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.: 1 LOOK AT A CERTIFIED CAR FIRST fX7HY not enjoy ! V V ownership of a car without finan cial strain? That is what we enable you vo do. Our used car bargains are extr ordinary. Examine them today. "Used Dnt Not Abucd.M Certified Public Motor Car Market 235 N. Church St, . Phone 885 SLEMP TELLS ABOUT -- HIS CONVERSATION can affairs had been successful. Karl C Schuyler, a Denver at torney, who waa counsel for J. Leo Stack,' whose claims to rights in- Teapot Dome were purchased by Harry P. Sinclair, arrived here today to present' to the committee tomorrow cor- ndence regard ing .oil. matters "Which has been described as ensational. Announcement was mado Miat Sinclair would not bo recalled for questioning until after the expert accountants now examining books of. brokerage firms in Washing ton, New York and Cleveland have furnished the committee' the re sults of their work. Likewise ho definite date has been fixed for the appearance on . the. witness stand-of, Edward B. McLean, who will be asked- to clear, uo the mvs- torv rnnnArntntr Itin tlOA nnft t checks ho claims to have given Fall. Canadian Pnrifi.-.' Service flt mnderatm ! cost is available in the Tea Large. Speedy Mono-' class Cabin Ships-giving" a Ont-Oau patsagt vkkk it JiigMy popular with ail claues of travel ers to European Ports. Call or writ forSpectel Booklet which gives all particulars. Canadian ; i Pacific VM. H. DEACON. Cl Ataat ; Paaarnger Daitnat ; l-7 I - 55 Third Street I. , llowcte Fl M A ft a E I - ' mM n 1 n i- iTlH THElTRUTH ABOUT THE KU KLUX ELAN An Exposition of Facts Based on Three YcafsVEx perichce as Chief Propagation Officer of the ' . ? Pacific Northwest Domain - - - V : By LUTHER I. POWELL King Kleagle Emeritus, Knights of the . ;AVf KiiKluxKlan WHO WILL BE NEXT U. S. SENATOR FOR ORE- OONT - - V WILL TIIE: GREAT WHITE GIANT SURVIVE UN . DER TTS PRESENT FORM OF GOVERNMENT? WHAT ;IS THE MATTER WITH TIIE REALM AD MINISTRATION ? , ; ' "v : I IAS THE PRESENT-ADMINISTRATION FORGOT TEN AND TRAMPLED UNDERFOOT THE ORIG ! INAL IDEALS AND PRINCIPLES? ' r v DID WnJLIAM JOSEPH SIMMONS, PHILOSOPHER ; -AND . FOUNDER OF THE INVISIBLE EMPIRE, J SELL 'HIS TTGHTFUL HERITAGE? IF SO, WHAT .WILL- BECOME OF THE HIGHER , ORDERS OF KLAN KRAFT? EVERY KLANSMAN; AND KLANSWOMAN AND EVERY REAL AMEICAN SHOULD HEAR THIS IN STRUCTIVE DISCOURSE ON THE GREATEST PROB- ' LEM OF THE HOUR. . V 1 ; 4 . , . The Public Invited r THURSDAY, FEB. 28 th The Salem Armory 7:30 P. M. Sharp r Admission 50c THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON TEDHOra IS REAL FIGHTER Bayes to Have Aggressive Opponent Galifornian Looks for Honors . ,Td Morton, who is billed to meet rhir Hayes in a six-round bout at the armory Friday nipht of this week, has a string of vic tories to hl3 credit In the state of Washington. Ills home is at Kel so and he has appeared a number of times at Centralia and Chehalis where he has a reputation much like that of Bayes in the Willam ette valley. Bayes Is working but each day at the armory between 4 and 5 o'clock. Ilorton. Uko Bayos, is an aggressive fighter. ; Salem fans have become .en amored of Bill Poole, the Monroe logger, who is to meet "Lelty" Dewey "; California boy who has come to Oregon looking for battle but who has not yet had a fight in this state. Matchmaker Paul Burris believes these two boys are well matched and that they will give a good entertainment. Poole's wallop has put a couple of boys out in Salem this winter., The preliminary between Jimmy Fargo of Salem and Frankie Lee, the Chinese fighter from Port land, will be a drawing card, im asmuch as a Chinese boy has never before appeared at the Salem arena. To give the fans a maximum of action Burris thought it wise to put on three six-round bouts in stead of the usual two six-round and one 10-round go. This plan worked successfully once this win ter and is expected to do so again. FINAL FLASHES '' ' w LONDON, Feb. 25. The Greek government headed by Premier Kaf andaris has ' fallen, according to an Athens dispatch to the Daily Express in consequence of its re fusal to accede to the demands of the extremists for the establish ment ot a republic before a plebis cite was taken. LONDON, Feb. 25. (By The Associated Press) The dock strike lasting 10 days was settled Quickly today when the delegates met In conference. Acceptance of lerms was almost unanimous, only two minor ports having, objected. . i MEXICO CITY. Feb.. 25. (By The Associated Press) Mazanillo will be opened to internation traf fic next Thursday under instruc tions given today by President Ob regon