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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1923 LIE GETS POST AT ffiDKI. WIS. Salem News Writer Takes " Editorial Position for Forestry Service !' . Charles J. Lisle, who has been a 'member or the Statesman news staff for two and one-half years, will leave tonight for Madison. "Wis., where he will engage in editorial work for the department of agriculture, bureau of forestry. Mr. Lisle came to Salem six years ago. During the war he was editor of the Loyal Legion Bulletin of Loggers and. Lumber man, a , federal magazine with a circulation of 85,0D0t. la Madison, Mr. Lisle will be engaged, as, editor In the forest products . laboratory, a wood-sar-ing and technical laboratory of .the federal department of fores try, .under the general supervision of the department of agriculture. The laboratory is In, connection wjijth r the University of Wiscon sin Tli a ei(l.ll -si m vujvuiiai dci f ice, la' Ul high grade, and covers a prepara tion of all , technical, reports for final publication, and furnishing material' for 100 or more maga zines that use technical material. IV is a civil, service appointment that is both I permanent and de sirable, i-1 - . " V -Mr. Lisle'a . family will remain in -Salem-for the winter. In r the . reassigning, of work made necessary by the departure of Mr. Lisle. C. K. Loean takes over the city work. Miss Marguer ite Gleeson becomes telegraph editor and Miss Betti Kessl be comes society, editor. All the present force will continue their . present policy at gathering news tot the i paper ; regardless of as signments. The determination is to. make a better paper day by day . In every way. i r ' Indian Students Given Chance to Help Harvest '.The United States Indian ser vice will not grant " a postpone ment of the opening date of the school term at the Chemawa In dian school, but will instruct Su perintendent Harwood Hall to ar range that students of suitable grades may be placed on an out ing list bo that they may assist In the harvesting of the western Or egon fruit and hop crops, accord ing to telegraphic information re ceived yesterday by United States Senator McNary. Senator McNary placed the sit uation before the Indian depart ment by telegraph, showing that the labor of the Indian' students is almost necessary to save the crops. The school year at Chemawa Is to open Monday, Sept. 3. FALLING WALL KILLS 2 FIREMEN, INJURES! 50. Municipal Playgrounds Will Close Next Friday Friday, Ang.: 31, is the closing day for the municipal playground, and an elaborate . program has been arranged covering the full time from 10:30 until 6 in the evening. i ' There will le games and con tests and a host of specialized sports all through the day except during the noon hour, when all the, parents and friends of the children are urged'to come with their dinner baskets and have a picnic dinner on the grounds. . The program of sports recom mences at 1:30. with a grand par ade in any kind of costume that any of the children wish to pre sent. ,. Mother's wedding gown, dolly's perambulator. Uncle John's buckskin Indian suit, everything that will be. different, wUl be presented. The games, swimming, diving, and all the others, start again at 2:30' and last until the whole program is run off. : According to the t very cIobs dally check of attendance during the whole season, the eighC weeks will have a total of more than 15,000 who 'passed through the gates of the playground. The total cost has been about 150ft, or about 3. 1-3, cents per child per day for . safe and supervised play. That would be a little more than a dollar a piece for each child for the whole season. The record is said to be very remarkable in Its showing of per capita service. 3 In 1824. an English mason wanted to produce a better cement than any then in ' use. To do this he burned finely ground clay and limestone together: at a high heat. The hard .balls called duiker that resulted were ground to a fine powder. ; When a mixture of this dull gray powder with water Jxad hardened, it was the color of a popular building stone quarried on the Isle of Portland off the coast of Eng land. So this mason, Joseph I Aspdin, called his disooveryMparrJandwcemenL That was less than one hundred years - , I ' tax , : - " . Portland cement was not made in the United States until fifty years ago. The average annual production for the ten years following was only 