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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1923)
- I .... - , :-.:: ., . I - .... -..--- THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON r- MMEINEWSi IN -BRIEF- Minor Accidents Rnn4 Minor accidents wens reported lb the police yesterday by Harry S. Parker. 464 North liberty, who hacked into a truck driven by C. O. Crooks while atteWpting to aToid another r machine, Audra Wlnship, route 5, was , struck b another ? car at State and High streets, with alight damage to her car and none to her two girl com panions, and J. M. Ogle route 1. Jefferson, and Clarence yan Pat ten, 2255 State, who both report ed .av collision. . , V. ; ..-. Lajto Model Ford Roadster---. Good rubber, good mechanical condition. 1125.00 if taken Tues day, 490 Ferry street. Adv. ' , Administrator , Xamed - Mable Walker has v been named administrator I for the estate of , James T. Walker. Valuation of the real -property was placed at 13,000 and that of personal prop erty at $900. ,; r Big Drop In Maxwell Cars Now $960 Salem. Adr. v Amended Answer Filed . The Oregon Realty Exchange T Investment company has filed an ' amended answer to the complaint ' of the board ot foreign missions ( of the Methodist Episcopal church covering money collected. John I White and Mrs. John I. White are named as . members of the realty company. u Prison Plans Fair Exhibit An agricultural, flax and indus trial, exhibit will be displayed at the state fair by the penitentiary. Warden Johnson Smith said yes terday. Preparation for, this ex hibit is now under way. ; Visitors have shown, so much interest .in Virginia, - the ' penitentiary pet deer, that she will be featured at the state fair. Does This Interest You? If yon are looking for a job, or If yon need to employ . help, use the city free employment bureau at the YMCA. -Adr, - Portland Stage Has Mishap ' Blowing of a right front tire on a Portland bound stage just For Gifts That Last HARTF.1AM BROS. I Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry I avnd Silverware j Phono 1233. Salem, Oregoa I Salen Ambulance Service I uay ana nigm , I Salem ; Oreco . . ... .. - 1 . CAPITAL JUNK CO. I ' .WANTS J 1 I V All kinds of junk and I second-hand goods, .We. pay foil valae, I i 215 Center Street ' i! Phone 393 ; J LADD & BUSH BANKERS Established 1868 General Banking Bnxlacxi Office Hours from 1 fl f If north of Salem yesterday after noon ditched the stage. No one was injured in the accident, and those who saw the accident state It was only by the skillful handl ing by the driver that injuries were not received 'by the passen gers. . : r ' ; .: j Bays From Small OrrluirtUsts Prunes in quantities of from 300 to 400 bushels have been pur Chased from several 1 small orch ard is ts by Noah i Velch. . fruit grower residing northeast ot the city. -Mr. VVelch.j who has pur chased a total of 13,000 bushels. now has all the, fi?ult he desires. The price will be J determined by the size of the fruft when it leaves the drier, but Is expected to be about ' 75 cents -for the; smaller sizes, with a little more a bushel for those running larger in size The prune crop in M"-1 Welch's district is reported to be good. Prone Survey Being Made . Estimates on the prune crop for the state vary "between 45,000.000 and 60.000, 000 J pounds, while other estimates place a : total of around 50.000,000 pounds. The surveys are being made by the Oregon Growers association. Every district will be covered in order to ascertain the exact number ot pounds as far as : is possible. Legal Blanks j Get them at The Statesman of' Bee. Catalog on application Shipping Carload of Tow- There Was no i half-holiday for penitentiary Inmates working in the flax mill Saturday, for the men were kept at work in getting out a carload of tow destined for Tacoma. : "': ..: ' a-- Boy lias Narrow Escape When Martin Jensen, 110 Hoyt street, backed : his car from his garage he struck a boy riding a bicycle, he reported to the police. The lad was not Injured, he said. Rural Mail Route Long With another mile added to his route that must be retraced, John J. Moritx, carrier for route N6r"X, will have two miles more to traveP and seven more families to carry mail for. The route is on the Bethel market road in Polk coun ty. The new order went Into ef fect yesterday, j v LEE CORDS - and Puncture-Proof Tires LEE TIRE & RUBBER CO. V. E. Rings, Mgr. A 184 S. Commercial -;: Phone 1349 HYDRO-ELECTRIC THERAPEUTIC INSTITUTE ' ; (Formerly Dr. Schenks) 240 S. Cottage St. . - i - PHONE 1182 SOS U. S. VstloaU Baak XaOOIag rfcoa 859 i KS. FkOM 46SJ DR. B.H. WHITE OvUopaUUe PbyilcUa and SargMa Slaetrralo Oiafnotis and Trutsttat (Ds. Abnais Mathod.) Salem Oregon J DR. C. L. MARSHALL Osteopathic Physlciaa and - Surgeon - i . SEW Oregon Building Phone 258 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. A LITTLE DINNER PARTY here is always an