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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2, 1924 mm WE Ml OREGON "Flaming . Yon th." BLIGH- "Yankee ' Go-Getter." LIBERTY "Fighting Blade.", Jimmy Morrison is one veteran -- member , of the - motion picture . profession who has always been satisfied to make fame ' In the niche he first selected for himself on the screen that of a Juvenile lead, :-. ' . I t r ,,' ' The popular Jimmy will appear 'before the local fans once again today at the Blgih In support of -Miss Nera Gerber who plays the leading role of "A Yankee Go , Getter," first of her announced aeries of four pictures: ; , "The . Cunfighter," William Farnum's new William Fox pro duction which, started a three day (engagement at the Liberty, theater la his most enjoyable production - and in It he Ja at his best. '" : Mr. Farnum's career cannot ' be considered without v recollections of a long line of quaint and cpr Sous ; characters rising. As Bflly Buell tn "The Ounflghter," ne Hi Terges slightly from the "Qua nt - and curious" and succeeds' In ab sorbing one's interest in a r le that is too vivid, sharp and T o lent tor such a term to be api 13- . cable Again. 1 , : t 7 i , Billy Is a westerner of the Var iety made famous la the literature by Bret Hart. Bold, strong, chlv . alrons, with a" keen sense of the romantic and dramatic, he appeals strongly to the lore we all possess for such things. - . , ; In Vrha Onniighter" the action la fast furious. ' but .wholly devoid of the typical and cheapening ele : menu that mar most western dramas. It Is .true Faraum as Billy Buell. fights with, those Vwlcked hardware, utensils of his . and eten engages to destroy j an enemy by knifing him, but a suffi cient and highly plausible fore and : . after reason . 1 giren for such ;" commotion. ... J j; ) - The whie ow xlollywood's 1 fa mous beauty market' was cornered tor ; atmosphere fin '"Flaming . Youth." it pieturlzatlon of Warner Fabian's sensational story of con temporary life being shown at the Oregon theater.'; .Wt-:. . 4; .'. la the ballroom scene . of this elaborate photoplay are at least a . dozen handsome girls who came Into fllmdom through the winning of leanty prizes. Two of the most noted are Doris; Stone, who' won f , For all makes of cars. : We Gears, Axles, Wheels, Rims, il.; We Pay Cash For dike's Auto Wrecking House T ,t' 215 Center SU Near County Bridge. ' , 'fit it's on the car we have it." 1 - ! TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT v . it-,: '. v ' i 1 ; t . '.. , - - - ,; Robert W. Chambers FAMOUS STORY CORINNE CONWAY ELLIOTT HARRYj MYERS And Other Notables : ?.,i;'-.J - COMING FRIDAY NIGHT BESSIE LOVE,- BARBARA LA MARR i JOHN r. s : ' r ' f STi.ELMO . ' . ' ' . . . 3 the London Daily Mirror prize as the most petite girl in England, and "Dorothy Dial, of Dallas, Tex., whose form was adjudged the most ehapely in the southwestern states. Increased Phone Rates , Temporarily Suspended Pending an investigation and hearing, the public service com mission yesterday suspended foe a period of 60 days the proposed service rate increases of the Home Telephone & Telegraph company of southern Oregon, that were to become effective today. Medford, Jacksonville and Gold Hill are affected. No protest has been received by the public service commission to the proposed increase in rates. The commission exhibits tele grams from prominent civic lead ers of Medford all declaring that the company has given full pub licity to Its Intended Increase, both through the newspapers and through public 1 meetings where the proposed new schedule has been explained. Telegrams were received from the following: E C. Gaddis, mayor: Rose N. Scheif- felin, chairman of the legislative committee of the Greater Med ford dub; W. J. Warner, president of the Kiwanls club; R. H. Boyd, big eruption of the Craters club; H. 0. Frobach, ; secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. Glen Fabrlck, president of the Medford Parent-Teacher council. Monthly Turnover Made To State Treasurer A total of $107,757.38 was turned over to the state treasurer during December by the state land board, according to a monthly statement by George G. Brown, clerk of the board. The items were: ..'