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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1924)
tti J 1 iilliii J PliCiFiP 0FFTE.5 Liili.j Stage Competition ; Proves . Too Much .for Local Pas senger Traffic Passenger service on the Salem Dallas and the Salem-Geer lines, with the exception of mixed trains, will be abandoned April 20, ac cording to an announcement made by .the Southern Pacific Friday, Fcr justice of the ; Peace yy':" Salem District j. ii. iiJjuLuIil Motor? on the SHver'ton-Woodburn lines will Also be taken off. Stiff competition .by automobile Jiusses i:t assigned . as the reason for the vurtailraent of operation... All con nections between Salem and Dal las with the west side red elect rin trains will be made, by stages. which will ' accept tickets blt Uy the railroad company. Basinet between Fails City and Black Roc V will be handled in the same manner. - r - r - ' -; x Present plans Include one mixed train running between Saleia'and Dallas, maintaining one-way serv ice each day. The train wlll leave Salem at 5;30 in the "morn ing, except Sunday. The train -win handle cream shipments 1 and freight. ' Express and mail will be sent by stage. i t , - Only one steam 1 train 1 will be operated on the east side, leaving Albany about 6:35 In the morning and i Silverton three hours .liter. The return trip will be made by way of Woodburn, Silverton ;and Lebanon, leaving Portland around 1 o'clock. ' 1 ('' Nine trainmen In this district will be iQld off. as a result 6i the new time schedule1." All of the regular men , will be absorbed by other branches of the service.?" ; r ' " Four Silverton Letter ' ; Baseball Players Put : ; ' W SILVERTON, Ore., April. 12.-r-(Special to The Statesman,) Twenty-five 'hign school, baseball fans have turned out for practica and it is said that the high school will have a winning team this4sea son with four former letter inen hack. - i ..- ' " !' Games so far scheduled are with Albany, Salem, Kewberg. Tr? games have been scheduled "with each the first to be played at' Al bany on April 18. , RAILROAD BRIDGE WASHED AWAY BY TWENTY-FOOT FLOOD THAT SWEPT POTOMAC RIVERVALLEY TOWNS in wara'. .1 .IWIM .... " " ' ' ' tlC in., , ' ?; .z,,- . - . j ....... . :: VIbMWi.. . T7V-V. ' 1,, i 'T 2 5 i t M" , ,. ,,,1,1 ...nftjagrttif iiff fj t.t r a ..ised In 1 feet above Its normal level. This 1 Hancock, 'Md., after the flood, towns along iho valley ot tbe' Pot- 1 photograph, shows the wreckage of j waters had torn It from its foun- ftsuAO -wl,ei Uk .river; ros twenty uus western liauroaa Dnage nea auoi v. Valuable Merchandise ' Taken at Silverton Shop SILVERTON. Ore.. APU 12. (Special to The Statesman.) Goods valued at more than $2000 were stolen' from ' the ; Women's Specialty Shop at Silverton sonic time during Wednesday night. The discovery of - tbe theft was not made .' until late .Thursday -night as' in every cas the goods had been removed from boxes and tpe boxes1 replaced.-' Nothing but the very? best 'materials were taken. All of the cheape'r goods were un distnrbedr : ix f " . "Let kings and the ; triumph -of kings yield TaSIore" songS. " 4 Week'. ;.. 3 - .w t HAVE been cutting out, bun&inslup jaS3 "clasfiring , r , wall paper for many days to givetthe Saleta' acjityf : ccmb real Surprises iri the Wall Paper tueliL y. 'rr.". ' . Price ''.cubtinfj would fee useless,' a'one :. . ab cut b r srdns until: the goods are inspected. - a ; ei. - jy? ' : ; 'n WJMy ,14f H : : l! 3 c'z dnyv W your walls cry but for relief relieve ; , llicm here wlulo bargains are at hand. LIOI4DAY, the 14th TUESDAY, the 15th and all tfcs OTHER DAYS until the 19 th - Do Plot -Miss" TliiG or You Lose - - i ' - ImM Ob ; EMireini . - FURNITURE i - RUGS PAINT - ' 179 N. Ccnnercial Sdlem, Oregon f -:y ESTHER KB SILHI G0FJTEST . t Mid Year Senior Takes . First Place in High School Competition j SILVERTON. Ore. April 11. (Special to The Statesman.) The oration of Esther Towe, a mid year senior, won first place ' at Silverton in the oratorical con test sponsored by the Portland Telegram. Helen Kleeb won" sec ond place. : Both of the girls chose Daniel Webster's Carier in connection to the Constitution as their subject. . " ! ' All juniors and seniors were re quired to prepare orations1 for the contest. The best orations wire chosen from each class to enter the high school contest. Those taking part werer " LaRoy Soik, Olaf Borrevlck, Helen Kleeb, Fath er Towe, Kathleen Booth, Ronald Hubbs, Donald Linn, and Edward Syrlng. : . Many Parte of State to Get Highway Improvement - The state highway commission announces that bids for highway construction, aggregating ; more than 20 miles In length, will be received at the next meeting! that will be In