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I f THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1924 h. i t T f I t 1 t i I 4 i t It V t I t r i' ' r ' r 4 i I i I i'4 r if i f t WTW ' NEWS IN BRIEF liy-Law Adopted The executive board of the As sociated Charities approved ..the by-laws drawn rip by the committee.- The! rules provide that the association shall cover a territory to include Salem and West Salem. A numbefaOf plans whereby mon ey could be secured were discuss ed. The question of securing dis carded clothing which would be usable was also tonsidered and possible means of interesting the people discussed. Dance Tonight (Tuesday) Derby hall, Orioles playing. All welcome. ! 112 Organise Civic Club For the purpose of organizing a "Women's Civic club,- Mrs.. Cart wright wilt be at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium Wednesday afternoon. In order to clear away possible misunderstandings and a recent error in the press, it is de Bired by those In charge that everyone know that thisr organiza tion is individual and is not in any sense to be considered an auxili ary to the Chamber of Commerce. Lions Minstrels Rehearse Regular; rehearsals are the or der of the day with the Lions club at present in order to have a splendid entertainment ready for February 26 and 27 when It will be offered at the Grand theater. The rehearsals are held Tuesday and Friday nights. Proceeds from the show will be used to further the Boy Scout movement, the club having adopted this, line of work as a club activity. Dedicate Monument Today 8ilverton wiU celebrate Lin coln's birthday today with the dedication of a monument to the veterans of the Grand" Army of the Republic; a gift from the Wo men's Relief Corps.' All the pa triotic orders and organizations of Salem are invited to take part. Sa lem people will go to Silverton on a special stage, and should call the Terminal for - information about the hour for departure. The dedi cation will be at 2 o'clock. The . FURNITURE I HARDWARE! Bought, Bold and Exchanged. SALEM BARGAIN HOUSE JSO X.' Coral Be. '" phone 492 We Pay Cash '- GREAT REDUCTION An Italian Prune, Trees. Good Prices on Walnuts, Seedling Cher- tf Tree, '8c to l &c. ' General Nur- ery Stock,' Sales Yard and Office, Hi Terry St. FRUITLAND NURSERY J. Mathla, Prop. Ice Phone 109. Res. 1140M You Should Know ! .That we diagnose, - locate and measure, from a drop of blood any Ilsease active or latent. We nurifr the blood and cure, 7 RADIATIONS Of ELECTRONS (not electricity). 95 ner cent of lancers, tuberculosis, goiters, dia betes, female and digestive disor ders, etc.? The Era Clinic - Tree Public. Lecture Friday, j 7:30 P. M, ; :m. Neimeyer ' U; , Druggist .;.-. - In Business For Your " Health ' ' 175 tft Com'i; Phone 167 ill Oregon Bldg. Telephone 4S7 ITieSeavey-Bell Insurance ; ! i Agency . . General Insurance 'BUiy; Bell l - Frank Wagar v.., , . . - r HYDRO-ELECTRIC THERAPEUTIC INSTITUTE , - (Formerly Dr. Bchenki) . ' 249 S. Cottage St. PHONIC - - - 1182 ' ' OSTEOPATHY The Original and Genuine Spin al Adjustment Treatment. Skill- fnt Painless Adjustment that geta .Yeaalts. " Y"' ' $; or; I o. Marshall - ; Osteopathia Physiclaa and 1 Snrgeoa '.J,. K2S Or ecoa Bid. Salem i J&LIB, HWHITE - DR. ANNE BREKKE .. yi, ,i Osteopathic 1 t Phj-slclani and Bvrgeonn Thm nnr nhvslcfans In Salem us ing Dr. t Abram'g method of Elec- trome jJiagnosia ana ireiuMni. COO U. S. Natl Bank Bid. Salem LADD 1 t General Banking Business ' , . 