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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM; OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1923 By MARGUERITE QLEESON i Mrs. H. O. C. Baldry and her llttte dauEhter. Ruth Adele, from Neosho. Missouri, armed in ba Jem last night and will be guests of Mrs. Baldry's' parents, Mr. ana iMrs. Warren Armington. f '.' ; - ; - Miss Dorothea St'eusloff is hostess this week-end for a house party including several Salem friends. The guests Include Mrs. Monroe j Gilbert, Miss Bertha Davis, for merly a professor at the Oregrfn ! Agricultural and now at Mills col llege; and Miss Louise Williamson'. The guest's will be entertamea at the Steousloff cottage at Pacific City for the week-end. 1 .-r:.-; . Mrs. John Graham has bad as her guest this week, Mrs. Ruby Flint Hughes of Paris. France. Mrs. Hughes is Spending several weeks In Oregon and . Is located aV the Portland hotel. She for merly lived In Salem. Mr. and Mrs. RexMcCorjey and their, two daughters, Margaret and Elizabeth, are guests of Mr6 and Mrs. Fred Waters. Teir home is in Pasadena. '".' . CLUB PROGRAMS ' - - Summer months were meant for rest, recreation and playof vaj lous kinds, another use toreumi mer is a time when club-programs may be worked out for! the-'con-lug yeaVa study and work. I f lub programs irV' foHrlous states -of preparatioalo.s inow. One o two are comptte2tb. the nnal-detaiJ.-even the'prrntlng of thajfear , btok and calendar", oth rsarV all down, Iny black and White: ready for the; printer. In case . the, club, has the. programs printed. : A few are only In the minds of the committee in charge while 'others have not even reached the ettej, where even the "committee has been selected. Chapter G of the PEO has the coming season's program all planned,1 written up and printed within the booklet cover which the group has used for some time. The whole ; carries' on the color scheme of the sisterhood with cov er, of mottled white and pages of yellow. --v-", ;f .f i . A birthday meeting will open the group's : year September when, the members meet with Mrs. W. . Byrd. Mrs. E. E. Fteher : and Mrs. O. E. Price are in charge of the program that day. A social musical -'program wtu .'be one of the features of , another day's meeting.. During the year a spe cial study will be made of Canada its cities and educational facilities. Later, the members , will study South America and ' its peoples' with ; a special study of Argen tine. "The Roof or South 'Amer ica, is one day's topic.! jp ; A mothers' day program; will be given in May and the organization will hold the usual picnic la Jane. The 'program committee Is com posed of Mrs."W. T. Kirk. Mrs. B. X. Beechler, and Mrs. A. Godfrey. ; Other committees - are ! social, Mrfe-Ck'-W. Lafler. MrsJ W; W. Moore; Mrs. C. B. McCulloch and Mrs. E. E. Fisher; . philanthropy, Mrs. F. W, Seelee, Mrs. William McGilchrlst: flowers, Mrs. B. J. Miles and Mrs. P. J. Runts. The .visiting committee Is the whole membership of the organization. - The Chemeketa chapter of the Daughters of the American Revo lution will open the season's 'work wit fc. i an open meeting In (f the - FIRE SWEEPS; -IDAHO t..- .A ft? l tl ' ..SW " " - ' . mr 'y ' -y'-. i - -xnifr:.':---x-:--jf . ; ..... V..;,:-.. k I,.. . . urn in -mi ii ii iiim vi rr'-'-'fr-tl -r-- i n i i nl ; $ : S L v - i . Photo shows (bottom) the great Hecla Mine works and part of . thai little town of Burke, Idaho, as they were before being swept by fire. (Top) the railroad station at Burke, burning during the, great Arc which rendered more than 400 miners in Burke and the nearby town of Mace homeless: Damage Is estimated at $1,500,000, for. not only was this huge mine works wrecked, but the firs entirely destroyed Mace and. swept away all of Burke except a small part: of the residence district. Several hundred miners battled their way to safety from the depths of this mine after having been cut off by firs.' V--:--.--. -i -4 - -ii 1 - Chamber of Commerce rooms, September 17, Constitution day. The program committee is hop ing to arrange for have Governor Walter Mi Pierce deliver the ad dress that day. Among the plans for the com ing year's work among the DAR are a further study of the con stitution which was also studied last year,' a special Indian "day with the aid and cooperation of the Salem Indian school at Che mawa. """!