., ' Common school fund principal, payments on certificates and cash sales, $4794.77; common school fund principal, payments .on loans, $56,783.74; common school fund interest, payments on certi ficates. $724.99; common school fund Interest, payments on loans, $40,291.84; university fund prin cipal, payments on loans. $1700; university fund Interest, payments on loans, $370.83; agricultural college fund principal, payments save y6u money on Ring Tops, Springs, and Motors. Old Cars to Wreck With GRIFFITH TEARLE DEXTER GILBERT in 4 on certificates ana . cash sales. $120.06; agricultural cpllege fund Interest, - payments on loans, $1121.50: rural credit loan prin cipal, $1041.47; rural credits loan Interest, $808.18. TotafjrS107. 757.38. T CLOVERDALE . . . CLOVERDALE. Ore.. Jan. 1. Miss Pearl Drager left here Friday for Mabel, Ore., to visit her sis ter, Mrs. Emma Aldfich, for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. .Albert Hennis of Portland qpent Christmas here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hennis. Ivan Hadley has been on the sick list for the past few days. Miss Irene Thomas has been visiting relatives in Salem this week. W. H. Wilson and W. F. Wright spent Saturday in Salem. While on their way home from a visit to Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich of Mabel. Ore., stopped here to visit with Mrs. Caroline Drager. Miss Ruth Drager, a student at the Capital Business college, spent the holidays here with her mother, Mrs. C. Drager. - Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rambo of southern Oregon spent their Christmas here with Mrs. William Butzky. FIUPIIS WILL National j Hero, Shot By Spaniards in 1896, to Be h' Eulogized Tonight A commemoration program In observance ol the 27th anniver sary of the death of Dr. Jose RiV al, national hero of the Philippines '.slanda, will be held by local Fili pinos at the First Methodist church tonight, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The program Is an open one and the public Is invited to at tend. Dr. Rizal was shot by the Spaniards on December 30, 1896. It was not desirable to have the program on Sunday, and it was Hot held yesterday because it would have coincided with a sim ilar program in Portland. The program tonight will be as follows: v Overture Filipino Comparsa. Introductory remarks, toastmas ter. Guitar solo, Santiago Bejo. tribute to Rizal, S. Zarsadias. Vocal solo, Miss Kathleen La Rant. , "My Last Farewell" by Rizal P. Tuanio. Filipino-American Relations, A. Rowan. Selection, Filipino Comparsa. Address, Governor Walter M. Pierce, guest of honor. Star Spangled Banner, Filipino Coroparso Philippine National Anthem. In the old days, when parents 1cnew nothing of child psychology, they just licked them and turned them into good citizens. NOW SHOWING A RED-BLOODED DRAMA OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS , COMING FRIDAY SALOME',' With j NAZI MOV A HONOR DR. Wi LIBERTY BUILKON BOOM HERE Million-Dollar Mark Far Ex. ceeded in Home and ; Business Activity Building records for the last 10 years were shattered tn 1923, when 11,287,282 worth of build ing permits were issued by Mar ten Poulsen, city recorder. Dur ing the last 12 months a total of 402 permits were issued, against 328 for 1922, the nearest com petitor, when buildings totaling $1,082,270 were constructed or begun. For three consecutive years the permits fell below the $100,000 mark, with tho low ebb in 1918. Permits issued in 1916 were 38. representing $81,800; 24 in 1917 for $81,450 and only 12 during the war, representing a total of $46,200. Activity ,1s Steady Permits issued during 1923 were steady and the December permits' were more than five times the number issued during Decem ber, 1922. This last moDth wit nessed 42 buildings and one al teration, representing a total ot $183,750 in comparison with the eight new buildings and two al terations In 1922 for a total of $57,225. This year saw 331 new buildings begun with a total cost of $1,210,482 and 71 alterations representing $76,800. In 1922 there was a total