Portland Tuesday, April 29. The work consists main ly! of grading-and' surfacing; and Is located In different parts Of the state, as follows: ' -A i ; I Thirteen miles of broken stone surfacing on The Dalles-Califor nia highway in Deschutes county between Allen ranch and Lapine. In " Morrow county the grading of the Lena section of the Oregon Washington highway, 2.9 miles In length. ; - ' ' '. i Grading and surfacing of three miles of the Roosevelt Coast highway in Clatsop connty be tween Seaside and ; Cannon Beach Junctions . On the same : highway In Tillamook county the grading of one mile between Jetty Creek and Brighton., . ? In Grant county eight-tenths mile of grading and surfacing town of John Day section of the John Day highway. " ? I I In addition to these : grading and , surfacing projects,, bids will he asked for . the furnishing ; of 10,000 cubic yards and : mainten ance material to be delivered at material to be delivered near Olal Cloverdale,1 Tillamook countv, and 7500 cubic yards of maintenance la in Douglas county. creek for irrigation of eight acres in Yamhill county. 'Andrew " Parker ef Vernonia, water from an unnamed " branch of Nehalem river for domestic pur poses in Columbia county. E. E. Bond of Lakeveiw, water from springs for domestic pur poses and irrigation of 11 acres In Lake county. .. P. N. Jurgens and Henry David of Forest . Grove, water from ; an unnamed spring for domestic pur poses in Washington county. j. :Nl E. Moffit of Clackamas, water from Elliott spring : for domestic purposes and development of 1 1 theoretical horsepower in Clacka mas county. , .. ; -tHarry Sordy! of Galice, water from the south fork Rocky gulch ami Bear gulch and Rich gulch for mining and domestic purposes and for " the Irrigation of 20 .acres, in Josephine county. The cost is es timated at $1,500. till FEB t MM I TO MEET THURSDAY Silverton Will Be Host for Clubs of County for Monthly Meeting SILVERTON. Ore.. April 12. (Special to The S'.atesman.) L. C. Eastman, ) president of the Silverton Chamber of Commerce, called a special meeting ot the Chamber for the purpose of dis cussing - plans for the .Marion County Federated Clubs . which will meet at Silverton April 25 j - The Silverton Chamber, of Com nerce will put on a program and two out side speakers have been secured. The question of. the Southern Pacific train service was a if o discussed, f As it stands now Silverton will only have one train a day after April 20th. - Southern Pacific Files Application for Water The Southern Pacific compary has filed with the state ?'englaeer ing department an application for authority to appropriate 4 water from Brimstone creek for railroad and locomotive use at Leland. Jo sephine '.s; county.. - The estimated cost is $21,000. Other applications received are: " ''-':f . William? Madison Coleman ot McMinnville, water t from , Baker When You Are Ready for Your v 7 glowers --Remember that we4 have a complete supply of.' Easter Lilies, Amestus, Hydrangeas,' Carnations and many others. Our budd'ng Veronicans are in prime condition now. . A. D.SMITH : -.(Florist) J , 1270 ST. liberty. Phone 293-J DEMAREST REVIVAL! WILL! OPEN TONIGHT (Continued from page 1) . . . feet good. Rehearsals are to be held for a few minutes after each night service for at least the first week, to .work up a: few, special choir numbers. One of . the stirring pieces sung at the rehearsal is a Victory march, the composition of Mrs. Demarest, that should rank with the best of the Sousa marches In strength, jbut ' with spiritual words that make it into an entire ly different kind of an army from tbe Sousa kind. Mrs. Demarest was a visitor In Salem nine years ago, when she stopped off at the Salem Indian school on her way from the San Francisco . Panama-Pacific expo sition. She has never forgotten the wonderful beauty of the Wil lamette valley, nor the famous In dian school that has ranked so high in the annals of the original Americans. , i Pleasure Drive Yesterday . The evangelistic party drove out around Salem Saturday to see the tulip farm, the state institutions and the miles of blossoms now on exhibition In : and around Salem "Such, a beautiful, wonderfnl world!" was Mrs. Demarest's Judg ment. "How good- people ought to ; be in such magnificent sur roundings!" . : -C The services open at 7:30 to night att he armory. AH s the cbolr singers are urged to- be on hand at 7:15. to be sure of proper seating. All the 19 ministers from the churches that participate In the union services are requested to take their places on the platform, where chairs hoave been reserved. Rev. Ward Willis Long' will serve as chairman, he being - president of the. Salem ; Ministerial associa tion that arranged for the coming of the Demarest party. ., . As there Is no rear entrance. through which late-comers can. slip unobtrusively after- the meeting actually, begins, it especially nrged ; that " the. audience met promptly on time. The services will not be too long, and prompt I tude will make them more eniov. able, as well as more efficient 'in every way i Since ccmincr to Salem and find ing such ft delightful home onea (for their use the B.'' C MllM nome at court. street-Mr. and Mrs, Dera a f rt have decided to send for their two little child ren, now at the ' family home In Chicago. Mr. Demarest's two boys. aJtrr t . fill l.a M IT r'-i . 