4 Office; Mcwrafrom . , ..... I exercises will be in the Eugene Field auditorium. The monument has been erected in the Silverton park. Assists in Advertising George Rhoten, student In Wil lamette university, is now an as sistant in the advertising depart ment of The Statesman. Mr. Rho ten began his new duties yester day. Big Valentine Banri At Silverton Armory.'Thursday evening, Feb. 14. Music by Dyna mite Six. Ladtes free. Gents $1. fl3 Berry Men Meet Tomorrow Members of the Loganberry Growers exchange will hold a meeting at the Chamber of Com merce auditorium at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Relative prices will be discussed. Other district meetings are to be held at Sublimity and at Albany. Traffic Violatora Fined Speeding and failure to dim headlights brought many men into the police court yesterday as a result of the vigilance of Offi cers Edwards and Sproed, of the motor department. M. P. Dennis, 1540 State; R. E. Pattison and Allyn W. Nuson, both of route 2, and William H. Waterbury, were fined $5 each for not dimming. Paul C. Hansen, 1645 South Com mercial, and S. G. Knight, Palace cafe, were fined $5 each for speeding. Sam Steinback and W. J. Wilson were iined $2.50 each for not having lights upon their bicycles' after dark. Boosts for Auto Park Possibility and probability that the local tourist auto camp site is not what it ought to be was the gist of a short talk given by Fred Erixon at the Chamber ot Com merce luncheon Monday, in urg ing those interested in the move ment to attend the open meeting scheduled for Thursday night at the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Erixon asked those who had time to drive through the grounds and look them over for themselves to see if there was not plenty of room for improvement. He called attention to the fact that of the 50,000 automobiles which passed along the Pacific highway last year only 4500 stopped in Salem. The percentage was too small, he said. We Know, How,, , - To fill heart boxes right. The Spa. to look' fl2 Mexican Prisoner Received 'John Lopez, recently of Lin coln county, was checked in at the state prison yesterday to be gin serving three years for lar ceny. He was brought to Salem by1 Deputy Sherifff J. R. Daniels, who continued on his way to As toria . after getting rid of his prisoner. Two Motorist Arrested - For failing to dim headlights Harold B. Robinson, of Portland, deposited $5 bail. Herschel A. Steele, of Suver, Ore., cut a cor- ATTEXTIOX We still have a few Royalan Cherry Trees left at Re duced Prices, also Lambert, Bing and Water House. : ' MATIIIS NURSERY CO. Sale Yard Opposite O. E. Depot. Office Phone 1758 , Government Loans on Farms 5 percent F 8. W1LKIXSOX : Sec-Treas. 202 U. S. Bank Bldg. Excellence is the Lever n'pon which -we , depend to move large quantities of coal. While oar prices re the same as those for ordinary coal we strive to make those prices pay for more and bigger coal satisfaction. How well we succeed can be learned by a trial. Why not make the test when It costs no more." Give ns a trial, Larger Transfer Co. 469 State St. Phone 930 & BUSH BANKERS E8taUished.1868f , ' lO a.rru to 3 p.-m. ner while driving through the city. Both men were cited to ap pear February 16. Automobile is Claimed Alvin Parrish, 758 North Com mercial, . has claimed the car found abandoned in a ga-rage on North Commercial and towed to the police station Saturday. He said that he had made a1 mistake and left the machine in the wrong garage. Stolen Bicycle Recovered Ward Davis, 742 North Com mercial, claimed the bicycle brought to the police station re cently. Treo Planting Discussed A number of residents of South High who are interested in a uni form tree planting program for their section of the city met at the McKinley school Saturday night and signed a petition to permit them to use mountain laurel or madronne, as the tree to be planted. This petition will be presented the special commit tee recently appointed by the city council. One resident in each block will be asked to make a canvass of his neighborhood in order to obtain signatures for the petition. Mrs. C. W. Logan is secretary of the South High im provement league. Illinois Society to Meet Everybody hailing from Illinois invited to meet at Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday .evening, Feb 12, at 7:30. Program and re freshments. J. R. Chapman, presi dent. fl2 Fewer Measles Reported Only 32 new cases of measles were reported to Dr. William B. Mott, city health . officer, last