of 267 new buildings valued at $994,700 and 6L alterations representing $87, 578. Permits Issued during the last year were for nearly every type of building from a small garage tu : manufacturing plants, store buildings, schools and churches. All of these are ot permanent construction, being either brick or concrete and tile. Dwellings Substantial Dwellings ranged in estimated costs from $1200 and $100 to $8000 and $12,000, though a ma jority were between $2500 and $6000, evincing the desire1 for modern and neat homes rather than the more pretentious resi dences. The new year is expected o witness further development, though it is believed the number of dwellings will not materially increase. The tendency is toward greater values and larger store properties. Chief of the contem plated work for 1924 is the new junior high school on North Capi tol, which will cost, equipped, about $225,000. This building is expeoled to be completed in time for the fall school orm. Other buildings of a similar nature arc to be built over a period of sev eral years. Schools Improved New buildings begun, or com pleted during 1923 whose cost will be in excess of $10,000, are the addition of the Salem high school, two story concrete and brick construction, by school dis trict No. 24. representing "aV cost of $48,000; the Court Street Christian church, of concrete and tile construction. 1595 Court, OREGON TODAY TOMORROW ONLY COLLEEN t MOORE MILTON SILLS ELLIOTT DEXTER SYLVIA BREAMER $50,000; First Church of vChrlst j Scientist,' two-story hollow tile construction, Chemeketa and Lib-1 erty, $35,000. - "j "".TV! Buildings that follow the apart ment plan are- the. Arthur H. Moore building, 235-45 North High, two-story brick store , and apartment,; $32,500; Bungalow Court; apartments, work having begun, by Adam Engle. contract or, on Stewart, $32,000; develop ment of the 1700 and 1800. block on Sotfth Twelfth by Adam Engle, 15 new houses to cost $2500 each and representing a total of $37, 500; two-story apartment. 1200 24 State, by J. D. Hartwell, $10, 000; new residence for Dr. H. J. Clement, 360 North Fourteenth, $12,000. ; ; Manufacturing Plans , Manufacturing plants and busi ness firms In new homes during the last year are represented by the two-story concrete building built for the Northwest Canning company. Trade and Liberty, at a cost of $100,(M)0; two-stoTy brick business blok. : 440 ? Court, by Percy Willis. $16,000; the new AdoIph& JSvaters building, one story brick. Liberty and Court, $15,000; concrete addition to the Oregon Pulp & -Paper company. South Commercial. $15,000; El liott & Gabrielson tile garage. 255 North Church, $10,000. and the C. 8. Parker one-stpry concrete garage and salesroom, 444 South Commercial, $11000. Eleven Years' "Record Building operations from 1913 to 1923,' inclusive : Year No. Permits Total 1913 211 $ 297,995 19H UOt 272,410 1315 72s 217,310 36 81.800 "IT 1 24 81,450 1918 12-. 46,200 119 69 144,550 120 154 459,290 1621 243 533.020 1922 328 1.082,270 1923 402 1.287,282 Odds Favorable for 1924 Says Secretary Hoover WASHINGTON, ; Jan. 1 .: Con sidering all. factors which make fp r business prosperity in the unuea states "toe odds are fa vorable to 1924," Secretary Hoov er said Mondav- The conclusion was advanced in a summary of world conditions In which the secretary viewed the . nigh degree of economic recov ery in the western hemisphere Asia and Africa and the "undoubt ed progress' -in Russia, the Bal kan states and the Near East to gether with the promised early conference toward .solution of the reparations problem as creating a Hopeful foundation' for the new year. Cattle Market Better Says Governor Pierce L ' f; " : After a trip to his Union county cattle ranch Governor Pierce re turned to his office, yeaterdav. feeling encouraged over the mar ket outlook for beef cattle.