-:- " Miss Edith Benedict Is chair man of the program committee and other members are Mrs. W. C. Tillsod, and Mrs. A. A. Under bill. Mrs. Ruasel Catlin is regent of the local chapter. The Salem Etokta club will con tinue its study oX Oregon which was begun last year. The group will resume meetings in October. The Salem library has a number of books j and magazine articles which are considered of special value to committees which are preparing' programs for the com ing season. Among the books suggested by Miss Flora Case, librarian, are "Work and Programs for Wo men's Clubs," by Caroline Benton. Then there Is a group of books. "Viewpoints in Travel," "Essays," and in "Biography" ; which . she considers specially helpful. Then there are a number of outlines for American; literature, local.' and state government for Oregon and Oregon . history, . . . In addition to all of these, helps the JlbVary staff, is happy Xo assist In planning and working out any program desired by the organiza tion,, Miss Case. states. . fc 'The Drama class which meets at regular intervals during the season will study some form of modern drama although no defi nite plan for the year's study has been decided upon according to Mrs. W. i E. Kirk - who has been leader of the group for several seasons. I ! BOOKS Interesting new books are ' in- eluded in some of the new lists just published. "The Dominant Sex," by Ma- thilde and Mathias Vaerting, and translated by Eden and Cedar Paul. . The authors show that there are no "masculine": or ".fem inine" - characteristics; : bot'-only tho&a of a dominant and a subor dinate . sex. In various " societies at various periods, woman has been dominant and has then ex hibited the so-called "masculine traits and characters, f even ' to physical superiority over , the man. "American Poems,' by ' J. C. Squire. - ' A, new collection of . Mr. Squire's serious verse. - One of the longest ' poems describes his visit to the Chicago stockyards. "The Making of the Western Mind," by F. Melian Stawell and T. S. Marvin. Traces the Euro pean cultural heritage j from , the days of the Greeks to the present. "Training for Power and Lead ership," j by Grenville KTeiser. This book contains the harvest of Mr. Kleiser's long experience In training' men for leadership. "English Diaries," by Arthur Ponsonby. ; Excerpts from and brief accounts of all' diaries of interest from the 16th to the 20th century.' Edward VI Fanny Bar ney, Fanny Kemble. Byron, Queen MINE -400 HOMELESS. .1: ft-'- Victoria, W. N. T. Barbell ion and. of course. Pepya and Evelyn are among those represented. "The Spirit of Islam," by Syed Ameer AH. The only book In English recognized as an authen tic interpretation by the Moham medan centres of instruction." "Snake Doctor," by Irvln S. Cobb. A collection of short' stor-' ies headed by the story which won the O. Henry memorial award for 1922. The range is unusually wide, but Old Judge Priest is not missing, and "The Night of the Wedding." by C. N. and A. M. Williamson. . --. L CLASSES fORMED J, VW Graham Appointed In structor Will Work With : - Oregon Mills : J. W. Graham, Oregon Agricul tural college,' class of 1911, has been selected -by A. R. Nichols, state supervisor of trade and In dustrial education, to teach, a series of classes in lumber grad ing in connection with several of the larger mills of the state. - He has had 10 years' experience in mill work. i The appointment was announc ed yesterday by J. A. Churchill, state superintendent of public In struction. . - ;.j j j - "The students, who are mostly workmen from the mills," said Mr. Churchill, "do the actual grading under the supervision of the Instructor. The first class will consist of 15 students from the Hammond Lumber company mills at Mill City, The two weeks' course will later be given at Cottage Grove, Dallas and Ma bel. ' After these four points have had two weeks each, Mr. Graham will return to Mill City and re peat the two-weeks schedule with more advanced work. : "The state board for vocational education pays one-half of the in structor's salary. The local com pany 'and the school district pay the other half and -the instructor's expenses. The state fund for this purpose is furnished by the 'fed eral government under the Smith Hughes act. h ' "The classes are not confined to lumber grading but may be used in any part of the lumber industry. The ' most important element in this work, seems to be selecting as instructor a man who possesses trade experience, com bined with the proper teaching qualifications." ; j A prominent Oregon lumber man recently declared that he be lieved this the most valuable work done by the lumber companies in many years. i i CHEVROLET SECOND BEST SELLER HERE State Records Show Chevro let Most Popular Car in its Class in State G. L. Newton of the Newton- Chevrolet agency has gathered some very interesting automobile figures' from the state records showing the number and kind of new cars registered in the: stale during the first six months of 1923. . s "There were 16.416 1 new; cars sold and registered, and the fol lowing list shows the number sold of each make of the most popular kinds. The figures speak for themselves, and will prove of importance to dealers at larg-.. This lot Includes 16.000; cars, the other 416 registered were dtvidea among the miscellaneous lot or cars. Ford, 6402. CHEVROLET, 2576. Star. 1414. Buick, 1242. Dodge, 937. r Overland, 633. Studebaker, 506. - Oldsmobile. 