THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1923 ' ,
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'HITS THE OREGON
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:ra Meeker of the noted pioneer Meeker family, discoverer , of
the lost Oregon trail nd friend of the late Theodore Roosevelt,
i plan J to go to Orgon for the third time behind an ox team. He
s made hla first Journey there in 1852.' -
1! BOARD ACT i
; IS iriTERPRETED
Application to Third Class
t School Districts Explained
By Attorney
The creation by the legislature
of 1923 creating tax supervising
-and conservation commissions for
allcounties in the state, took
away from the people the power
to levy taxes for school districts
of the third class and. placed this
- power instead into the hands of
the commission'. So held an opin-
Ion : of Attorney General Van
. Winkle, written in response) to an
inquiry by J.' C. Johnson, district
attorney for Curry county. ;
, All the voters of the third class
district need to do is to go through
the formal proceeding of approv-
lng a levy that the, commission
has approved. If the district falls
to--do this, the opinion, points out,
.the commission, itself .will make
the levy. , ; ' ' ' . :'
i An opinion of the 'Oregon su
preme court furnishes the basis
'for1 the attorney ' general's opin
ion. This Is the case If Tichner
vs Portland, involving the func
tions of the taxi supervising and
conservation cenimission: of Mult
nomah! county, created some years
before the commissions for the
tother counties,' and' whose, duties
are exactly the same as those for
the newly created commissions in
ihe other counties. I
While the opinion of . the su
preme qourt. in .that case holds
that "the commission composed
of three members, who have in
hand all the data necessary to
consider, is -evidently more , effic
ient than' any number j of public
meetings," the' attorney general
explains thft the old law provid
ing for r meetings of the voters
of districts to pass on tax levies
is stfll ef f ectire- and the Toters
must go through the formality of
passing upon jtheir budget. .
i "'It is apparent," says the at
torney general, "that the action
of the school district in the actual
levyi of, its tax subsequent to re
ceiving the order from the super
vising and conservation commis
sion is merely ministerial. It can
do nothing but levy the tax di
rected in such order, and if it
failf to do so, the commission win
perEorm that duty for tt,-
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Bobbie Niles, who disappeared
from his home in New York
city ot May 31. wet -i g a red
dish brown suit, brown stock
ings, whit tennis , shoes' and
green -felt hat. Bobbie cam
fro t Miami and had been in
New York only three weeks bs-
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. "It is my opinion that , the tax
when finally levied by a school
district of the third class should
be voted by the legal voters of the
district, although it would -seem
rather an unnecessary formality
and the r only .vote, which such
electors can give Is - for the tax
levy as contained in the order of
the commission, and if the dis
trict for any reason fails to make
such levy, then the commission
will make the same."
Water Permits Granted ;
, By State Department
During the: second quarter of
the year, or the months of April,
May and June,-131 'permits for
the appropriation of water from
the various i streams, throughout
the state were issued' by Percy A.
Cupper, state engineer:
These permits cover the irriga
tion of 3163 acres of land, the
development of 15,929. horsepow
er, and the use of water for min
ing, l municipal, domestic and
other purposes. y The estimajted
cost of construction work under
these permits -Is $425,400. Dur
ing the same , period permits to
store a total of 5639 acre feet f
water in seven reservoirs were
issued. The estimated cost of
the reservoirs! is $21,746.
Among the more important of
the permits issued-were the fol
lowing v . I f v
A. D. Gardner of Stayton, for
the appropriation of water from
the NorthSantiam river for de
velopment of 13,635 horsepower.
City of Monroe, fori the appro
priation of water from a spring
and two unnamed streams ' for
municipal purposes. .
The city of Dundee; for the ap
propriation of water from two
springs for 'municipal purposes.
The Smith-Link Lumber com
pany of Carlton for the appropri
ation of water from Cedar and
Bolton creftks for flumlng lum
ber. " ; '; : . -
The city' of Scappoose for the
appropriation of water from Gour
ley creek for municipal purposes.
Oregon Sc. Western Colonization
company of Ontario, : for" the ap
propriation of water from ' Snake
river for irrigation of 373 acres.
