WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1924 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON CERTIFIED PUBLIC MOTOR CAR MARKET 'x " Open Evenings MS 1920 Fords rebuilt," newly painted . . ...... .$200 1021 Big Six Stndebaker ". ' touring a marvelous ' ; ear to drive ....... .$800 1022-23 Dodge Touring -.t i .. .with high hood . .... $710 1023. Chevrolet. Sedan .., driven very little . . .9575 h if THE man -who had it h t o t we got It treitod it right and then w. improved and repair' ' ed whatever waa run down. Yon can depend upon that. "TJied But Hot Abused . Look for the ' , Orange and Black Sign Certified Public Motor Car Market M Blk N. of P. O. , Phone 885 i OREGON NEWS BRIEFS , HILLSBORO, Or., March 18. Cyrus M. Harthorn, (Gales Creek rancher under Inaletment on charges of operating a still; com mitted suicide at the county hos pital here today - by-slashing his wrists with a pocket knife. Har thorn was arrested .. about two weeks ago and after becoming ill waa placed in the county hospital. PORTLAND. Or., March 18. Whether the Woman's Christian Temperance union will launch an attack on cigarettes lu Oregon in the November elections has not yet been decided according 1 to Mrs. Mary Mallett, state president of the organization, but will be decided at meetings to be held here today and tomorrow. r , ASTORIA, Or., March . 18.- Frank J. Hill, 36, high climber for the Crown Willamette Paper com pany at its logging . operations here, was killed, presumably some time Sunday afternoon, when he fell from the top of a high tree which he was "topping" and "trim ming for use as a spar tree. : PORTLAND, Or.' March 18. The Portland chamber of com merce and Mayor Baker today sent telegrams to both the com manding .general of the Ninth army corps area and to - Major General Mason P. Patrick, chief of the army air service at Wash ington, D. C, urging that the world fliers land at Vancouver barracks. ' Oregon Products to Be : Featured By. Merchants -Merchants of the . city are asked to feature Oregon products In their stores Thursday,; Friday and Saturday of this week in con nection with the all-Oregon pro ducts dinner being given by the Salem Woman's club at the Elks' temple Friday night. In an en deavor to promote , Oregon pro ducts members of this club, to gether with others in the city, plan on making a point to request Ore gon products when they go shop ping. ;-? ) ;", ; r ,. That merchants are making a generous response to requests for donations and cooperation for the dinner was brought out at a meet ing of the committee at the home of Mrs C P. Bishon Tuesdav af ternoon. Window carls are, being printed and will be left at the chamber of commerce 'rooms. where they may be obtained by the merchants. In addition to the Oregon pro ducts displayed by the business houses,, a special exhibit of flax will be arranged at the Elks' tem ple under the direction of Mrs. W. P. Lord. ' Twilight Baseball Is x " Fostered at Silverton SILVERTON, Or., March 18. (Special to The Statesman) Fifty legionaires were present at the legion meeting Monday night Baseball was one of the chief top ics discussed and the legion de cided to sponsor a baseball league to be known as the Twilight league. It will have four teams, one composed of the 4-L members, one of the high school, one from the; business men and one from the legion. The Silverton base ball,' team will later be selected from these teams. The commit tee In charge is composed of Les ter McDonald, C. McMorse, Carl Moser, T. Beebe. John Elder- w. The legionaires adopted as an advertisement for their play the ruling that every legionaire should wear a mustache until after the play is given which is sometime in April. The name of the play is "The Black Feather." If a mem ber of the legion is discovered min us his mustache he will be fined 25 cents and be forced to wear a black feather. Berry Plants Set Out By Silverton Growers SILVERTON. Or., March 18. (Special , to The Statesman) Silverton farmers and small-fruit growers are busy planting straw berries, John Golperud, president of the Silverton Cannery associa tion, is putting out 4000 plants. Hans Hansen is placing 3000 plants. Many others are also set ting out new strawberry beds or adding to the old ones. Within the past few months the Silverton Food Products company has be come a cooperative plant. Since this change was made Silverton fruit growers are Bhowing keen interest in the enterprise. Willamette Valley Transfer Go. Fast Through Freight to All Valley Points Daily. Speed-Efficiency-Service ; ; Saleni-Portland-Woodburn Corvallls - Eugene . Jefferson Dallas - Albany-Monmouth,' Independence - Monroe ' r' Springfield SHIP BY TRUCK Guranteed to Cost Less Per Miles. McClaren Cord "Jim" "BUT1 Smith & Watkins Service. Phone 44. Starts Saturday OREGON PIGKFQRD Four-Act Comedy Given For Memorial Benefit "Cranberry Corners." a four-act comedy, was presented at the Grand theater last night under the auspices of the Salem War Moth ers. Members of the cast were residents of Salem Heights and members of the Commnity club. While the crowd was not bo large as desired by the sponsors, there was a good representation present. Three of the War Mothers spent the afternoon making candy, which with ice cream, was sold be tween acts. Members of the cast and the characters portrayed were as follows: Merwin Stolzheise, Tom Dextef;. William Trudgen, Sidney Everett; P. F. Stolzheise, Ben Latham; A. N. Fulkerson Andrew Dexter? Harry Burnside, Hezekiah Hopkins; Edward Burn- side, Nathan Speck; Georgell.i Wilson, Carlotta Bannister; Mrs. Harry Burnside. Anastasla Bannis