to the ministry of communi cation. I SEATTLE. Feb. 25. Carl Ryr berg, said to have confessed to Slaying Mrs. Laura Mummey of Seattle Heights, 15 miles north of this city, attacking her aged hus band with an axe and burning the Mummey home Wednesday will plead not guilty by reason of in sanity. ALBANY. N. Y., Feb. 23. A four year effort to pass a soldiers' bonus bill through legislative channels was successful tonight when the assembly approved the measure designed to provide' ma chinery for the distribution of $45,000,000 as a bonus for world war veterans of New York state. Return Game With Eugene To Be Played By Salem Salem high ; school basketball team, undefeated this year, will leave this, afternoon for "Eugene where they will play a return game with that team. The first contest was won by a one-point margin, the final bcoto being 13 to 12, The local team has a record of 18 games this season with no de feats. They have scored a total of 439 points against 229 scored upon them. No team has been dis criminated against and every team that. has sought a contest has been accommodated. Three of the games were won by the one-point margin. The most decisive victory was the one with Silverton, which was annexed by a score of 35 to 2. The lowest score was made in the return game with Independence when the score stood 6 to 3. With the exception of Patterson, who played guard last year and who is captain of this season's ag gregation, and Fallin, a substi tute forward last year, the team members are playing their first year of interscholastic contests. Though the season looked dark at the opening of the school year, Ilollis Huntington, coach and for mer University of Oregon football star, has turned out a quintet that will make other high schools hus tle in the state basketball tourna ment. Other players on the team are Drager and Devers, center, with the former starring and in all of the 18 games; Ellis and Hcenan, alternating at forward; and Ash by, the smallest man on the team, holding down a steady place at guard. BTS FflCINB MBD6MTQH Fasnacht Not Expected 'io Be in Willamette Line-' up for Battle Facing the possible loss of Fas nacht from the starting lineup. Willamette is awaiting the whistle to turn loose on the invading Pa cific quintet prepared to offer a stiff battle but a little less confi dent of the big end of the final score. "Fosy," the powerful, Bear cat forward, is suffering from an infection which has failed to yield to treatment and he will probably be used only if absolutely neces sary tonight. , The mix tonight promises to be one of the hardest fought on the local floor this season. Willam ette has been steadily increasing in their ability to chalk up the counters and after losing to the University of Idaho by only a three point margin the dope favors them against a team whose record thus far this season has not been particularly brilliant. Determined to keep the pace that they have set in the last two games, the Willamette five will make a tremendous effort to over come the disadvantage of Fas nacht 's absence from the game. The lineup is problematical and will depend upon the possibility of the Injured forward being able to enter. Robertson, Pat ton, Logan and Erkkson will all go on the floor but possibly at different po sitions than ordinarily. Hartley, Emmcl and Wilkinson will be the likely substitutes. 'Through an error the Sunday Statesman recorded the first game with Pacific this 6eason as a 33 to 19 victory for Pacific. The tally should have been reversed and the score favored the Bearcats. E Purple and Gold Takes New Hold on Northern Confer ence Title SEATTLE, Feb. 25. Washing ton climbed up another peg in the northern section race for pen nant honors in the Pacific coast basketball conference heretonight, defeating the University 6f Ore gon quintet by a 29 to 22 score. This was the last game of the sea son for the Purple and Gold team which counted in both the Pacific coast and northwest conference standings. Washington and Ore gon will meet here again tomor row but the result will have no bearing on the conference hon ors: Hesketh the speedy Purple and Gold forward was the stellar per former of the evening scoring seven field goals. Captain La tham ot Oregon who played the posit on of center tonight, nearly equalled Hesketh's record by tossing the ball into the basket six times. Lineups and summary: Washington 29 V Oregon 22 m mm HUSKIES w e 1 1 1 Frayne (c) . . . . F . . . . . .Cowans Hcsketh F Hopson Anderson C ..Latham (c) Welts O . . .Cillenwater Gardner G ....Chapman Washington scoring: Field goals Frayne, 3; llesketh, 