W. R. Beall of Tr,eka, Cat., 'for
the appropriation of ; water from
Soldier creek for mining purposes.
J. E. Kilduff and H. W, Finch
of Holland, Or., for -the appropri
ation of water from Sucker creek
for development of ,6 5 horsepower
for mining purposes.
City of Newport,. for the appro
priation of water from Nye creek
for municipal purposes.
City of Yoncalla, for the ap
propriation of. Water from Adams
and Wilson creeks, and north fork
of Wilson creek for 1 municipal
purposes. ! . ';
Game Commission Case
. Deferred, Says Court
Chief Justice T. A. i McBride of
the state supreme . court, has
stated that the court will not actl
on the case Of W. C Winslow
against the state game comrafs-
Islon, ontestlng the right of the
commission to- change the deer
planting season, until after the
vacation. The court will begin
OREGON PULP
Salem
MANUFACnlRERS
Sulphite,1 and Manila Wrappings, : also Butchers Wrap
pings, Adding Blachinc Paper, Greaseproof, Glassine,
Drug Bond, Tissue, Screenings and Specialties. :
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court had believed it might ' be
possible to pass down an opinion
on it next Taesday, but it is said
the case is too complicated for
that. '
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I BITS FOR BREAKFAST I
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One thing is certain .
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If President Harding had been
full of Oregon prunes, instead of
Seattle crab meat, he would not
have gotten sick. ;
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The Canadian flax pulling ma
chine, if it arrived in Portland
yesterday by express, as expected,
did not show up here. It will
likely get Into action by, tomorrow
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In the meantime the Oregon
invented and manufactured ma
chines are expected to get to go
ing strong, and . laborers pulling
by hand are acreaslng in num
bers. . t
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About 27 tons of flax has al
ready been delivered at the peni
tentiary, and the threshing of the
seed will begin tomorrow. There
Is a new machine for this work,
which is expected to take care of
two tons an hour.
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There is a field of flax1, 45 acres,
in the Guthrie t valley in Polk
county, that is one of the finest
of the year. It will go two and a
half to three tons an acre.
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The hospital drive is going to
be completed. This is official.
The men in charge of the drive
propose to stay with the Job till
it is finished. If jt takes all sum
mer. So you may as well getyoar
name - on- the - dotted line, ; If you
have so far escaped. f
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Also, if you live anywhere ; in
the Salem district, and have not I
been seen, nor subscribed, why
not send your subscription by
mail? Every little bit sent in
every possible way , will. help.
I NEW CORPORATIONS I
The following Oregon concerns
filed articles of . Incorporation
yesterday at the offices of W. E.
Crews, state corporation commis
sioner: - r ' ! t i'
Plate Ice '& Fuel company, of
Portland; Incorporators, Hubert
Kubik, Tressie Kubik, Thomas P.
Brown; capitalisation, 122.000. !
Vernonla Athletic association,
Vernonia; incorporators, W. E.
Detrow, L. H. Detrow, W. Martia
eau. W. J. Coyle, C, C. Brown, A.
U Fenner; . capitalization, $2,000.
i Star Lumber &,Realty company.
-Baker; t incorporators, Leroy ,H.
Tibbals, J. B. jMcDowell, Winnl-
fred B. Tibbals; capitalization,
$5000. i i (
Green Mountain Log company,
Portland; incorporators, Harrison
G. Piatt, Robert Treat Piatt, Ar
thur D. Piatt; capitalization.
$100,000. ' i J !
Central Oregon Loan company.
Bend; incorporators, A. R. Tester,
E. M. Eby and J. A. Melvln; capi
talization. $20,000. f i !
Hoovers'. Pastries, Inc., Port
land; incorporators, Ellsworth R.
Steen, G. M. Hfftfdle, N. C. Jamie
son; capitalization, $25,000. -i I;
Coast i Mills Wool company,
Portland; incorporators, C. m.
Bishop, R. C. Bishop, C, P. Slade;
capitalization, $5000.
The Buster Brown Shoe Store,
Inc., of Salem, filed supplement
ary articles, -changing its same to
Arbuekle, King 4b Co., Inc.;
A permit to operate as a stock
broker in Oregon was issued to
the National Investment company.