- The governor said there is no doubt that the market js starting an up ward trend and that the beef cat tie ' producer will soon be in : position to make some money Tne governor said he found pros perity in eastern Oregon spotted with the towns flourishing and the tanners disheartened. , j! ' s JUHONElf Several Institutions I m. proved During Year Here ' and Elsewhere The year .1923 has been an im portant one in the way pf con struction at state institutions,, as shown by the records of the state board pf control and the gover nor's office. Among the most important con struction was the building ot an entire new plant in Portland for the employment institution for the adult blind at a cost of $170,134 for all buildings and equipment. At the state institution for the feeble-minded near Salem consid erably in excess ot ilOO.OOO has been expended. For a, new heat ing plant, including laundry the expenditure was $88,300, and a new dormitory for the boys cost $15,000. This of two stories and basement . and has a capacity of overt! 00 boys. The school is to have a spur track for which $12 Q00 was appropriated, but this is yet incomplete. At the state tuberculosis hospi tal a new children's pavilion has been completed containing 32 beds The appropriation was $20,500 At the state blind school in Salem a dormitory containing accommo dations for 35 students, reception room, hospital ward and some oth er rooms was built at a cost of $35,000. The building destroyed by fire at the girls' industrial school was rebuilt according to the cottage system at a cost of $34,127. It accommodates 35 girls, containing two stories and basement and am ong other things contains a dis pensary and office. A new wing was built and an other completed at the eastern Oregon hospital for the insane at Pendleton on an appropriation of $57,000., The state penitentiary is com pleting a new flax warehouse that will cost about $25,000. A new water . wheel Is being ' Installed, about 150 yards of new flume have been built and other inside construction necessitated by the fire Of the early fall ia being done The state soldiers borne at Rosebnrg spent an appropriation of $22,934 for a new kitchen, din Ing room and irrigation system. TIE FEATHER ROBES OP '.. ROYALTY By SydneyD. Kelly, Staff Sgt. N.C How often we hear it remarked that after all this is a small world. Therb are times when do doubt such j seems to be the case and yet too often while traveling through the etill, smaller . places of this small world we fail to see the best that Iplace has to offer in history and jpeauty. Conviction of this fact came to me some two weeks ago when I had visited the Bishop museum in Honolulu. Hawaii I had bpent several months in and around that" city and had made an earnest endeavor to visit and learn something of its many, many places of interest. On the, day in question a friend suggested to me that jl ' visit the museum and see the famous - Feather Robes of Hawaiian royalty. It was mid afternoon when I reached the museum so I had but time to at tend -the exhibition and attending the lecture on the Feather Robes. Onie's interest is awakened from the first moment of this phase of a visit to the Bishop museum. The j caretaker of the Feather Robes of the ancient Hawaiian kings is a most pleasant old Hawaiian lady who exhibits the robes to their fullest advantage and all the while treats her visit ors to a lecture filled with ancient Hawaiian lore and not without Its humor. This old lady Is most OREGON . I COMING FRIDAY Barthelmess s 5 (Is!!0 i Richard proud of her commiaslon as care taker of these robes and employs that sincere attitffide in her work which Stakes her listeners away; from their present surroundings and back,' back into the presence of those mighty kings -whose spirits still hover over lair Hawaii and whose war songs and love crooning may be heard on ! the winds which whirl down from the beautiful Pali. . " These beautiful Feather Robes were made of tiny and rare col ored feathers . interwoven into a base of reed meshing. This reed or hempen base was made by roll ing the reeds or hemp between the palm of the hand and the bare flesh of the thigh. So perfect 13 the workmanship in, the robes' that not one quill end of the millions t feather used, is exposed on the reverse side. The predominant color .is yellow. This is interest ing in view of the fact that the tiny yellow feathers used were only obtainable, from the lltie na tive bird called th namo, There