7; Gard ner, 1; Welts, 2. Goals from frea throws Hesketh, 2; Gardner, 1. Oregon scoring: Field goals Hopson, 3; Latham, 6. Goals trom free throws Gowans, 2; La tham, 2. Referee tlobbie Morr s of So tttle. E s 0AC By Winning WSC Game Brings Up Standing in Conference lyUUVAliLilO, Urp., i CD. Zi. Oregon Agricultural basketeers were too fast for Washington state and won tonight's coast con ference game, 28 to 20. The playing of Red Ridings, OAC, forward, who scored It points, was sensational. He dis played uncanny ability to slip through the Washington state de fense and his shooting was deadly. Though fast, the game was clean, with no penalties. OAC led from the start, at half time waa on top of a 1C to 9 score. Besides Ridings, Steele did bril liantly for OAC and M. Morgan " A Tl Tf AT, . f. t . I n w for Washington state. The win. makes the Aggie conference stand ing five games won and two lost. only half a game behind the league leading WashingtonSaTU". By de feating Oregon hrra Friday night in the final game of tha year the Aggies can end in a tie with Washington. Lineup: WSC 20 Pos'tion OAC 28 Kelso F Gill Schultz F Ridings Nollan C Brown Sohroeder G Stoddard Reese . G .......Steele Substitutes: For Washington State Chandler, M. Morgan (8); K. Morgan, (1). Referee H. Craig, Portland. F LL T Triangular . Meet Scheduled Among Willamette, OAC, and Pacific The freshman varsity debaters of Willamette university open their season here tonight when they participate in an interschol astic triangular meet with Oregon Agricultural college and Pacific university as their opponents. The Willamette affirmative will meet the OAC negative orators in the university chapel here at 8 o'clock, and at the same time the local negative team will meet the Pacific affirmative in Forest Grove. Both debates will be on the question. 'Renolved: - That the United States supreme court should have the power to declare federal, legislation unconstitution al only when the justices concur in a unanimous decision." The Willamette affirmative team that debates here is compos ed of James McClintock of Rose burg, leader, and Wayne Crow of Lostine. Or. The team that travels to Forest Grove to meet Pacific is led by Lee Crawford of Salem, with Harley Allen of Lostine as his collcgue. A lively contest is in prospect here. The Aggie debaters are eager for revenge for their recent defeat at the hands of the Willam ette varsity women debaters. The question is a much mooted one and the proposal affirmed in the ques tion is now being actively advo cated by American labor. The local debaters have spent more ' than a month on the ques tion and a comprehensive analysis of the question i3 promised. Both speakers on the team debating here have had considerable pre vious training a3 high school de baters. The debate will be held in the university chapel in Waller hall on the campus. At the same time as the local debate, the OAC affirmative meets the Pacific neg ative in Corvalllsy Oregon Gravel Company Gets Council Contract The Oregon Gravel company was awarded the contract -for more than L500 feet of sewer pipe at the special meeting of the city council last nfght. The Spauld ing Logging company was another bidder. A special committee was ap pointed to act with the city at torney, Ray L. Smith and confer with officials of tho Oregon Pulp & Paper company regarding the paving on Division street. Coun- cilmen appointed to act with Mr. Smith are Patton, Hcrrick and Wendcroth. The street commissioner was notified to repair tha bridge over the millrace on South Fifteenth street. . -' M 1 ran RESU W IE MM OILSClOiLOEl HOLDS UP MARKETS Bears Continue to Attack Prices on Basis of Inquiry at Capital NEW YORK, Feb. 25 Re sumption of the Washington oil investigation provided profession al bear traders with another ex cuse for an attack on today's stock market, operators on the long side showing little disposition to extend their commitments,, ap parently through fear of further unfavorable disclosures at the oil inquiry. Sales were again rela tive small. ( Heavy selljng of the copper shares in further reflection of the passing of the Calumet and Hecla dividend was one of the day's fea- rtures. Anaconda was the princi pal target-of selling pressure due to, the fear jn some quarters that the British regular dividend, to be acted on tomorrow was in danger. The stock closed two points lower at 376, after selling slightly be low that figure. Baldwin, Studebaker and Am erican Can all registered net losses of a point or more, total transac tions in each stock, however, be ing relatively light. Steel shares