A permit to sell stock in the sum
of $10,000- was issued to the
Green Mountain Asbestos Mining
company of Portland. -A permit
to sell bonds in the sum of $00,
000 was issued to the Western
Orefon Development company of
Portland.
A permit to operate in Oregon
was issued to the Black Steel &
Wire company, a Maine corpora
tion capitalized at $900,000. R
H. Keith of Portland is named as
attorney-in-fact for Oregon, r
Notices of dissolution were
filed 'by the Northern California
Oil company of Klamath Fans,
and by the Coos Bay Laundry
company of Marsh field.
Notice of an increase in capi
talization from $10,000 to $15,-
000 was filed by the Oregon City
Creamery company of;, Oregon
City. ,
Notice of a decrease in capital
ization i from $150,000 to $100,
000 was filed by the Davidson
Fruit company of Hood River, t
RHICHESTER S PILLS
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& PAPER CO.
Its vacation Tuesday of this week
and will not be fn session daring
the -month of August. Because
of the importance of the case the
S THING
Gardner Dealer Says Public
Has Passed Day When
Nickel Fools Them
"Never in my experience- as an
automobile dealer have I found
performanc so large a j. factor in
the merchandising of automobiles
as it is today." savs F. W. Petty-
John, distributor for th4 Gardner
Four. "People are becoming
motor-wise; theywrant to see what
is under the hood.
"Not long ago an attractive paint
job and nickled trimmings meant
a aood deal more to the average
prospective buyer than j perform
ance. .Happily, this condition has
been changed. Appearance counts.
but not as! it did at one time.
Women as well as men are show
ing distinctly more preference for
sturdy construction and fine mo
tor performance man mey oo ior
flashv aonearance. Nor are empty
claims concerning remarkable per
formance accepted at face value,
the prospective buyer today wanr.s
to be shown. "j . .'
"The Gardner Motor j company
of St. Louis has always encour
aged the intending buyer in this
attitude. Actual demonstration
has always been the keynote of
Gardner saljes policy. The entire
sales organization has heed lm-
hnfi with this snlrlt. We insist,
whenever possible, on putting Che
Gardner through' some severe per
formance test before a sale is
closed." , 1
in fiardnflr models, and there
are six of T them, the ! standard
phaeton and roadster, the sport
mnripi nhaeton and roadster, the
coupe and siedan are powered by
v VAaarinc rrankshaft mOtOr
un mv-vi.0 - j
which has Remonstrated j its flexl-l
bility ana power on buuib ui
most famoujs hills In the country.
Furthermore this engine Is notea
for Its economy of operation. In
the reeent trfs Angeles-Yosemite
Valley Economy Run, an annual
classic, the Gardner took first
place In class 2Er averaging 28.8
miles to the gallon of gasoline.
-Not only is the unusnal 'motor
performance and economy eon
fined to tfie open jobs, but it is
a feature o the beautiful model
sedan tnat nas jusi ueen uumuv.
ed by the
Gardner' Motor com-
pany.
iWheeler County Report,
Is Sent to Churchill
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The average monthly salary of
men teachets in Wheeler county
Is $187.50, according to the an
nual reportj of ' H. J. Simmons,
school superintendent of .that
county, to . A. Churchill, .state
superintendent. The women of
the county iet a monthly wage of
$109.91. Tn men and 41 jwom
en are teaching in the county.
The Teport shows that 801 pu
pils are enrolled in the schools,
a slight increase over the enroll
ment of 1922. The schools of
Wheeler county made a good re
cord In atte ndance, a dally aver
age of 646, cr 95 per cent of those
belonging in school. -
The counly has 51 school dis
tricts of which 30 - are equipped
with one-room schools. (
lijoREGai
New
Show Continuous 2-11 p, m.
ADOLPM ZUKOA
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GLEAR the way! Bcbe's
; cominie! ticowtiiig for
thrilln raising the XerT
Pickens breaking all rec
ords for speed and daring!