were .perhaps a doiert of these yellow feathers to be had from each bird. Some of these Tones required years in the making heir wonderful state ot preserva tion today bears evidence of the patient and careful toil used by these strange 'Inhabitants ot the Islands four hundred years ago. No tool of metal, bone of wood was ever used in the weaving Nor were women ever employed at this work. The robes were made 'always by men and ' worn only by men. Prior to the 19th century they were worn ex clusively by members of the royal families. During the forepart of the l$lh century their use was ex tended to certain ot the most aris tocratic citizens. History records but one incident where a feather garment of any model was worn by a lady. The daughter of the great king, Kamehameha I, was the most beloved princess in Hawaiian history. Some of her subjects out of admiration wove a long feather skirt from the most beautiful and rare feathers to be had in all the kingdom and pre sented it to her.. This skirt was about thirty inches wide and some twenty feet long! No one has ever decided Just what method was used in wearing it. There is but one instance on record of the little princess ever having worn it at all and that was on the occasion of Lord .Byron's visit to the is i i . . iauua. - These robes, about twelve in number, vary in size from a small shoulder cape to a robe large enough for a man seven feet' tall. They are kept on large upright slides eight feet high and about twelve feet long. Each robe is on a separate slide and the slides are so arranged In a great steel cab inet that may be pulled for ex hibiting. The robes are valued at over one million dollars. We were surprised to learn that this collec tion of these robes represents but a lesser part of the number which is in existence 'throughout the world. England alone has some nineteen of them in her museum and in the king'B collection of trophies. Berlin and Copenhagen have the only green ones ever made. Others may be found in 'j Australia, Canada and the United . States. Two which are now in the Bishop collection were found being used as sleigh robes In New York city. One of the audience asked the old caretaker if he robes were acquired by people in other lands by purchase. Her answer was almost indignant but in the negative.. She explained how in the early days of Hawaii, the fish ermen and sailors of the Hawaiian kingdom knew nothing of the great sea craft of other lands. When ships of England and all the great nations began to reach Hawaiain shores, they were look ed upon as kings of the sea and were treated accordingly. When they left for their homes the Hawaiian kings and chieftains msde them certain gifts of these robes, these being the gold and diamonds of the realm. In this manner many of the robes were lost to Hawaii and it has been only through the earnes efforts of the Bishop museum that even a small number of them have been returned, to the land where once they rested upon the shoulders of mighty kings even . King Kame hameha I, the greatest and, kind est of all Hawaiian kings. STAYT0N NEWS I - STAYTOX. Or., Jan. l. Mrs. Anna Siytou is enjoying a visit from her sister, Mrs. Joe Rrown of Dallas, who has been spending the holidays here. Mr, and Mrs. Sam Bartow came from Seattle and are spending a couple of weeks at the home of I her parents " Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Kearns. Dr. W. X. Piutler. a prominent business man of Stayton. drove to Portland the first at the week I where he spent the holidays with friends. Mrs. Ralph Xcal returned home Saturday night from Portland whore she had ben visiting her sister for several-days' during the holiday week. Mrs. Lillic NadstanekV who spent several days at tho farm home of ber sister, Mrs. Roxic Shank, left Friday evening for ber home in Salem. Mrs. Shank ac companied ber -home for a few day's jstay, r . ' John Gchleu of (JolUen Brothers store, with his family drove to Toasting' the tobacco for LUCKY STRIKE : costs a fortune but it j saves tho flavor. i Portland last week where they spent a couple of days. , ; f Ed Coats and family of Albany -! were dinner guests at tbe-'liome