36,000 sacks. Last y ear the country used over 470,000, 1 000 sacks of Portland cement. Capacity to manufacture' was nearly 600,000,000 ' E2cks. I Cement cannot be made everywhere because raw materials of the necessary - chemical composition are not found in suSdent quantities in every part of the country. But it is now manufactured in 27 states by 120 plants. There is at least one of these plants-within shipping dis-" tance of any community in this country. provide a cement supply tlut would always be ample to meet demand has meant a good deal in costly experience to these who have invested in the cement , . industry. There have been large capital investments with low returns. Ia the last twenty-five years, 328 ce ment plants have been built or have gone : through some stage of construction or financing. 162 were completed and placed in operation. ...... Only 120 of these plants have survived the tAnaTurial, operating and marketing risks of that period. Their capacity is nearly 3 per cent pxatar than the record year'i deaaad. These are a few important facta about an ; j industry that is still young. Advertisements to ' f oUow wiU give you more of these facta, and will tell something cl tie important place ce ment occupies ia the weliare of every individual. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION 111 V7est Washington Street CHICAGO - . q4 National Organization . to Improve end Extend the Uses of Concrete - AtbM I Kp. lilMI l tlMUnMM F'OfCiaam.Orac Sail Lu( iiT ft. v SXCm r $ ' '' hi ij-MawiJJiiwJWf w in. iiiujii-i .i t-wu-m - J i-iiiiiiiwiunsi in iy. ..ftW -j - - I " Ttmrn I m n L r m t M J1! I s. y " f ' " . ill I I ' - ' ' ' ' ' H -4 c I -Jill .j. - . " - - -- - .'iifc. -s --JrL4j' jl . Two firemen were killed and fifty injured in a fire which swept through' and gutted Miller's New Plaza Dance Hall, Brooklyn, N. Y. The deal. Raymond Farrell and James SulU van, were buried beneath debris whicb crushed down upon them wien the roof and front wall collapsed after the fire was believed to be under control. Photo shows all that remained of the front wallv" PRICES OF STOCKS HAVE STRONG TONE Public Interest Grows ' But Trading Is in Hands of Professionals NEW YORK, Aug. 2S. Stock prices displayed a strong tone in today's market with buying em bracing a wider variety, of issues. The bulk of tbe trading was again in, the hands of the professional Interests but ; commission houses reported a growing public interest. .Belgium's note, suggesting that Germany's war damages might be reduced, and Washington dis patches forecasting an early re cognition of Mexico were regarded as - constructive cesvelopments by rpeculators operating, on the long side of the market. Despite the 1 fact that a major ity of the active r members had signed a petition favoring the closing of the exchange on? Sat urday in, . order to provide for a triple holiday, the: board of kgy ernors voted to. keep the exchange open. September 1 falls on' Sat urday and it was to avoid com plications likely to arise if the exchange was closed on that day which resulted in the petition be ing turned - down. Revival of interest In the rail road shares, trading in -which has been rather1 sluggish for several weeks, was one of the features of the session, Chemicals and sugars again gave the best exhibitions of group strength, , , Baldwin led the advance in the so-called pivotal stocks, touching 126 V and then easing to 1 2 4 . np' 2. United States steel closed at 93, up 1 point, and Studebaker and American Can improved frac tionally. Fisher body advanced eight points. : Money rates - were somewhat stiffer. Call money held at 5 per cent all day. Borrowers in the - time money market finally have met the 5 per cent rate asked by bankers but the volnme of business transacted was small. Out of town banks-are the prin cipal takers of commercial paper, the bulk of the prime names mov ing at per cent. Strength of French and Belg ian francs was tbe feature of the foreign exchange market, the French rate advancing nearly 5 points to 5.74 cents, and Belgian remittances jumping 1C points to 4. SO cents. Demand sterling held fairly steady around $4.54 ',4 German marks were quoted at around, 17 cents a million. Financial Total sales stock 679,100 shares Twenty industrials averaged 93.20: net eain. .72. Hisrh 1923. 105.3R low. 86.91. Twenty railroads averaged 79.