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8 THE OREGON STATESMAN. 3ALEM. OREGON . in eoo's SHRIIFOUi I . - I Excavations in Ur of the Chatdees Uncover Inter-- estlng History punAnKriuA. April 21.. Interesting reports are beitiff jre celvi here (on ,the archaeology eal excavations TbeinK made i in JJr of the ChaldeesJ the ancient clty that is being explored I by the joint expedition of the Uni versity of ,R-jTinsylvania and the British Museum. Wall Unearthed j 'Letters from C. lyeonard VooI ley. bead" of the expedition in Mesopotamia,' describe the pro Cress of L the excavation, where diggers into the misty past have unearthed a portion ot the jwall of the temple of the' Moon (God. said .by Mr. Woolley to be the .oldest and largest tempW of Babylonia. Whiles lit is too jscon to give details, ft is believed that the-excavation, of this tem ple will ; undoubtedly I show" con tinuous service dedicated ' to the Moon God covering several thou sand, years, and reaching f back ward possibly beyond the th'rd millennium Ik Cufi I .Different Period Kf-n The wall shows! several recon structions, at; different, periods. On the upper part an inscription was. found Kivinjr the name of Nebuchadrezzar S as the restorer of the upper section. . while an other inscription shows that the main ' part was 'built by Ur-Kn-gur In the j third millennium B. C. , :'. ! ;'!: , : .. ; While the chief popular ; inter est in Ur of the'.Chaldees arises from the fact that it is mention ed in the book if Genesis as the birthplace of Abraham, scholars will find even greater interest in tracing its history backward through tire millenniums that jprecedeil Abraham, whose1 date was. about 20 B. C. Natives at Work The' jedfit expedition of the British Museuju and the Tniver "sity Museum was organized last summer and reached Mesopota mia in November. Work proceed ed until the present 'time.'as the climate has be e particularly fa vorable ior excavation. One hun- Patronize Home Industry. FUELSAVER i if " "Ifc r i f A r., -. 1 i - f-j '"' fj PERFECT CONTROL Geta BERGER PIPE or PIPELESS FURNA C E ' . 1 : . . f - , , - .'.-- ' j.' At Factory Prices - .. " I ;. - '? iff'- ' ' 1 Made in Salem : i . ; F. H-BERGER : : Manrifactiirer .'. 803 N. Liberty Street Phone 1048-M , . QTTMnAV AIORNING. APRIL 22, 1923 d red and fifty natives have. ben kept at work, a light railroad has been laid down, and a house erected to accommodate the mem bers t' the. expedition, which cn. sists of Mr. Woolley, John New ton, archaeologist and architect, and Sidney Smith, reader of cune iform writing; j J Ur lies on the border of the Sy rian desert six miles from the Euphrates and not far from the head of the -Persian gur, the nearest point of. contact being Basra. Heat -Will IfflH Work It la planned to carry on exca vations each season until the heat becomes intolerable about the middle, of April. By employing from 15ft to 250 men andj utiliz ing as much modern machinery as Is possible in sclentiric exca vation, it la believed that a few seasons wll, uncover some of the rnore important parts of the city, 'and furnish, an abundance of ma terial fbr t historical interpreta tion. 1 : Tlitual Klaborate There wag an elaborate ritual connected with the worship of the Mtoon God. A large number of priests were employed A under the authority of the high prelate .and. accqrding to an ,ancle-nt in scription, the last king, of: 'Baby lon, Nabonidos, who, lived In th sixth century, B. C.J' consecrated his daughter as high,, priestess and prophetess in the temple Ur. The inscription tells, hofr she lived in her own house close by the tem ple, where a guard stood per petually on watch.. She "was not only the high prjestess, ; but the living oracle V the god, As the calendar, was based, on the moon, it fa supposed that the study . of , astronomy was one of the activtles af the priestho of the temple. - Drama League Takes Nop Action on Bennett Charge v -. ; : i IOWA CITY, Ia.,t April 21. Charges by Richard -Bennett, the actor, thaC the drama league of America' is - a community i 'of "dumb-bells" and an organization of yiow brows,", were discussed at the closing session of the league's annual convention Held here.; . The drama league took no Jac tlpn on Mr. Bennett's charges, and officials expressed, the' opinion that the matter would be dropped. Aside from the consideration of Mr. Bennett and his charges, to day's discussions of., play going and the problems and,, opportun ities of community and little- the ater, circles were .unruffled, i ?' i . iA fe "'it lift .? mr Ml 4 is. ' Endurance wins ouU That why Kuppenhcimer Clothes are made of sturdy, all wool fabrics. Their long service gives them first pref erence when economy is to be considered. 