week. This is 20 fewer than were reported the weelt previous. District Governor Speaks Miles Higley, of Spokane, dis trict governor for the Rotary club, will be the principal speaker at the Rotary luncheon Wednes day noon. There has been no special program arranged in or der to give the speaker all the time possible. Will Abandon Station The Oregon Short Line has filed with the public service commission an application for authority to close its agency station at River side, Malheur county. Luper Speaks in Bend State Engineer Rhea Luper was the principal speaker at a mass meeting of settlers on the Tu- malo project in Dend last Satur day. Salem Man Reappointed All officers of the Oregon Opto metrists' association were reap- DIED NEER Lois Katherine Neer died Feb. 10 at a local hospital, age 8 years. Survived by her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Neer, on a sister, Natalie Neer, grandfather and grandmother, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Wil son, all of Salem, and grand father and grandmother, Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Neer of Pasa dena, Cal. Funeral announce ments later. The Webb Fun eral parlors in charge of ar rangements. BRANSON Mrs. Lily Branson died Feb. 11, at her residence near Hopewell, age' 5 3 years. Sur vived by her widower, Amos Branson; one sister, Mrs. Etta Mayers of Salem and six broth ers, James, Tom and Henry Kirkwood of Amity; John Kirk wood of Portland; Fred Kirk wood of Salem and Joseph Kirk wood of Turk, Wash. Funeral services will be held Wednes day at 11 o'clock from the Hopewell church. Arrange ments in charge of the Webb funeral parlors. JOHNSON Mrs. Mary Johnson, died. Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Old Peoples' home at the age of 80 years. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 12, at 2 o'clock from the Woodburn Methodist church. The Rigdon mortuary is in charge of arrangements. alem JRortuarp EMBAXJCESS A WD rUKBBAIi DIKECZOBSJ Pfeon 165S Strictest Work Modmts mess WEBB & CLOUGH Leading Funeral Directors Expert Embalm erf RIGDON & SON'S MORTUARY , . : Ufieqn&Iet! Service" : ' pointed for the year at a meeting held in Portland Saturday after noon. Dr. A. McCullough is fourth vice president of the asso ciation. Xever Before Has our assortment of heart boxes been so large and beautiful. The Spa. fl2 Many Going to Dallas Nearly all of the Salem voyag ers and those living in Silverton who belong to Voiture 15?., the So ciete des 40 Hommes et 8 Ohe vaux, are anxiously awaiting Wed nesday night and the big ceremon ial to be staged in Dallas. Chief Justice Thomas A. McBride has accepted an invitation from Major W. P. Simpson, acting secretary of the state bonus commission, to at tend the ceremonials as a special guest. The 40 and 8 is the play ground order of the American Le gion. Rook Exchange Popular More than 300 students at the Salem High school have taken ad vantage of the new book exchange and h-ave listed their property for sale. By this means, text books that have been completed are available for other students at a nominal cost. The exchange col lects a small percentage from the books and turns this profit into the student body fund. Senior Class Plans Play Rehearsals are under way by members of the senior class or Salem High school oh "Dulcy," which will be presented at the High school on the night of March 7th. Xew Members Introduced Four new members were intro duced at the Chamber of Com merce luncheon Monday. These were A. W. Cooper, with the Cap ital Business college; Rex San ford, bond salesman with the Lum berman's Trust company, whose offices are at 19 United States Na tional bank building; W. W. Stei wer, realtor, offices at 21G Ore gon building, with Mrs. Winnie Pettyjohn, and Frank A. Minto, chief of police. The committee last week consisted of C. O. Rice, Mrs. Winnie Pettyjohn and George L. Arbuckle. The committee for this week is C. S. Hamilton, Dr. William B. Mott and W. I. Staley. Illinois Folk to