offered fairly good resistance to selling pressure. Trading in the railroad shares was rather sluggish Shippings improved on the set tlement of the Britbh dock work ers' strike. Extensive short ' selling again took place in the oil shares but most of the active issues made recovery from their low prices. Call money opened at 4 per cent but advanced to 4 in the late af ternoon closing at tht figure. The time money and commercial paper rates were unchanged, the bulk of the business in each being tran- f sacted at 4 4 per cent. Demand sterling was up to $4-31 and Franch francs to 4.46c but considerable profit taking took place when the high levels were reached, sterling falling back to $4.30. off lc. and francs to 4.3C c or Wt points above Satur day's final quotation. ET Supply on Ocean Passage Considerable Less Than Year Ago CHICAGO, Feb. 25. Com was activo and higher today with wh?at exactly the reverse. - Re ce'pt of corn were smaller than had been expected and it was said the country had stopped selling Corn closed firm, at 1-8 fi be to 5-8c net advance. May 80 c to 80 i7-8c- In. wheat the finish was unsettled Vic to 0-8c to c'down, the outcome for oats was a shade to V4c decline and for provisions 2c to 15c gain. i Important commission houses were aggressive buyers of corn at the start and there was gossip current that stocks oT corn in the east were extremely light. In this connection the fact was especial ly noted tht export call was good and that the supply of corn on octan passage was much under the amount a year ago. Buying was further encouraged through pre dictions that only a-diminishing movement of corn would be wit nessed during the remainder of the season. Meanwhile an increase of 2, 285.000 bushels in the visible sup ply total announced., today was about wha had been looked for and had but little effect on the profit taking sales en larged after a moderate bulge in prices and for at least the time be ing this circumstance frustrated any additional gain. Wheat bulls were discouraged by absence of crop scare devctop ments. Besides a decreasa of 335,000 bushels in the domestic visible total was regarded ,as too slight to serve as a stimulus to buyers confronted with dispatches saying that the greatest quantity of wheat ever concentrated at one point in the world's history was at present in store and afloat t Port Arthur, Out. Oats sagged with wheat. Higher quotations on hogs gave strength to provisions. There Is littld consolation in poverty except tiro privilege of yelling for a larger surtax. MARCKMS . MIRACXK MiXKKAJi The llest Wood Purifier in Ihe world. SCI KNITS SAYS SO! For Stomach. Kidneys, Liver and IJowek Troubles Ulcers, Tumors and Cancers. UIicuiimUIsih ami Woman's Troubles. lous Hcrlvoldt, Marion County Agent. Office mt 23 X. Com mercial. Residence 497 So. lpth Street, Salctn, Oregon. , I I 1 ; TUESDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 26, 1924: Sign Up Acreage Pickles and Cabbage The California Packing" com pany, which has decided to enter the field here and has leased ground for a pickling plant to be erected for this coming season's output of cucumbers, is, preparing plans for such an establishment as soon as the farmers contract the requisite 200 acres.' It is im portant, not only for the farmers and community that this acreage be signed up at, once. Those who have not done so will find con tracts awaiting them at the Bank ofHodburn, the company's rep resentative here. As $10 more a ton will be paid this year than last year, it will prove quite an in centive for farmers to get busy and make up the quota. There is a good profit to farmers entering into this industry, by setting aside a few acres each, for the cultiva tion of cucumbers and it will pay them better than many other lines they might take upv There has been complaint here tofore that Woodburn would not handle all farmers' products. This is one product that there is a guarantee of it being taken and there is a good profit in it for the grower. Sign up on these con tracts before the 200 acres request ed are taken. Don't come in on the tail end and probably find that all! have been-contracted for that the plant will need. It is also the intention of the packing company to handle 500 tons of cabbages in this section for the purpose of making sauer kraut. It would be advisable to ftlgo contract to furnish these as well as cucumbers. Cabbages will run from 10 to 25 tons to the acre and the company will agree to pay $9.50 per ton f. o. b. These cabbages should be grown on bot tom land. It would be advisable to also lose no time in calling at the Bank of Woodburn and sign ing up contracts. Here we have an industry that will take two products and prob ably more off the hands of the farmers, who should be displaying enthusiasm over such a, future and eagerly joining those who have already contracted. . cmfw already contracted. Woodburn Independent. I GENERAL MARKETS - WHEAT PORTLAND, Feb. 2",. Grain futures: Wheat, bluestem and baart, February, March. April, $1; scft white. February, March, 99c; April, 8c; western white, Febru ary, March, April. 