1 ! Their fine tailoring ensures :ah investment in good appearance, r We've an excellent assortment 5'i $4p. Others at $25 and $30 PHILLIPS DENIES 10WS A S HE I i , '-' ' Movements of Party Said to Bo With Clara. Phillips Bern ci I rnrort LOS ANGELES, April 21. To establish that Armour .Lee Phil lips, out on bail following his' ar rest yesterday in connection with ; the escape of his wife, Clara Phil lips convicted murderess, aided in her escape, deputy slinffs ware today tracing the movement s of Jesse E. Carson, wo s said to h in Tegucigalpa,' Hohduraswith a woman suspected of being Mrs. Phillips. ; - ' - . That Phillips knew Carson and was with him shortly after Mrs. Philips esca'pe from "the county Jail December, 15, 1922, was def initely ; learned today through: in formation reaching the sheriff's office, i ; Two motorcycle policemen of Lynwood, a, suVurb. arrested Phil ing and it was learned Carson va lips about December 15 for tpeod in theJcar at the time. v Phillips has steadily, denied that he knows Carson or that lie .has any knowledge of hi3 wife's whereabouts. The sheriff's office Is gathering evidence to the con trary to present to the court Tuesday, when a hearing on the writ" of habeas corpus granted Phillips will be held. He was re leased today on $3,000 cash ball. KELLS WILL- BE FEDERAL .flGEfifT Govcrnnlent Employ ment Agency to Be in Op eration Immediately WSC-GOXZAGA SPUT 1 PULLMAN, Wash., April 21. The Washington State college and Gonzaga university, Spokane, split the honors In a double header to day. The. Cougars took the first game 6 to 2 ..while Oonzaga .won the last 2 to 0. . Washington State got four runs in the first Inning of the first game. In the second, Gonzaga chased the two winning runs across in the sixth Inning. Beginning Monday, or as soon as he (can be officially sworn ' iu to the federal kervicej C. A. Kells, secretary of the Salem VMCA Is to be an official agent for the fed eral employment bureau, huntiu& jobs for' men and. men. for jobs. The Salem' V has been carrying on anj" efficient , employment bu reau for some, years.: Last year it secured jobs for several hun dred men and. boys; this ytar the demands for its services have promised to be even heavier than ever r before. 'Secretary ; Kell thought that if thQ 1 federal em ployment bureau would assist,' ths work might be carried, on even more efficiently, and; so, through the Chamber of Commerce, an ap plication was made fbr the desig nation of Saieir. a 3 a, IJnited States labor employment agency. This has been done, aaid word, was re ceived Saturday thit Mr. Kcl!s may begin work Monday. The federal franchise will carry with, it the privilege of franked mail for all the employ ment literature. . Th federal ap propriation also helps to pay a full-time man in the Salem of fice.'! " ' - '' i ' ' ' i Capt. A. M. Ilolbtook of th? local Salvation army; is also v---parlng to do some extensive work in helping out the seasonal labor shortage. In May lie i3 going to send out' a -series of letters to every; -Salvation army headquar ters in. the northwest, telling of the fruit labor necessities j of the Salem i district, and urging: their cooperation in getting men and jobs together. " This work' will be idbne nj cooperation with thje Chamber ot Commerce. hauling its own wood Instead of arofnsr int the 'open market, to make purchases,; isr saving approx imately $900 a year, according to Commissioner J. T. Hunt, who re turned from Jlopnvere yesterday where he- made measurements of wod on the county farm. The fnr iiif inar the 300 cords ias been let to Specs & Grader at $1.35 a cord,, a saving of ap- proxiately $1 per cora over ui previous year. The contract for hauling the wood has not been given iout as yet.' However., an estimated cost , per cord is placed at; .about $2.35 this year., , , Read the Classified Ads. County Save Money The; county, by i cutting- and COLLAR S NEW: For That Coat, Sweater ! or Dress BERTHAS In many different and preity de signs. White or Ecru. 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Our tremendous volume, our low overhead, expense in dis posing of them, all join in making this store your shop ping place. . a-1iec Silk SPORT DRESSES In a Special Offering ' $22.50 i Ordinarily Worth $40.00 . ... j We're 1 io enthusiastic ihniif fhpaa wnnderfnt vil-Ly ues that we wint you to tewl'j iherr nersonallv. Made oCr S ',.. heavy Harvard Crepe .and Egyptian printed crepe of King.Tut, period designs-'..In a variety of colors. . Each dress in the lot are new and different.' , tW'l I m till I y. - i II Ills H -IUl A. . I Mannish Stylos in Iiadies TWEED SUITS $10 .75 . A very unusual selling. These gar ments were made to sell at $18.95. Sec them in the balcony dept. SALE PATENT AND SATIN pumps $349 ji i Th s price is : deserviilg .of much at tention. Important, reasons; they are all choice styles and of good quality and a regular $5.50 value. All sizes. 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It is cc. posed of the issreSir' that pat yocr itpek in fl class condition. This f : is also strong csbcl: C a large percentiise" cf L Ren can be used yith C: results. ! , . 7 D Is made 'from Cocczri. Meal, Oil Meal, Linseed 11 Meal,, Tilill Run; rick::;:, and Clean Ground Oat Hull that contain 15 cf tL: Grotes. Absolutely rnb screenings used in the man ufacture of Cherro llzliz es Feed. Cherro I.lslai:;; Feed contains 15 Pre I:;: and sells efjnal to r.!il Rzr. CHERRO cues , mm Actual Analysis Protein Fat Fiber ... Ash 16.7 4.2 3.4 3.7 You da change from a Chick Start tr to a thick Wash in sever diys, as Cherro Chick analysis is equal to eta:: Chick starters. Vhy choa: feed when seven days clll It is not the best Fc: Ihea Cherro Hash fcr r; weeks, and pay no spec::" price for starter mash. Cherro Chicle Mash at r feed stores at $3.15 r sack.- Vhy pay more? 344 State St