Meet- All former residents of Illinois are expected to gather at a meet ing of the Illinois society at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7:45 o;clock tonight. Old ac quaintances will be renewed and efforts made to locate mutual friends. J. R. Chapman, of PolK county,' Is president of the5 s-octety: Governor Walter M. Pierce will be the principal speaker, while short talks will be given by others pres ent. A special quartet consisting of Harry Gwynn, Howard Leach; Carl Wenger and H. B. Blaisyer will sing. They will be accom panied by Miss Maud Gwynn. Fol lowing a good fellowship hour re freshments will be served. Valentine Hearts Please best when filled with Spa chocolates. fl2 To Meet at North Howell The North Howell Community club will meet next Friday night at the North Howell school house. There will be a program of speak ing and music. The North Howell club is one of the livest in Marion sounty and is responsible for con siderable improvement in that dis trict. Licensee Granted - Marriage licences granted yes terday Included lmer A. Klein and Hulda S. Lenz, both of Salem Robert Fromm, Gervais and Lil lian Mattson, Salem; Lester C Moe and Florence Amy Bastain, boht of Salem. . Declarations Filed Declaration of intention to be come citizens were filed yesterday by Stanley McDonald, born in Can ada; Susanna Jacobean Varty, Varty, born at St. Thomas, N. D., but whose father was naturalized in Canada when she was 10 years old; Emily May McDonald, also born in Canada. Visits In Aurora- Miss Gertrude Hartman, book keeper in the county clerk's office, is spending the holiday in Aurora. Ill In Hospital ' Mrs. J. W. Limbaugh is in the Deaconess hospital ill with pneu monia and is doing as well as could be expected. Residence Going Vp The big oak trees that for many yearshave stood on the bih va cant lot on the northeast corner of South Commercial and Leslie streets are being cut down and sawed up into fuel. It is under stood a residence will soon be erected on the property. Easy Terms New modern homes, close in, on terms you can handle. Phone Hew lett .mow. fl2 Henry Fulgher is Held ; Henry Fulgher is being held for the justice court by the police department. He was arrested for driving an automobile' while in an intoxicated condition. .... Amity Man to live Here, Paul R. Bridewell, of Portland; a member OF- the 1 old ' vtoneer ( Bridewell -family of the Amitydis- trict, will be located in Salem in the near future, having selected this town for his future home. Mr. bridewell is connected with the Ladd & Tilton bank as a bond salesman. Veterans Have Luncheon Post Cdmmander Bryan Conley of the Veterans ot Foreign Wrfrs and members "of the council gath ered at the Gray Belle for lunch eon yesterday to discuss plans for the year in general and the ob servance of the anniversary of the sinking of the battleship Maine in particular. The Maine was sunk on February 15, 1898. Salem Ministers Meet A social and dinner hour was enjoyed at the YMCA last night by several of the Salem ministers and their wives who attended the monthly meeting of the Salem Ministerial association. Mrs. B. E. Kirkpatrick read a . paper on "Mark Twain.1' Rev. Ward Willis Long presided. As a means of working up an annetite. the ministers challenged a group of business men to a volleyball con test, winning both games, the first by a score of 15 to 13 and the sec ond 16 to 14. Little business was discussed. Amended Complaint filed Mary ,1,. Larkfns has filed an amended divorce complaint against Gery C. Larkins. She charges cruel and inhuman treatment and says he married her to get posses sion, of part of her property. Administrator Named- Mrs. Amxna Wilcox was named administrator!' fer the estate of her mother. Marjgaret Bell. Frieda M. Oehler, W. f.' Wilcox and Jesse Lucas were named appraisers. Default Day Divorces Default dvorces will be the or der of the day when the court opens in department No. 2 Wed nesday morning. Drunk Man Fined Jack Campbell was fined S20 and sentenced