4 ' - r . t ' V.; 'I 1 . Copyright 1924 Hart Schaffner & Mine Look in the Mirror Today and' Zzo V :'::-y '. If YouPabsi :Ihcpscion-: - y ' ' :: ' " TF YOITRE A LITTLE ASHAMED of what you see figure how tzsy it 1 would be to improve your appearance. If you have been a Jittls care less you will probably see that your suit needs pressing and has a thre--bare look; that your necktie is wrinkled your shoes, shirt and cc.-ar rro out of gear with you. In short you'll discover that it's about tir.ie yen spruced up a bit. . .' - Take another look in that Mirror and ask yourself if a neat appearance responsible for success and then decide whether you're going to be cne cr the crowd or lead the crowd. Our Hart Shaffner and IVIarx clothes will 'aid you ifi you are out for the lead. If you need a suit why not come innow so that you may have it for Easter. ; ; : : .'; .V ':;'r'-i:H "''"v-'-'. :;-; ' That new Easter Hat Is here that's another thing yon can't miss. All tho new shades in Stetsons, Mallorys n1 Hardemans are here. Take a look and see how your supply of shirts Is. We have just received a big lot of new patterns so if you need some drop in right away. . . 'CLOTHING -WO OLEN gTOREnre Pride in appearance speeds Success the eldest ot whom Is; 16 years of age, are in school and will not come,'' but the two babies will come in the care of the nurse. They should be 'here the last of the coming week. : The ministers of the union churches are asked to meet with Mrs. Demarest at the city library Monday at 10:30 to go over he work of organizing for the success of the meetings. The Demarest revivals have been wonderfully successful wherever held, partly because of the careful organizing of the resources of workers and material at hand. The same meth ods will be followed in Salem is In other places where they have been so successfuL I MEW CORPORATIONS I - : : The, following articles of incor poration were filed Saturday at the office of W. E. Crews, state corporation commissioner: Portland Radium Institute for Cancer Portland; Incorporators, Schiller B. Hermann, Thomas W. Ross,, Victor St. Rayner; capital, $150,000,. ., W;-.':-'.-. Multnomah Foreign Born Vot ers', club, Portland; incorporators. Louis Eggers, Joe Zizlch, John Vidonis; assets, $1000. Nyssa Cooperative Lettuce Growers. Nyssa; incorporators. Peter Jensen, William Read, WI1J- iam Read, William Duin. John Kakabecke, L. R. Dreithaupt; membership fee $ 1. : 7C PAY CASH , F03 YOUU rURi3ITURE ' 1 AND TOOLS Capital Hardware) , & Furniture Co. Kest Prices PIJ CS H. Ooxnl Et. Phone 047 il Lipshutz & Co., Portland; In corporators, N. R. Llplhutz, Olivia Lipshutz, Nathan Hllman ; "capi tal, $5000; merchandise. Killingsworth Mutual Water company, Portland; incorporators, Arnold Egger, E.-Bankus, George C. Johnson; capital, $15,000. :: .. Altsock, Fay & Co., Portland ; incorporators, E. J. Altstock, E. F, Fay, E. R. Fay CaplUl, $30,- 000; medical and surgical sup plies. V ; A permit to operate In Oregon was issued, to the Umpqua. Mills & Timber company, a Raymond, Wash., corporation, capitalized at $300,000. J. G. Startup of Reeds port is attorney-in-fact for Oregon. ' ' Notice of an increase in capi tal from $6000 to $12,000 was is sued to the Portland agendy of the Asia Sales corporation. - I Too Late to Classify j FOR SALE L. C. SMITH TYPE wrlter, terms. - Address 1593, 4 care Statesman. 4-aprlC Read the Classified Ads. Willarricito VsAlzy ! Transfer Co. Fast Through Iciht to All f . Valley Points Daily. I Speed-Kfficieiicy-Service Saleni-Iortlanl-VtKxIbum Corvallis - Eugene - Jefferson Dallas - Albuny-Monnjoutlx -Independence - J. I on roe 8prinKfleIl SHIP BYTRUCII JO Oregon Pulp anil Pagar Salem, Oregon ' MANUFACTURERS Sulphite, and Manila Wrappings, also Butchers YTrcp pings, Adding Machine Paper, Greaseproof, Gbr-lr:, Drug Bond, Tissue Screenings and Specialties, Are usually caused by kidney disorders. Back aches ruin a man's vigor, cut down his energy and are most annoying. : ' ' Try Schaefer's Kidney Pills for relief Schaefer's Drur Store Pliers 1CT , The Penslar Store 139 N. Commercial St. ' '