. The fugitives were surprised, by a posse headed by "Bink" Hickson.i: a rancher, Coming JL A Secret Govern ' mexvt formula Si liked his new job better than . as ARMOUR BECOMES BOARD 'CHI! SHEBJEElKltLERS ; TAKEN CAPTIVES S1 t if, lru BEET LAST TIMES TONIGHT :' Jane Novak ia "THE SN0WSH0E TRAIL" ' IT I B -ll; patron of the popular playhom r Seldom has there been shot such a marked interest in a fort' -coming phqtoplay as thatvinc-by-local theater-goers since tl first announcement of the com!: ofnMary PIckford In her own ar ai new version; of! !?Tess of tJ Storm Country," which will 1 the ' attraction at the Oregf theater beginning Saturday. It ! perhaps the combination of a, fa orite star.in a favorite play whi makes this screen event so not .ble but, it is ail so certain the f& that Miss- Plckford.has great elalwrated on her triumphant, t' trionic efforts of eight years a has had a. marked effect in late sifying ,the public interests ,T1 Qrefoti. management wants ever, one la Salem to see this picture f a. "Bargain Matinee' at test 1 a:, twenty-five cents starting at p. m, Saturday, has - been at ranged , , . ' . . living near. Alamogordo, , ar. when called -on to surrender, opcr.. ed fire on their pursuers. Morris and Smttzer were tap:- to Oro Orande. where they . we!. held until the arrival of a epC. train from Alamogordo, -n'her they were taken and lodged in tl county dail. ' Sheritf Itutherfor was. shot to 'death' last night ; Alamogordo when he attempted t n-sif tlia'tii-n'mpn' after thev fc escaped, from orncers while bel; taken from Corona, N. M., to C; rlto. N. ' M.. to be . placed in j on a charge of stealing. ( Small Clothing Stores ,Get BankiLoot, Rep: DENVER, Colo.; Feb. 14. 1 liice announced " ' today that tl had; defjnite Information that : proximately. ?6,000 of the $2C 000 loot taken .by the bandit b; In the robbery of a federal : serve bank truek in front oft Denver ; mint December 18' la has beeb-Hclrdulated in St. Taxil small oiothlag stores, cigar stc: and groceries for inexpensive : tides.... .. . . - -; . What;;as 'becpir. oi the wc en-ledj Indians .that- used to seen -In", front of - every tcbac shep Ij6lajng7alqft a bunch, cf . gars I' Where, ha ve all these c: famous tabbrlgines gone? t BKBJ3 as , Broadway's most ' dalinfr star. Iar 'Irtgowhsi tne tlrmaxes arrd something to think about. . . .. , TODAY OREGON : 'Hbt.Do! ' 4 .-J. Z Ko . Wonder derkmg. . YotiTI like Sherlock, toe played by , - ERT I I , : . ' LYTELI, theatre '