305. Maxwell, 262. Durant, 244. -Jewett, 229. Hupmobile, 194. Hudson, 151. Willys-Knight, 149. Essex, 123. ; Franklin, 121. i i Wood Urges Filipinos to Enlarge Foreign Business MANILA, July 26. The busi ness of the Philippine' Islands most be Increased if the country expects to extend its activities in schools. Governor General Wood declared In a statement : today. He said there is a large market in the United States for the pro ducts, of the Philippines, and all that is needed to increase business is a little attention from this end. "I want to call theattention of Filipino manufacurers to the poss ibilities of a gTeatly Increased market for native hats; for both men and women In the ', United States." said General Wood. "The enbroldery business of the Philip pines has been built np from al most nothing to $3,000,000 annu ally. There ts a market for many times the output of Philippine fur niture which we are now putting out," IB GRIDING NEW 1924 MODEL jnon No Radical Changes Num ber of Refinements and, Improvements Made The 1924 model ' Studebaker cars, described as the finest cars and greatest values ' Studebaker has ever offered, are announced by Marion Automobile Company, local Studebaker dealer. They are offered In 3-cylinder chassis models the Big Six,' the Special-Six and the Light Six In .12 body types. There are no rad ical; changes but every 1 improve ment, the safety and practicabil ity of which have been verified by Studebaker engineering teste, is embodied in these new cars. The Bi-ix Line! , The Big-Six line comprises four models, mounted on the standard 126-inch chassis .with 60 horse power, 3x5 inch motor. Tb .y are: Seven passenger touring car five pasenger speedster, fire pas senger coupe and seven passenger sedan. : 1 . ' - Refinements and a few minor changes have been made in the Big-Six which' has established an enviable record for 5 years. Ev everything for which one can wish in motoring comfort, convenience and utility has been provided. . The 1924 series Big-Six carries disc ' wheels and front' and rer bumpers as standard equipment. An extra wheel, complete with cord tire, tube and tire carrier is nrovided on each Big-Six mod el (two on speedster and sedan ) Other striking features of the tonrlng car that add to its com Dletenesa Include the one-tiiece. rain-proof windshield with glare- proof visor, rear-view mirror ana automatic windshield cleaner: walnut all-wood steerins wheal with new type spark and throt tle control; automatic gasoline signal mounted on the instrument board; aluminum-bound running boards with corrugated . rubber mats and step pads and aluminum kick elates: anick action cowl ventilator; clock; courtesy light; cowl lights, tonneau lamp with long extension cord and ; combin ation -ston and tail light; grip handles on body rails; tool kit In left front door; snubbers, and others. The sedan, coupe and speedster are equipped with a large, roomy trunk, while the closed cars have amone other desirable features. heater, flower vase, interior read ing lights, and, in addition, the sedan is furnished with silver fin ished ' vanity case and - smoking set. ' . The Special-Six Models ' ' The Special-Six line comprise four models, mounted 1 on the standard 119-inch chassis with 50 horsepower, 34x5 Inch motor. They are; two passenger road ster", live passenger touring car. five passenger coupe and five paj senger sedan. Radiator, hooti, cowl, and body changes have been made In tho Special-Six, with minor mechan ical changes and refinements in the chassis. The Special-Six has for five successive j years added luster to the name STUDEBAK ER. It is one of the most satis factory and finest cars on the market. It is as good in every respect as the Big-Six, except that it is smaller, and costs Isss to produce, -and therefore, sells for less. i u All Special-Six I models are equipped with a one-piece, rain proof windshield irtiich provides unobstructed view of the road ahead; glara-proof visor, automa tic windshield cleaner and rear view mirror; running board step pads and aluminum kick plates; American walnut all-wood steer ing wheel with new type spark and throttle control; cowl lighU, combination stop and tall light; quick action cowl ; ventilator of cast aluminum and 'an 8-day clock. ii v r"-''.-' An inspection lamp is mounted on the instrument board of the open cars' and in the touring car a complete tool kit is carried in the left front door (left door in the roadster.) Grip handles on the With our painting the sport lines of the car are properly accentuated and the color scheme novel but appropriate. For al "different" and better job let us quote you and offer suggestions. RELIANCE AUTO PAINTING COMPANY ; Phone 037 ' 210 State, Corner Front body rails are a feature of the touring car. " The 'closed cars are .furnished with a high grade heater and sil ver finished, flower vase, and, in addition, the sedan Is fitteii with handsome vanity case and smok ing set carried in the back! of the front seat. . ' The Light Six Line The Light-Six line comprises four models, mounted on the standard 112-inch chassis with 40 horsepower, 3 x4 Inch ; motor. They , are: three passenger, road ster, five passenger touring ca-, two passenger coupe-roadster and five passenger sedan. j; No body or mechanical changes except ; refinements have been made , in the Light-Six. 1 Ovir 130.000-Light-Sixes have been produced inthe newvmodern $3i) -000.000 Studebaker plant at South Bend, Ind., '.under 'most economical and