- &7; net gain, .53. High 1923, 90.63; low, 76.7S. GRAINS AVEK OW PRC E Bearish Sentiment Is Said Caused By Improved Weather Conditions CHICAGO, Aug. 28. All grains averaged lower In j price today, lower cables, improved weather conditions and. inactivity on the part of exporters creating a bear ish sentiment. At the finish wheat suffered a net loss of 1 to 2 cents, with December $1.04 to $1.05... and May $1.10 to $1.10. Corn was off -,to 1; oats, to c down, and provis ions unchanged to 10 cents high er. A break in Liverpool futures, weakness at Winnipeg, crop ad vices from Canada maintaining last previous estimates of prob able yields, in addition to a bet REMARKABLE NIGHT PHOTO OF HARDING CROSS. J ' This unusual photograph of the new Heckscher Building at Fifth" avenue and Fifty-seventh street, New York city, was taken by tha Society of Electrical Development early In the morning of August 11. The plate was exposed for 45 minutes and shows plainly the cross of light in the Heckscher Bunding in memory of President Harding; In the foreground is the Plasa fountain and between it and the Heck- """t me vanqejpm nome on uty-eignta street. ter outlook; for the yield In Ar gentine, because of much needed rains and the forecast for more favorable weather for threshing and marketing, all combined to encourage selling. The lower cash, market, -as well as drop ia steTlfng exchange also aided the bears! - j " At the same time, continued in difference on the part of foreign buyers and the reported congested condition of the domestic flour trade served to dampen bullish sentiment. ) Country offerings were light with receipts here es timated at 475 cars, most of which was low-grain grade, ; Corn was s weak in sympathy with wheat futures and the weak ness in the cash corn market. Commission; bouse liquidation was on in all deliveries, and the mar ket showed very little rallying power. 1 ; "' Oats were 5 easier with other grains. ' ... . j : . Further advances in the hog market encouraged buying, in pro visions, and prices averaged a lit tle higher. fool Mrs. Bordon I was a when I married yon. Bordon -Llnd yet some people say happiness comes from marry ing our opposites. Judge. FOREIGN WHEAT LIVERPOOL, Aug. 28. Close, wheat to Id -lower; October, 8s, 8d; December, 8s, 7d. BUENOS AIRES. Opening: Wheat, September, $1.03, up;c; February,' 95 c. ' KIWIS CLUBS END STATE MEET Walla Walla to Have Next District Convention; Ban- . . quet Last Night i. ASTORIA, Ore.. Aug. 28. C. C. Lantry of Spokane was elected district governor o the Pacific Northwest (district of KIwanLs clubs. Including those of Oregon, Washington! and British Columbia and Walla (Walla": was chosen as the" convention city for1 1924 at this I afternoon's session of the annual district Kiwanis convene tion. ; The other officers elected this afternoon-were: James . P. Neal, Walla Walla, lieutenant governor for eastern Washington: A. C. Strange, As toria, lieutenant governor . for Oregon ; Kenneth Ferguson,-? Vic toria, B. C, j lieutenant governor for British Columbia, and Charles Oman of Tacoma, Jieutenant gov ernor for't western ' Washington. The annual convention came to an end this evening with a ban quet and ball. The program, today included an address on "Kiwanis" by Interna tional Representative George . E. Snell of Chicago, one by Walter E. M each am ! of Baker. ' Ore., on The Old Oregon Trail," and the formal presentation of the. newly elected ' district governor and other officers. While , some of the visiting delegates plan to visit the beaches for a few days, the most t of them will leave early tomorrow - morn ing for their; homes. oeniissEfiT BY CHURCHILL Suggested Exercises for Constitution Week Given out by Superintendent J. A. Churchill, state superin tendent of. schools, has sent to ail county superintendents in. the state a program for vConstitution week! September 16 to JT.t with the request that a? far as possible all schools! observe the week. The fact that some schools will not yet have begun the year's work will prevent all . observing the week. The suggested program is as follows; Y Sunday.; Sept. 16 Ask minis ters to preach a sermon on the first amendment . to the constitu tion, using as a text "Remove hot the ancient landmark ' which thy fathers have set." (Proverbs 22: 28.) , Monday. Sept. 17 The setting and inspiration of the United States constitution; the magna charts, the English bill of rights, the Mayflower compact, declara tion of independence, articles