99c: hard win ter, northern spring, western red, February, Math, 95c; April, 94c. Millrun February, March, $23.50. HAY PORTLAND. Feb. 25. Hay. buying prices: Idaho timothy, $22 to $24; ditto, eastern Oregon. $20 to $23; alfalfa. $16 to $1C50; clover. $S to $13; cheat. $13 to $13.50; oats and vetch, $15 to $15. 50; oat hay. $14.50; straw, $8 ton. Selling prices, $2 a ton more. HOI'S NEW YORK, Feb firm; Ktato 1923, j. Hops, 53 to CCc; 1922. 9' c to 27c; Pacific coast, 35 to 40c; 1922, 27 to 30c. IIUKI FRUIT (MM O. H. ZELLER & M. T. NEW YORK. Feb. 25. Evap orated apples, quiet, choice lS'c to lCc Fancy, lGi to 17c. Prunes, steady, California 5c to 15c; Oregons, 6c to 1 1 94 c. Apricots, firm, choice 13 c;, extra choice, 14c to 15'c; fancy, 17c to 20c. Peaches, firm; choice, Sc; s tra choice, 9c; fancy, 10c. HARIiKV . SEATTLE, Feb. 25. Barley whole, $41; ground, $43; clipped. $43; chick starter, $52; chop all grain, $45; cocoanut meal, $37. SALEM MARKETS T OBAIN AND HAT K. 4 h.t 0J No! 3 red wheat, lacked so 45c 'A 48 che.t n.r : O ' Oat hay 12 fH Clofr bar, baled 1 H Pricei quoted are wholeaal jna. ij price reeiTd by farmers. tetat oricea ar ri . EGGS. BUTTEE. BUTTEETAT - Cream' ry Mitter ....-51e i S2e fin 1 1 erf a t delir cred . - -iJ'HH Milk, per cwt n Kg. - Ta- Htnadards , l'llltt't - 1Cc FOUI.TSY FTTy keni : J" Medium and bene - DREAD STOCK DISEASE ATTACKS CATTLE (Continued from page I) used in interstate transportation of livestock must be cleaned up and disinfected." Highly Infections "The foot and mouth disease is a highly infectious and contagious scourge among livestock," Dr. L. C, Pelton, supervisor of , dairies and livestock, pointed out. It is prevalent in England, continental Europe, China and Japan. In England it is said to be beyond control and no cure has yet been discovered to quell it. It is also fatal to human beings." -The Washington department of agriculture is working in cooper ation with the Oregon department. AUCTION SALE Wed., Feb. 27, 1924, West Salem, end of bridge at 1:30 p. mM 7 head cattle; 48 R. I. hens; team horses; all machinery, tools. . - F. O. NEEDHAM, Owner. A NNOUNCING the greatest advance in' motor car design since the self starter the Traffic Trans mission, exclusive in the 1924 Chandler, Will be on display today only, at the Marion Hotel. Chandlercar demonstrations to be given to all interested ' parties. Come and Ride in a NEW CHANDLER Chaperon .State Distributors. --" ...? gig iMirr'ftrn'"--' -Tril"ir a- BURDETT & ALBEE ANNOUNCE the opening of a branch agency for Gard ner Cars in Salem. A complete stock of parts will be carried at all times to assure service for owners. 173 S. Liberty St, t Salem Representatives 1 Salem Golfers Lose to - Tualatin Club Wielders ' Salem'u 16-man golf team was defeated' by the Tualatin Country club on the lattef's course Suifcay by a score of 39 to 6. Ercel Kay, of Salem, playing for the Illihee Country club and': Edwin Neu stadtr, of Portland, provided th? feature match of the day, with Neustadter leading on the first n'ne,: on the second and as a re sult took three points for th match. The match was- staged under the Nassua system of scor- ing, with one point for the win ner of the first nine, one point for the winner of the second nine and cn? point for the match. Points in the matches were di vided as' follows: ;;. '7.-:'J. TunlMlio. ' Sal K. I. uudt.r i. ;iK- Ky - ..0 K. J. Froman. .i-.;-..3H. II. Ollinjrrr 0 J. Louisson l.HV. I. Sharkey 2 XL. K. Knhn J... .4-3j'C. M. Cox Ttov Marx ;.-.Oil A. Elliott .,.3 F..'J. Blnmenthal .-.8T. T. Elliott e II. W. Metxcer ..8i. O. Brow a o Max Blta .i.W- 8P. A. William Dr. 3. Ilosenfeld ..3!A. I. Keene 0 A. I. Blita ; 2!U C. I-armer 8. Hirarh ...... .3Km Stanford i....8 K HirtI .-.-..OlH. C. ircCamnoB....O I,. Kirhi-1 Hatehiaoa t 0 lr. UterolMTR ; 3fK. Thielaon ... 0 Dr. U tllins- S T. B. Kay .0 A. H.. Dollar . -..3T. T. Roberta ..0 Iwrnm ill Pay what you vrfll you vr 111 never find in any other cigarette , the unique delight of the toasted process.- G. SATTERLEE, ' . Auctioneer. Motor Co. 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