ter; Mrs. C. W. Sawyer, Amelia Dexter; Mrs. Len Farrington, Mrs. Muslin; Neva Stolzheise as Bella Ann and Florine. Proceeds from the show will be turned into a fund for the purchase of a sol diers' memorial for Marlon coun ty ex-service men who died during the World war. Hopmere and Waconda to Have Good Baseball Team The Hopmere baseball fans met at Julian Dejardins store for the purpose of organizing a baseball team for the season. The meeting was called to order by S. A. Harris as temporary chairman. Great nterest was shown. The team will use, the school ground which will be in the best of shape. Wire net ting being used on base lines so that those wishing their wind shields protected while watching the game will be taking no chances. Hopmere and Waconda jointly can boast of some excellent baseball material and those who watched the Waconda Colts four years ago will verify this state ment. J The officers elected were: C. C. Russell, manager; Julian Dejardin, secretary and treasurer. After the election of officers, Mrs. Dejardin asked the assembly to partake of her hospitality and the meeting was turned over to her and the beautifully decorated table fairly groaned with all kinds of the best of eats. After an hour of feast ing and a game or two of make believe baseball, Mrs. Dejardin was given a vote of thanks. Those wanting games will write or phone Mr. Russell as he is making his schedule and wants to book games early. MURDER OEMS OFFICERS Fred Janssen Admits Killing Wife Insurance Was Object DENVER. Colo., March 18. Fred Janssen, confessed slayer of his wife, whose body was found by a railroad expressman in a trunk at Ogden, Utah, last Satur day, stooped and kissed the face of his dead wife this afternoon when he was taken to the county morgue in custody of two detec tives. Janssen today admitted his orig inal story of the employment of a Mexican to kill his wife for which he paid him $150 was untrue and then confessed his part in the crime. Breaking down for the first time in 24 hours of grilling, Jan ssen tonight admitted, as he stood over the body at the county mor guethat he had killed his wife for her savings and her insurance, amounting to $1000, which he had taken out for her on March 7. "DON'T KNOW, CAN'T , REMEMBER" TO END (Continued from page 1) but in the theater of events, ac cording to their testimony, were Mabel Normand and Edna Purvi ance, film actresses. Upstage, ren ter front, is said to have been oc cupied by Greer, garbed as Mabel Normand's chauffeur, smoking pistol in band. The set included various properties, including, ac cording to the police, one bottle. Dines was revealed smoking a cigarette and nursing a bullet hole In Ms lung. In various court tableaux since Greef has been posed as the assail ant, with sundry witnesses stroll ing on and off, replying to volleys of questions with the lines, "I don't know. I can't remember." At a bedside scene in the hos pital, Dines occupying the bed, in droning tones articulated as the queries flew, "I , don't know. I can't remember." More than once the director, in the person of Justice J. Walter Hanby, became so incensed at the lack of action in the picture that he Interjected some forceful extern poraneous monologues of his own by way of comment on witness stand aphasia. Miss Normand backed off stage into the hospital. Her doctor said it was appendicitis. Mrs. Edith Burns, another witness formerly a Normand employe, fell down stairs and thence into bed. Her doctor said it was an injured spine. Dines' doctor kept reiter-, ating that Dines was too weak to appear. Miss Normand left the hospital. So did Dines. Tomorrow both are expected to appear, despite the fact that Miss Normand was said a few days ago to have left for New York and Dines' whereabouts were reported unknown- ' In today's rehearsal for another rise of the curtain on the court scene tomorrow. Dines conferred with District Attorney Asa Keys. The defense said that the cen ter piece in the tableaux tomor row will be composed of evidence that Dines threatened Greer and that 'the latter shot in self de fense. The epilogue, they said, will find Greer leaving court clear ed of the charge. Dines is held under $5000 bond t cons IVY APPOINTMENT President's Choice for Cab inet Post Approved in . Executive Session WASHINGTON, March IS. Selection of Curtis D. Wilbur, chief justice of the supreme court of California to succeed Edwin Denby as secretary of the navy was approved today by the senate in an executive session of less than 10 minutes. There was said to have been no debate on the nomination and no roll call asked when the motion that he be confirmed was made by Senator Lodge of Massachu setts the republican leader. President Coolldge upon being Informed of the senate's action, immediately notified Judge Wil bur by telegraph and, It Is un derstood, expects the new member of the cabinet to come to Wash ington as soon as he can conven iently arrange to do so. 24 flJJUONE ELEVEN" cigarettes ROSTEIN MREEMBAUM Visit Our Millinery Department Best in This City. Big Assortment of Flowers and Trimmings Ready to Wear Hats , The Very Newest. We Have the Style and Quality, Low Prices. f To Clean Up Our Corset Department 50c Brassiers 19c $2.00 Girdletts $1.00 $1.25 Lace Brassiers 50c $2.00 Lace Brassiers 95c 36-inch Burlap, brown or 36-inch Cretonne, nice as green, yard 25c sortment, yard ....25c 36-inch 27-Inch Romper Glass Percale Cretonne Cloth, Toweling Big Good Light or Blue Assortment Selection Dark Colors Checked Yd. 19c Yd. 19c 29c -25c Yd. 19c 32 inch Zephyr Ginghams, new, pretty patterns, good quality. 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