of confederation, etc. Tuesday: Sept. 18 Watch words of the constitution: A gov ernment of LAWS and not of MEN; liberty under the law; equal opportunity to all citizens.' Wednesday. Sept. 19- What the bill of rights in the constitution has meant; to the American peo ple and what It means today. Thursday, Sept. 20 The ser vices of John Marshall in making bur constitution the supreme law of the land. j irridav. Sent. 21 Present dang ers to the free institutions estab lished by the constitution. Saturday. Sept. 22 To uphold the constitution In his daily life and activities is the duty of each and every good citizenl (A com munity parade or pageant to en force this lesson Is suggested:) : KIMBALL SCHOOL TO AVE Bl G YEAR Largest Registration Indicat edChanges in Facul ty are Announced i Accidental Shooting Is - Verdict of Eugene Jury EUGENE. Or., Aug. 28. Pro fessor Reuben C. Thompson of Reno, Nev.. who accidentally shot and killed Robert McLean, 18-year-old Eugene bey, while hunt ing deer 30 miles from here Sun day, was -held . blameless by a coroner's jury today. The verdict of the jury was to the effect that no one was to tflame for the death of the boy. Testimony showed that Thompson fired at a deer just as McLean moved into tbe line of the bullet, Lafayette-Marne Day Will Be Celebrated The tri-color of Fra'nce wlll.be displayed along v with ' the Star Spangled Banner throughout Ore gon on Thursday, Sept. 6, Latay-ette-Marne day, according to a letter written by Governor Pierce to C. S. Davidson of New York, honorary secretary of the Lafay ette day national committee. The observance S of the day is endorsed by the Oregon governor In .his letter to Mr. Davidson. Recreation for young and old of 475 cities of this countrv cost the municipalities nearly $10,- 000.000 last year. Indications, are that Kimball School of Theology will this year have the best year in its history; the largest registration, the larg est faculty, the most attractive course of study. President E. C. Hickman left Wednesday for Puyallup, Wash., to attend the Puget Sound annual conference of the Methodist church, to present the claims to the Columbia River conference at Spokane, and also to the Idaho-Oregon conference at Baker. Prom all these dis tricts, and . many other similar units, the Kimball t its recruits. Two Important ti. been made In the far coming year. Prof, i Riddle,who came here from North western t has received an invitat s th faculty of Chicago ! Divinity School, and h&a . ed. His place here will f by Prof. Godfrey Tietx Bristol, Wis., a gradual t A. from Garrett Biblical Insi: and tor 10 years a successful tor. j He has about complete advanced work for - his doc: degree, next spring. The c; addition will be Rev. C. E. p0 of Salem lo the chair of fort missions. ? He' Is "a graduate McGill university, the, great t versity of Canada, and has hs wonderful career as a mi-u.Jo: in foreign lands. . The Kimball school buillin being remodeled to provide t mitory rooms for 16 of the yo; men students. This dormi' service waa greatly needed. The Frill of Are greatly enhanced by our assort ment of new collars, vestees and lacings. They'rc even pleating collars. The enthusiasm for pleating extends from skirt to neckline and collars are taking, to the style with zest. . Pleated collars of lace or organdy add just the rfeht touch to dark frocks. 1 ' ... ....... s I Collars 49c to $1.49 , Vestees 79c to $1 .25 " I ,'. ' r.." VV, , .... ,i - ,4 'r - ' j j GALE & COMPANY Commercial and Court Ss. The Final Bombardment of Summer Shoe Stocks Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday White Kid Strap Sandals White Ki:I Pumps with riale blue trimming French heel, the summer's last styl White Kid Pump with black patent trimming any of these numbers ap propriate, for evening and for parti c: this winter. All high grade shoes a:: this year s styles r regular values to $9. ffj' I Sizes 3J2 to 9. J -1 Y:Ji-1 A A A . -i?' Price 54.95 'Final Clean-Up r of all Linen and Buck Strap Pumps - Price S3.95 CHILDREN'S SHOES at Final Prices White Kid Strap Pump Sizes 4 to 8 .....$1.93 Sizes 8 to 11.1 ....$2.45 Sandals in all leathers and sizes - Sandals in all leathers and sizes ; , (Sizes to 2) r Price 98c Men's Keds With i Red Rubber Suction Sole, v ; .as Pictured 51.95 Boys' Keds sizes 11-2 Boys' White "Tennis Shoes Sizes 11 to 52 S1.35 Store open Saturday ever n r Corner State and Libert; '.8 1 r - 4 ' 1