Moreno a re-exciter who
puts the thrill of love into
Bebe's beart. ; A ALWAYS
"HOME-MADE J JV
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hAvley at the :wurlitzer
MOVIE GOSSIP
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Four Acts Vaudeville and
Big Bill Fairbanks in
"THE CLEAN-UP"
Johnny Hines, now being fea
tured In a feature length comedy
drama titled -f 'Surefire Flint," "at
the Liberty theater, is a close
student of human nature, and
has perfected a philosophy lof his
own that is rather interesting to
say the leastJ . ' - .
During tne interview at Burr's
Glendale s studio in Long Island
where "Sure Fire Flint" was pro
duced, Hines wa,s asked, whether
it , was easier . to make comedies
than dramas, to which the film
comedian! replied: "An onion can
make anybody cry,. but the vege
table is still to be found that will
make everybody laugh." ''And
that aboat explains the differ
enct between them," answered
Hines, Continuing his discourse
Johnny further added: "In creat
ing situations for the drama, the
author knows -that there are cer
tain fundamental situations that
will always' bring a lump to1 the
throat or. tear to the eyes, and
recognizing that fact, a more or
less strong-story can be built up
that will cause the 7 audience "to
feel like crying. That isn't the
most difficult thing In the world
to accomplish judging from .the
large amount of dramas that are
made. Comedy production, how
ever, Is an uncertain thing at its
best. The actor, author and di
rector may work days and nights
figuring, out :' certain situations
that should ordinarilv brine-
laughter from fhe audience, but
in this respect we are ofen mls-
aken. Snmn "e-ar," : thmt wo
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raighCthlnk negligible aften cre
ate more genuine laughter than
"gags'Vthat we have worked days
on to perfect. - One audience may
howl with delight, another may
not even snicker at our efforts.
There, are no. fundamental situa
tions In comedy that will bring
laughter.) Once a "gag" Is per
formed, Hit is dead and can very
seldom be used again with effect.
So you see for. yourself just what
a big proposition tne realljr suc-
cessiui comedian has on his hands
TODAY
f4 BIG ACTS
Each One a Feature
BIG BILL FAIRBANKS
THE CLEAN-UP
DUMB WAITERS COMEDY
Scenic and Gumps Cartoon
(X&ammoanlQidure
flntrmin
In each new picture. The aud
ience expects him to be funny re
gardless of everything, and if he
doesn't keep them laughing all
the time, it' means the end of his
career. Is It easier to make
drama than comedy? Well,
you've got the facts now judge
for yourself." '
The Paramount picture, "The
Exciters," co-starring Bebe Dan
iels and Antonio Moreno, opened
successfully at the Oregon thea
teryesterday, where it' was greet
ed by a large and enthusiastic
audience ' ' . ' ". '
' The: story, is ' a mile-a-minune
tale of a "mile-a-minute girl,; for
Ronnie Rarid, portrayed by Miss
Danfela-was born on ad express
train traveling 60 miles an honf.
This dismayed her Aunt Veronica,
who predicted that pRnnie wonld
be marked sure as ate. But 6he
wasn't and ' she J wasn't even
scratched in her many daring es
capades. , Speed is her mania.
. In order that Aunt Veronica's
money should remain in the Rand
familyRonnie Is required to mar
ry before reaching the age of 21.
One day she is injured in an air
plane crash and she meets Pierre
Martel, -played : by Antonio Mor
eno. He; carries. the injured girl
to safety and wins her heart. But
lo! He is a crook. Not until after
the wedding ceremony does the
girl discover this, and then di
vorce? - Pierre, actinjr bv order
of his confederates, demands a
huge sum for the annulment of
the marriage, but is ; only .-hided
by Ronnie. Would he sell his wife?
Then comes a smashing climax.
, In Ihe supporting cast are Burr
Mcintosh, Diana Allen, Cyril
Ring,- Bigelow Cooper, Ida Darling
Jane Thomas, Allan? Simpson,
George Backus and others. The
story, adapted by John'Colton and
Sonya Levien, was directed by
Maurice Campbell.