enjoyable event. The surroundings are so congenial, the service so prompt and courteous, the food so exquisite that the dinner will always retain a pleasant place in your mem ory. If you want to enter tain your friends with royal hospitality. Invite them to dine with you here. i v. SOO Balloons To , Tomorrow, at 2 o'clock, 600 sausage balloons will besent up at the race track at the state fair grounds, and these balloons will contain orders on the Ideal Shock Absorber , company for 20 Ideal shock absorbers. I Thte will no doubt attract a lot of attention, especially as the company will give a demonstra tion at the track of what these shock absorbers will do on Ford cars, and In the forenoon four Ford coupes, painted yellow, will parade in the down town districts of Salem, advertising the races. City and Farm Loans f Lowest rates. J. C. Seigmund. Adv. Seabeck Conferenc Closes I Ed Socotofsky, Marlon county secretary. nd Mr. and Mrs. Meade Elliott, are expected to re turn from Seabeck where they have been attending the YMCA summer conference, during the weekend. ' Mr. Elliott is boys' secretary for the YMCA in Salem. Mr. and Mrs. R. R.; Boardman will remain in Seattle for a short time before returning. Everett Lisle left for New Westminster, B. C.,. to confer with YMCA offi cers regarding a position that he had been offered. Mr, Boardman is physical director for the Salem organization, and Mr. Lisle was graduated Xrom Willamette university-last spring, having fitted himself for work In the YMCA field. I Maxwell Leads Agal t Prices drop to $960 at Salem. Adv.. Three Enlist in Navy The first enlistments In the navy during the past month were announced yesterday by W. R. Brown, chief quartermaster, in charge o( the Salem recruiting of fice. Three Salem men left Fri day for the naval training station at San Diego. Calif., where they will be stationed for two months after which they will be placed aboard one of the ships to qualify themselves in some trade. Those who enlisted : were Judson Owen. 295 North Church Btreet; Howard W. Henrickson. 390 South Eigh teenth street, and Joe Himmel, route 1; box No. 34. V Funeral Designs Ot all kinds, flowers in season at Maruny's. 2il Miller. Phone 916 Adv. , . , . L- Sondheim Maks Kick Louis Sondheim. editor of an insurance publication in Portland, declares in a letter to the puhlic service commission that he always has labored under the belief that windows were to look through and to afford ventilation, and nrotests that some of the street cars in Portland have their win dows nailed shut so the Portland Rfflwav. Lleht & Power company may use them for advertising pur poses. F. Ai Ranch of the Fort land office of the commission called the matter to the attention of the company, in response to Mr. Sondhelm's complaint, and received a promise that the win dows would be opened. Safer Crossings Desired The Southern PaciHc company is ready' to cooperate with the t and the state's subdivisions in making grade crossings safer. uva a letter of Ben c uey, at torney for the company, to the nuhiir nervice commission, xwr. Dey says his company has in times past offered to furnish ma terials for leveling up the ap proaches to crossings for a dis iiiipa of about 15 feet on each side ot the -track, but has re ceived very little encouragement. Hop picking Begins Sept. 4tb In Hartley and Craig's yard, on Minto Island. Adv. Car Shortage 472 i Car shortage on the Soutnern Pacific lines in Oregon at latest ronorta totaled 472, according to records of the puhlic service com mission. 291 closed and 81 open cars. . The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation "company, which has a' surplus of cars, is furnishing some empties to the Southern Pacific company. j Tomatoes of AH Grades i Canning $1.00 ' per ; bushel. Ernest tnfer. R. 1 Bx 11. Phone 116F4. Adv. -. ; . j Not Going V.at : Because oXdelay in the 'receipt of plans for the new Unitarian church, Rev. Martin Fereshetian, pastor of that church, will not VI ebb & Clough Leading Funeral Directors . 1 Expert Embalmers Rigdon & Son's v i MORTUARY y r make the trip east that he was to begin Monday or Tuesday of this week. Mr. Fereshetian desires to be in Salem when the plans arrive. Return From Trip Ralph Emmons and Kenneth Perry returned late Friday night from a 1200-mile tr'p through southern Oregon which included the Oregon Caves, Ashland and Marshfield. The Salem boys re ported a delightful trip with only one day of oppressive heat. More than half the distance was over paved roads and the remainder was over graveled roads in first cIsbb condition. While in .Ash land they visited Chester Mc- Cracken. a fraternity brother 1 of Perry's at OAC, who accompanied them 'the next day on their trip to the caves. The Good Maxwell 'Now $960 Salem delivered. Adv. - Improving Auto Parks Long. Beach, Cat., has just vot ed $900,000 to make an ideal tour ist auto park. The