almost ideal man u factoring conditions, i . ' The beauty of design,: excep tional performance and low up keep expense leave nothing to te desired in the 1924 model Light Six touring car. Among the un usual features found' on this mo del are : the all-steel body, one piece, rain-proof windshield with cowl lights set in the base; the quick action cowl ventilator, eas ily adjusted by a twist of the wrist; close fitting curtains; gen uine leather seat cuhsions, 10 in ches deep; large retangular win dow in the rear curtain and the thief-proof transmission lock, a'i of which clearly indicate Stude baker's efforts to give unmatched value in its lowest priced five pas senger touring car. The' closed cars are eauloocd with glare-proof visor windshield cleaner, i clock, coach , lamps and many other desirable features. Very Hot at Spokane, Report of Mr. Chapin i: - : ' r "' j "It's been insufferably hot up at Spokane," is the verdict of L. J. Chapin, who has' returned from a convention . of the federal land appraisers of the 12 th district, comprising the states of Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Montana. Mr. Chapin is the special apprais er for the Northwestern Joint Stock Land bank of .Portland, or ganized under the federal act and operating in the Willamette val ley. ; ,.;:! "It was hot in the Palouse country, where they j nevertheless have a great grain crop. AH over the 12th district big crops are re ported,' even over in Montana, uere they say they have the first really good crop in six years. They have had! drought and grasshop-. Wnnsnn u lyj uu 1; : ' 1 . - IT'S OUT OF To be able to buy used Fords that can hardly be told ifbrn hew have Fords with motor numbers 7506237 and: 74$6058; these Fords arrived on the coast fr cm the factory Jess than THREE WEEKS AGO. Here's a. few picked at random from our stock: Ninety Days Service on Cars in this colam 1 1923 Coupe, cord tires, car like newior ....$550 1923 Sedan, cost $850 and has been run less than 1300 miles. Our price on this one is J . . .: ...... ... ..,. . $625 1923 Touring;, Stromberg carburetor and .. other extras ; cost $535, the motor num ber is 7506237 and it has run less than 200 miles. It is yours for $450 1923 Touring, large steering wheel, new . tires ; you can't tell that it has ever been ' run. Motor number 7466058. Some . would call it anew car but at our price . it is yours lor less. Late 1922, one man top and car is just as good as new for ...$350 Late 1922, new rubber, shocks, etc In the pink of condition .... ................. .......iJ..$375 Late 1922, just like new. Ruckstole two speed axle, cord tires and its yours for 450 Several others in this class. us ' OPEN pers and cutworms and ;varions other pests,' besides their politics, but this season their "grain is fine. Rains that are described ".as 'ex cessive,' have, fallen over many portions of the-district;' and some down grain is reported, but they will have it for feed, anyhow, and the grain left standing is still the biggest crop they have had in years. "It Is the general opinion pf the appraisers, who wfcre rein forced by representatives of the You Should i Read TMs EDGAR Ferry and Commercial Terms EVENINGS AND federal bank at Washington that thebott6m low values has been reached, and that prices and real values will go steadily, if slowly, upward. The general - note of optimism is most encouraging." Other appraisers went from Roseburg,, Eugene, Bend, and one or two other points 'in Oregon. CALLS VOU AIRPLAXTS ,. MILAN, July 26. Balked re cently In a desire to fly to Mt. OF DAILY OUTPUT OF AUTOMOBILES Chevrolet is making about; 2,000 cars a day Buick is turning out over 700 a day Dodge Brothers are making over 700 cars a day Durant and Star over 500 cars a day Overland and Willys-Knight dose to 400 a day S a Better Drop in and JDet Explain It COMPANY i 227 High Stn Salem, Ore. When You Look at the Speedometers :: :; : on our :. mw MB: Some have been run less than 200 mil cz. THE ORB These cars are all in good shape. . Some thoroughly overhazled 1918 Ford Delivery, good rubber, just been n I overhauled ; I;......;..... .........;....$! 15 1917 Ford Touring, a good buy, and car with lots of service. .... ........$75 1921 Roadster, starter, good rubber &nd newly overhauled .... $225 1021 Touring, slightly used tires, and meter in dandy shape .... i..:..,......................$225 1921 Touring, good rubber, demountable j rims, recently overhauled. Our price on this one ................. ......... ...$250 1921 Ford Roadster, new tires all around, good lop, upholstering, like new. Special x price .... ..........$250 1918 Buick Six in good shape, has two Kelly cords (new), spotlight, etc To move it quickly Etna., because ..no airplane was available,' Premier Mussolini sent a telegram to ay government secre tary at Rome saying "we must have enough "airplanes by. next year to hide the sun. We must fly We will fly!" They are trying to find out how the womefi voted in. Minnesota. True to form they apparently plugged for the man who made the most noise. THE Us , ; I r2 r? n Y T :..$295 rv rv EE i 5 i . SUNDAY