Teeming wlth thrills and
abounding In. ( reels of romantic
excitement, "The. ; Great Men
ace," that wiir be shown on the
screen of the Bligh theatre -for
three days commencing ! Monday,
is certain of proving one of the
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CONTINUOUS
The Finest He Has . Ever
Done .
s5 Thomas
Meighan
iCEORCE ADE'S
Back Home
and Broke'
A PICTCItE that ap-
peals' to ever body
with a borne town and a
eiu . of humor. Lila
., Lee heads the exceptional
; supporting cast.
: Grand Theatre Trio
MRS. IIEDDA SWART
MISS NAOMI WHALEN
MR. J. I). BEEBE
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biggest film treats of the season.
This film, produced by J. G. May
or, the well, known picture - Im
presarioM was completed after
months of hard work in which
the drug evil in all its entirety
Is exposed amid startling events.
"The Great Menace" is a vary
late picture? and is acted by an
all-star ,cast of American play
ers. - ' j " ..;
The cast of favorites includes
such popular players' as Ann. Lit
tle, Wilfred Lucas, Jack Livings
ton, Robert Gordon, Harry North
rup, Rhea Mitchell, Andrew Mac
Clellan, Mildred June, "Red"
Kirby, Gordon Mullen, and Lew
Meehan.
DIXON & FREEMAN One X
the features of the forth-coming
bill is the personal appearance of
Miss . Jessica Dixon, known . as
The Overseas Girl," . who, dur
ing the lateworld war, enter
tained more than 260,000. of our
boys in England, .France, aui
with the ; Army of Occupation !n
Germany. As a dramatic " so
prano, she. is well known in ier
brilliant work on the concert plat
form. Miss Dixon -has a famous
partner, Mr. Frank Freeman, who
started out as a blackface singer
with the minstrels of - bygone
days. Freeman appears . in; con
trast to . the beautiful girl sing
er. This act has met with great
euccess-Jhaving played all ' the lar
ger cities from CoasV to - Coast.
At the BUgh today. . -
THE GREAT E. B. In ' his or
iginal novelty of contortion - - and
bending, brings - a treat- for' the
kiddies as well as the older folk.
Beware of the Slogan
Try It
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ANN UTTLE--VILFRED LUCAS R02Z.iT
GORDON RHEA r.HTCHELL lIILDRED
JUNE HARRY Tt 0RTORU? r
Viewed and Approved by, a score of Silea's
most prociinerit citizens
HERE THREE DAYS ONLY
Starting Monday July 30 :
No Advance in Prices
BLIGH THEATRE
New Show -
It's different! A rip
snorting, laughing
sensation that will
I thrill you.
WITH
JOHNNY HINES
J. BARNEY SHERRY
EDL1UND 'BREESE
His acrobatic feats are nncanny
and his routine sensationally fast
and" -startling. At the Bllgh to
day. ,
ANDERSON & YOUNG TRIO
Show how , Julius Caesar would
probably act today in modern sur
roundings. -; .The act is : allad
"Caesar of 1923' and Is a bit of
unusually . high class burlesque.
Anderson &' Young Trio are them
selves . travesty ' artists of repute
and have given numerous clever
skits successfully, but the pres
ent vehicle is said to be their best.
At the Bligh today.
BURKE & LILETTE- A cle
ver' pair of artists presenting a
musical cycle of songs in a man
ner, original. .Their musical ot
ferings are the latest mniody suc
cesses . from :Broadwa-- aid tune
ful airs of Hitland. Mf Lilette'a
gowns will prove a particular de
light ' to the i gentler tiex and aha
will appeal to the mnia theatre
goers as the young ladr. who. box
ed Jack Dempsey a ' three round
exhibition in New. York. At the
Bllgh today. - .. .
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This must be a regular : Star-Spangied-Banner
' country . when
immigrants fill the annual quota
by nations the first day; of the
new fiscal year. It reqqires a
strict federal law to keep 'em out.
Figures compiled by the inter
ior department; sho -wthat there
are now 65 colored ' women phy
sicians, surgeons and osteopaths
in . the United States. There are
five colored women pratking den
tistry in this . country. . . . .
of the Drug' Addict
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SURE
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FEINT
The man who b
satisfied with
Success j
Would have been
satisfied with
failure
doris mmn