subject was put to vote and the vote stood 12147 for and only 658 against. Long Beach knows the value of tourist traffic. The Vancouver, Wash., Chamber of Commerce has taken $350 out of its slender bud get to improve the auto tourist park. Some people seem to think an auto tourist park Is of value to a city. A ' - IT Kodak Films Developed 1 At the Capital Drug Store, will be 'the best work yon have ever had done. Films In at 8 a. m. ready at 12 m. Those in by 1 p. m. ready at 5 p. m. Adv. Not Superstitious i "Yes, we are not superstitious", says Ray Abst of the Grease Spot, then he goes ahead to prove It to any who may smile at the asser tion, by entering his Dodge rac er in the auto races at the fair grounds Labor day, bearing the numeral 13, and carrying a -black cat mascot. Mr. Abst professes himself as very confident that the combination will carry him through either to victory or a nice comfortable bed in the hospital where he can rest up and enjoy the society of some pretty nurse. ' Accidents Feared Traffic men are anxiously awaiting reports of numerous ac cidents as a reBult of the triple holiday, as many people take Sat urday afternoon off, and with Sun day and Monday following an un usually large number of people ars expected to be traveling in auto mobiles on the highways. Traffic men are expecting heavy work to day and tomorrow. On Account of Delay . In getting fixtures the Argo dining room will not open until Saturday noon, Sept. 8. 'Adv. Salem Dentists Move Utter Brothers, dentists, are myvlng their offices from the Bank . of Commerce building to State and Commercial streets, where, they have a fine suite ot office rooms with all modern con veniences, including an up to date waiting room. The moving work began Saturday. Breaks Plate Glass Window H Forgetting that he had left his car in reverse, D. H. Clarke, 1035 Shipping street, cranked the ma chine by hand. ' The result was a broken plate glass window at the Smith cigar store. State and Commercial streets, when the automobile backed over the curb and acrosa the sidewalk. Though there were many pedestrians on the street, no one was injured. Motorist Kills Sheep : "A band of sheep ran over me, A. M. Hansen, 662 Mill street, said in an excited manner when he re ported an accident to the police yesterday. Hansen said he was driving on the Pacific highway about three miles north of Inde pendence when all of a sudden the sheep appeared in front of him. Before he could apply the brakes the machine rolled Into the band, killing several. Dr. Kantner Not Home Dr. W. C. Kantner, who has been spending his vacation in the Puget Sound country, accompan ied by Mrs. Kantner, has not yet arrived home. He is expected during the week. There will be no services at the First Congre gational church today, excepting Sunday school at 10. Committed to State- School Louiso Willougheby was t com mitted to the state school for girls for an indetermlnite term yesterday afternoon by Justice of the Peace Kuntz. The Willoughs by girl was recently arrested on a larceny charge. ' Her compan ion, Thelma Cook-Keene,' was sent to the state school about two weeks ago. Twelve Gladioli Bulbs V With each $3 ; order before Oct. 15th. Six given with $1.50 orders. ... Mrs. W. W. Rosebraugh. 1422 State. Adv. Train Delayed by Fire . Train No. 16 on the Oregon Electric was nearly an hour late Saturday afternoon owing , to the train crew on the train that con nects with the main line, at Gray for Corvallte being late. A grass fire was discovered., by . the. train Btonneii tn nm it "i Mm .. ous damage resulted. Train No. 16 is due in Salem from the south at 4 o'clock. , - ' . , ) Just Arriving New fall coaits. Adv, j Gale & Co. Grass Fire Calls Department When a bonfire at 1210 North Twelfth street broke from control yesterday afternoon it threatened the destruction of a wood shed. Prompt action by the fire depart ment prevented very much dam age to the property. , Electronic Reactions of Abrams Dr. White, 506 D. S. Bank bldg. Adv. . Prune Price Not Set Final setting of the prune price will depend upon the market finding its level. General Manager Mortensen. of the California Growers, said yesterday. He also stated that the association wished to avoid any opening price that would surely be cut by independ ent growers. No price .for the opening will' be set until the hold-over has been cleared jup and the prunes are ready for ship ment." t - . . ..!'- City Council Meets Tuesday Owing to the holiday Monday the city council has postponed its regular meeting until - Tuesday night; Several paving ordinances are expected to be acted upon, while the parking and safety-zone ordinance is not. expected to be reported back by the ordinance committee. Harry j Tangemann, or his attorney-, have j been noti fied that they must show cause why Tangemann's license for ope rating a rooming house should not be revoked. This1 action was demanded at the last meeting of the council after Tangemann had been arrested in his . rooming honse while in a state of intoxi cation. 