of his sister, Mrs, C. C; Nott on Christmas day. The Misses Cora . ,t and Laura Turnidge of Centralia, I Wash., -were gnests also of the Notts during holiday, week. - . ,.' Frank Thomas of Mill City, while turning his, sedan In the street Friday afternoon, struck an', J electric light pole In front of Gen- f len Brothers' store, damaging the ' car in sucb a sy as to put It out of running, order. VThei bumper ; ; was broken, the radiator crashed and. a fender crumpled. ,.; , Mr. and Mrs. Brown,' who cams here from Portland .recentlr nl are living at the Frank Laurence home, are the parents of a baby - daughter, born Friday ot Jastt week. -' ;' I Gene Hoke and his , orcbestjaX j gave a Terr enjoyabla dancing party in the COF hall Saturday evening. ' A large crowd was In attendance. ' j The banquet given by the S'anti am Woolen Mill company to Its emnloves' and their families Sat-t urday evening at 5:30 o'clock. proved to" be one of the most en- : 1 joyable events pf the season, and was a treat that will long be re- ' v membered, by the mill workers.- i The finishing Toom at the mill was " ( decorated in holiday Colors of red . , and green. Covers were laid for ' the-150 mill workers and their ; families.-': The Santlam woolen - ; mill, is one of Staylon'sl best , as- j sets; , . ' . ' The Stayton public schools will resume activities Wednesday mor- -i ning, both' teachers" and' pupils ! having enjoyed a 10 days' holiday vacation. ... ' .. '...'.,... , R. B. Stayton. a former , resi-. -I dent of this vicinity,; was here on . Monday, greeting old friends. Mr. L Stayton "is npwj engaged . in . the i . mercantile business in Independ- . ence. acting as manager,. for one. 1 of his brother's stores. .' . . . A happy family reunion was held( at the suburban home of Mrs. Anna Thomas Christmas day when ' " all of Mrs. Thomas 10 chlldres " S qd their families, gathered theri 1 j to make the occasion a memorable " ' , ) one. It proved to be a . happy a . gathering for the older onefs., at V well as. for the children. '.. ' , ' r Stayton and vicinity are expei encing the first snow storm of tbe t season. About nightfall Sunday) ... a high wind sprung up from the' -east, the temperature began fall-. ing, and a fine snow drifting in. Monday morning the snow had at- 4, tained a depth of about four inch- es. but had drifts a foot in depth. . Water pipes, radiators, and every thing exposed to tlie . wind and cold was frozen. The thermome-, ters about town registered .from -IS to 20 degrees above zero,- the coldest of the year. f f ) ! A. joint installation ol the. Ma- ' sonic order and Order, of Eastern I Star was held in the lodge rooms4 . , Friday, Dec.', 2 7. - At the conclu- ' i sion .or tne business, meeting, a banquet- was served and a social, hour spent by the members. Past brand Master W, IL' Hobson acted " as Installing officer, for the blue lodge. . Mr. Hobson has served the v order as Installing officer for th; past 30 years and has the work to perfection. Illien G. Lambert Installed for the-OES. The fol lowing officers were Installed ailed: -.; L. A. j- 1 dner Jr.. Rron Tlann W t Darhv fi W a J . W. ; W., Ft BlakelyAsecretary; j W. H. Hobson. ' treasurer; -J, T. FoUls, marshal; V. Lyle McCroa-J - 1 key. a. D.; W. A. Weddle, J. T.; ' ; J. R. Gardner, chaplain; J. M.TMc- Farland, J. S.; T. L. Sanders, S. S.; Rollie-Harold, tyler. ' . - Eastern Star officers: Worthy ' Burmester, W. M.; Marcla' Mayo, associate M:; Sdna Sloper, conduc tress; Vivian Harold, associate conductress; Julia English, treas-" urer; Lillie Wissler, secrt tary; - V Mildred English. Ada; Mary Allen. i Ruth;-Edna Brewer, Esther; Eva - s" ' Humphreys, Electa; W. W. Elder, sentinel, Anna Hobson, chaplain; Caroline Sicgmund, organist.' ; v1 fl 1 When a small boy says bo has -learned to like arithmetic, fie i ' means that he has fallen in love.' with his teacher." 1 - " t Wfflamelle Valley Transfer Co. r - Fast Through Freight All ; Valley Points Dally. j ' hpecd-Efflclency-Scrvlf Ralm-rrtlana.Woolbnm-" CorvaUIs Bogeoe Jef f ersoa PaJlas - Al ban y-Mo union Ui Independence .Monroe 8 P r tag field:. i SHIP BY TRUCK . i i ',-;.r''4,::;-ro:::;; v