to 20 days in the city jail when he appeared before Marten Poulsen, police judge, Mon day. The jail sentence was sus pended upon payment of the fine Campbell was arrested Saturday night at midnight by Officer Ol son. Stayton Holds Sing Lead by Edwin Socolofsky, the Stayton Parent-Teacher associa tion held a community sing last night. Rodney Johnson; a studen at Willamette university, sang solo. He was-accompanied by Jo sephine Bross. A fine program was given In addition to the sing- fng. - ' !' Ad Man Resigns A. H. Drake, who has been as sociated with the advertising partment of The Statesman for some time past, has resigned and expects to leave for the east soon Mr. Drake has made many friend while in Salem who regret to see him leave. 121 Etterburg Strawberry Plants For sale. Inspected and pro nounced free "from root-weed and from 1923 setting. Price $1.50 M and dig them yourself or $3.00 M dug and sacked, $4.00 per M, dug, trimmed and sacked, $4.50 M. trimmed and bunched. For prices on smaller lots by mail, write or call on Ray Patterson. Three miles east of Wheatland fer ry or Gervais Wheatland Ranch Rt. 2, Gervais, Oregon. Samples can be seen at J. Herren Nursery Co. fl2. ' Two Boys Are Held Two boys giving the names, of Virgil Davidson.. and Glen Crosley, l(j, of Portland; were tak en from a southbound Southerd Pacific freight train .yesterday af ternoon "by5 Off icer Edwards and are being ; held for investigation. When taken to the police station they were found to possess $20 in cash, a small woman's wrist watch in a leather case, two pipes, cigar-1 ettev case and a .32 calibre revol ver and holster which they said they found. One of the boys wore a heavy leather belt such as is generally worn by motorcycle rid- The rerage ben does not ; pay a profit PtiRE BRED HENS BRED TO LAY PAY BIG PROFITS and have .made hundreds of poultrjr-men wealthy. Four teen trios of world cham pion purebred chickens will be given free to ambitions men, women, boys and girls. Send name and address, and full information will "be nsjled. , , -? - PUREBRED CHICKEN . , EDITOR , . Northwest . Poultry Journal Salem,, Oregon Dept. A i rfMM ers. . Officer Olson opened a letter carried by one of the boys, against is protest, as the boy claimed it was from his girl. The only in-. formation revealed was that Da- idson was 17 and not IS as he told the police. The Portland au thorities were notified. Going to Independence- Salem Grotto members to the number of 7" or 100 will go to In dependence by automobile Wed nesday night where they will con- io t o,Mofao n nPniiJ iac 7 vi vauuiuutt uiuvw band and chanters will accompany the caravan. They will leave Sa- em shortly before 7 o'clock. Direct Cable Service Direct cable communication be-, ween Chicago and .ondon hasfHamm0nd Qf KimbaU College of been established by the Western Union, according to Eric Butler, manager of the local office. This is the first time that this connec tion has been made. Prior to this time all messages for London have been relayed from Chicago to New York, where they were cabled. This service will be of particular merest to fruit growers and hop men of the Willamette valley, as a number of cablegrams are sent from here to Europe for men en gaged in this industry. V I PERSONAL t Rev. Clarence Evans, pastor of the First Christian church at Cor- vallis, was in Salem. yesterday and was a ghest of Rev. J. J. Evans at the Chamber of Commercee lunch eon. . H. Overton of Woodburn was in Salem yesterday on legal business Virgil Massey, city attorney at Woodburn, was in the city yester day on business. C. T. Darley and Joseph Jensen of Klamath Falls, are registered at the Marion hotel. R. E. Becker and wife, of Eu gene, are among out-of-town visi tors in Salem. Ruth Parke, of Reedsport, was a recent visitor in the city. R. E. Schott, of Portland, was a caller at the state prison yester day to se his old friend, J. W. Lil lie, deputy warden, whom he knew in Condon. Roy S. ScOfield, of Tiirner, was In the city during the weeek-end O. H. Irans, of Jefferson, was a re Lcent visitor in Salem. Lawrence Davis, Portland news paperman, spent he week-end in Salem visiting with friends. Mr Davies was graduated from Wil lamette university in 1921. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Milliken and baby spent Sunday in the city with Mrs. MUliken's parents, Miy arid Mrs. Loren Barnett. Mr. Mil liken is engaged in the grocery business in Silverton. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Roth spent Sunday in Portland with their daughter, Miss Alice Roth, who is ill in a hospital. Mr. and Irs. James Eohle spent the week-end visiting Mrs. Bohle's mother, Mrs. Lillie M. Thompson. Mr. Eohle Is an instructor in the Falls City high school. WINDOW GLASS All Sizes. Headquarters For SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINTS FRY'S DRUG STORE 280 X. Commercial St. Just . To Remind You of Aryan Keltons LECTURE, on Practical and Applied Psychology at the ARMORY Tonight 8:15 Sharp Door Open 7:30 5CC uteres money jor BURNING poor coal Is like burning paper dol lar bills. You spend a lot of money and get no beat. But when you invest your money in coal of the high est quality such as we are offering you are indeed saving money and getting big result. "Our coal is all coal" HILLMAN FUEL CO. Broadway at Hood JnOXE 1853 II iES PIERCE'S policy First Methodist Congrega tion Votes Unanimously in Prohi Cause '""""'"S me sermon aenverea . . m "' Y 't " 7, t "X . hi MhodIst church ot 9a- '""aun7' "e "rwwn voteu i uoiiuiiuuMj iu .euuurse uoveruor I Pierce's nolicv relative tn enforee- Lm nr i. nmhMMn. i, Tk motjon was made bv Dr. E. S. Technology. Governor Pierce was in fhe audience. The pastor's subject was, "Put ting Social Sympathy Into Deed." He emphasized the points that ev ery Christian citizen should be Give the children a piece of WRIGLBY'S after every meal. . It satisfies the craving mmmm hmmM bmmsmsi for sweets and the chewing of the gum will help digestion and act as a pleasant, antiseptic cleanser of mouth and throat. You would "give almost anything',' if, the children would keep their teeth clean Why not reward them with 'j , r afterxeveryimeal and have the very work! Try it for a month and observe results. Three cents per day per child will pay the bill and make them happy! SEALED IN ITS Go Back Profit By Lincoln's Advice . - ,! , , . ... ... .' - ABRAHAM LINCOLN freed the slaves" but have. YOU freed yourself from the tyranny of the monthly rent bills? J Nothing; gives a man a greater sense of freedom than does owning a home. No greater gift to wife and child is possible than the security of home ownership. - If you agree with Lincoln that "prop erty is desirable ; is a positive good In the world," we will gladly help you acquire the kind ot property that is most certain to bring yon and yours lasting happiness. ? , j' Rich I. Realtor ovi ana ju la. alive to. the oherflons of, theidVK ' and that .every public! official njh does his duty, should feel the . backing of tbe-church, while: ey-fr ery public official who fails to? do his duty should feel the con i damnation of (the church. Rev. Ward Willis Long also spoke emphatically fori, law en-. ' forcement in his sermon at the First Presbyterian church Sunday -, morning. He spoke without mine- . . ing words relative to, people of wealth, influence and position'who' violate the prohibition law;.mak in? reference to the Labbe case in Portland. , s. E. M. Allen, of CorvalIs, was fi. recent visitor in the city... Mrs, A. N, Howell of 684 Stark street. Portland, Is visiting "JilerJ! daughter, Anna Howell, who is. a student in the music department of Willamette university. : Money isn't everything unless you are having an argument with a. dry agent. reward itself do the " J. ; : " PURITY PACKAGE! to the Soil, Young Man." - Abraham Lincoln 1 The realty bar gains on our list x today have never' been more at tractive. We ; nrge yon to act promptly. r Reimah E T PERFECT GUKPivY uiuuuix juijUU. - -ni