1 The complaint against him declared that he was not the proper person to conduct a busi ness of this nature. Hawkins & Roberts City loans; lowest rates. Adv. Salem Boy in Devastated Zone , Fred W. Jobelman, of the Bligh hotel. Is greatly worried from the reports of the earthquake and subsequent fire in Japan. His son, Fred W. Jobelman, Jr.. sailed from Portland for that section of the country on August 16. Two Schools Open Tuesday Two schools in the county will reopen Tuesday following the summer .vacation, according to Mrs. Mary , Fulkerson, county school '' superintendent. Miss Marie Lambert will teacn tne Bridge Creek school while ' Miss Emilv Van Santen will be in charge of the Hullt school. V NEVER AS GOOD AS NOW We have constant daily reminders that OUR OPTICAL SERVICE was never as complete as it i3 today. 1 i MORRIS OPTICAL CO. SO 1S Oregon Bldg. Oregon's Largest Optical Institution Phone 2S9 for I Salem, Appointments. .FTER the theatre, af ' f er a long walk or any form, of exercise you will thoroughly enjoy the luxurious taste of one o? .our fountain specialties. Schaefers 133 X. Commercial t Orego , Summer School CI Mrs. Mary Fulkerson. county school, superintendent,; returned yesterday from Aumsville where she conducted a summer, school for primary - teachers of the county. The registration for the week was 33 teachers. Demurrer . Filed Paul H. Sproat filed a demurrer to the complaint of U. S. Page on the grounds ' that there was hot enough evidence to constitute cause for action. Many Will Marry September started oft with a rush in the marriage license bur eau yesterday. Jack F. Unruh and Cathrine Barendrick were issuea a license ana mey win ne married today at the Bungalow Christian church. Both are from Salem. Other permits were Is sued to Lola V. Ruble and Clar ence A. Eldridge, dentist, both of Aurora; Irving C. Roberts and Wilma Ingalls, Salem; Alta May Lewis. Silverton teacher, and Robert M. Yoco, of Waldport; H. F. Haldeman, Lebanon, and Bessie-Mae Anderson of Salem; Elsie Gennar of Bridge Creek and Gardner Teal of Vancouver, Wash. A license a day was the average for the month of August with 31 permits Issued by the county clerk's office. - 1 PERSONAL I Mrs. Cora Reid, deputy county superintendent of schools, leaves today for. Gates where5 she will spend her vacation. f Dir. Willis B. Morse and Claudo Bell are spending a week at Dr. Morse's ranch near Siletr. William Bell was In, . Portland yesterday on business. Judge and Mrs. George M. Brown, and Miss Marjorie Brown returned yesterday from a vaca tion in southern Oregon. Rhea Luper, state engineer, has returned from a trip to Jackson and Klamath counties. Miss Adelaide Lake, member of the Oregonian staff, was a Satur day visitor in Salem. William Ellis, attorney in charge of. the public service. liti gation department, left yesterday afternoon for Neskowin. He will return with his family Mondays , Miss- Alice Mathey, stenograph, er for the Business Men's Adjust ment company, and Miss Etta Sutter, of the Metropolitan Life Insurance agency, will leave to day for Newport, where they will spend the week. Miss Norma Mars, of the Ore gon Growers Cooperative associa tion. Is spending the weekend in Portland. . Mrs. A. W. Martin and two sons. Arthur and Walter, left yesterday for Woodland, Wash., to spend the weekend with Mrs. Martin's daughter, -Mrs. Roy Jbr New Prices ; Effective September 1 st i Roadster Touring Coupe .. Sedan .... 1 ... . Light Delivery Ton Elxpress Truck 227 High Stewart. Arthur and Walter are carrier boys for the Statesman. Willis Ray,:. manager . of . the Salem Fruit union, and his wife left yesterday : for Neskowin, where they will spend the week end. M. J. Newhouse, manager of the Oregon Growers' Cooperative association, was in Dundee yes terday attending the Oregon Wal nut Growers' association meeting. SUFFERED FIVE YEARS FROM KIDNEYS "I suffered with kidney trou ble for five years or more. I could not sleep at night and I was always tired after coming home from work, and my back ached," writes John R. Gordon, Danville. 111. "I secured some FOLEY KIDNEY PtLLS and after a few, treatments I felt better and could work with more ease, became stronger and could sleep better." For quick relief from Backache, Rheumatic pains, and Kidney and Bladder trouble use FOLEY KID NEY PILLS. Sold everywhere. This CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY pf MILLER I I &x Good. J Economical Transportation I k. ii - v - yj : .Jt .j; (F. O. B. Flint, Mich) $490.00 . ..$495.00 .$640.00 . .$795.00 ..$495.00 .. $550.00 Fully Equipped Including Starter 'j Chevrolet Sets the Pace Newton - Chevrolet Go. 1 Start a racket if you don't .get it. BETTER-yETl BREAD Read the Classified Ads. Store Phone 1000 men on. the branch line, and they