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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1924)
..J . . .. - r .11 d t I W cxt TtO o i . A i t i. i F JM1 ft it 1 1 i ?- ;.'..-V ,, .; t V,, . r- I. - ' .( ' SAtEM, bhEGONr SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 18l 19214 . SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR PRICU FIVE C. t j. i v i I 1 !- 1 t I f i i i r -v . i X r i r I f i. T 7 SPECTACULAR SHAM' BATTLES ; FEATURE MILLITARY. '."TOURNEY , v, , O'JC Infantry Preparing for ilig Sliara little May St.' ' " OREGON .AGRICULTURAL COLLKGE, . Cor vail is. May . 10. The 11th annual military tourna ment will be staged on Bell Field. May 24. The practice of holding a military- circus' wai Initiated by General- Ulysse O. McAlexarider, "Rock of . the - Marne." 1 1 years ago at O.A.C. Now the eTent has grown until it is attended ' by thousands from all parts : of the Northwest. ., . In the old days there was only l 4 ' the infantry unit. This year, fire combat and major . arms of the military serrice infantry, ; artil lery, engineers, motor transport and cayalry will take part. ? "We are not In a position , to proTe it. but we firmly believe that the OJL.CL tournament and sham battle is on a bigger scale' than any ever conceited or executed by a college corps of. cadets' in , the world," says ' Captain " Patrick II. Tansey, director of the tburna- : . FY F, St BARTON " An optimist is a fellow who tries to kid himself into believing he's tuned-in on llexico City when he gets a little static.-, Do you want a tax on radio? A bill now in congress wipes out the tax. on tnotorboats, candy, bever ages and the like and, puts a 10 per cent tax on radio.i 4- : , .1. Radio Is less a luxury than yachts, beverages, etc.. IlS-.fZRlS LEAD I'M 0;j $ i ;. FOOT ffl OIJIll DISEASE This Is Dr. T. G. Ilonck of the United States Bureau of Animal Indastryt (left) .whohasr been placed by gcretary Wallace In complete rommand cf tlie jht bebf effectirely .'waged on Jhe. foot and month disease outbreak in California, and C. It. Hecke, director Department of Agriculture, State of California, who Is assisting DrJ Honck la quickly and permanently stamping out the epidemic r 3ACRAMENTO, CALIF-The full force of the United States govern ment' has been brought into play effectiTely against the' foot and mouth disease .in California. The disease has been confined to cer tain limited districts in the state and the work of stamping it out is proceeding ..rigorously , under- the direction of Dr. U. G. Houck, per-r sonal representative of Secretary Wallace, department of agriculture, who has complete control of the combined Xsderat and state forces. "Every riethod justified by our past xerier.ce,,an!i;by scientific study is being used "to prevent any possibility of spread of the' disease and -to wipe it out so thoroughly that there will be no chance of its .'recurrence, said Dr. Ilouck. . "Thero is no danger of spread of ment. "When one realizes that West Point is probably the; only military school In the nation bet ter equipped than the O.A.C. mili tary department,: then the magni tude or the tournament can be es timated. t Polo Game Planned , The Portland Hunt club and the O.A.C. Polo club will stage a fast game at the polo grounds In the afternoon; Captain G. S. Finley is captain of the O.A.C. team. The ,.A. i afternoon - game is scheduled to entertain all the. out-of town peo ple who arrlre . during the . early afternoon. During the perform ance at night in the stadium -there will be a short polo game between the same teams. A military circus at . 7 o'clock will consist of 14 main events sep arated by nonscheduled funmak ers and one minute thrillers'. .; The cadet regiment will pass in review; as the first event. . The polo team AO-1 '2. Radio Is also ' an infant in dustryj Taxes on older industries are being done away with. . 3. Radio is. an educational me dium. School books are not taxed and neither; are newspapers; ' why tax the average man's radio set? 4. " The tax comes as an amend ment to a bill, without warning. The radio industry and the radio public should have ' a chance to f the disease through : shipment of fruits,-vegetables or dairy products from, the great non-infected areas of California. We lcnow of no in stance where the disease has been carried by "such shipments, Dr. Houck said. '.- :"- Complete confidence in the men in the field was expressed by Dr. J. 11. .Mohler.; chJeL of the bureau, of animal industry. United States de partment, of agriculture, in a mes sage he has just sent to Dr. Houck and the local federal inspectors..' "We have, in California, he said, "the best equipped force, of inspec tors that was ever assembled on a foot and mouth detail. " "Our "methods are not experi mental, but have been weighed is the balance of practical experience and have always produced &a do sired results, - 1'r-r- will meet for a' second match, af ter which the wall scaling contest between the yarious units sWill take place. . This evept' counts toward '. the J. K. a'rtello trophy, offered to the unit " making the most points, in the tournament, - Competitions and daring feats of horsemanship 'will follow' the cayalry exhibition drill, in, which the cavarly squadron'-of 'the col lege will be on parade. Ani in fantry machine gun 'competition is next scheduled, In which the national' guard ' company of Cor vallla will compete with the O.A.C infantry unit in the technical and tachical handling of the machine guns. 'The other events consist of, a rescue race, - tug-of-war, artillery competitions, faculty ladies' rid ing contest," relay race, " engineer ing demonstration.. presentation. of pistol and rifle sweaters to; the teams of the college. . - i fight this tax In an "orderly man ner. -y -I.".: AC;'tv.- - 5. The radio taf Is assessed-on the manufacturer's price, but the dear public will pay the bilk . v 6. Secretary of Commerce Her bert Hoover has announced he is opposed to a 10 per cent tax on radio sets. . v J I " ." : ; ' . .7. President Cooltdge has stat ed he- is opposed to adding any new items to be taxed on this bill, which is to reduce: taxes. '. . 'j i. .: PROTEST! Write or wire your senator -and other senators. , Ad dress comniunications to Senator C. - Ci. Dill, qr Senator Wesley 'JU Jones, Uaited States senators from Washington or Senators Robert N. Stan field and Charles I Mc Nary, U. S. Senate, Washington. D. C. -:-3 ,.' : , . ,; . .' . 1 , : 1 1 ' -. ' Your automobile , is not . com plete. ?io siree. jLt a not, unless you have installed a' portable radio set.' i Tj'his is ' already standard equipment on some cars, and oth ers are fast being equipped. Bet ter get fixed out, brother. ' . Radio in the camp is the' one best bet, and, "everybody's doing it this summer. Just try .a set In your camp if you want tof have something really fine by the way of entertainment. 1! i. ' What can' heard on a radio, anyhow? .. - 1. Music classical mostly. 2. Speeches. ; r 2, Morning papers. 5. Grpnd. opera. 6. Bedtime, stories. ' ; , ( ,..."' !- 7. Business. and health talks. 8. Talks fair mother. 9. Religious services. ; ' 10. Distant. stations. . 11. International news as .soon as it happens. ... , ; ' , 12, Ball games, play by play. ' .13. Prize 'fights.' blow by low. f. 14. Political speeches, v 1 5. The president's speech 16. Congress in session. ; ;t 17. Morning setting-up exer cises. --v '""vt; ; vi-- 18. Talks on radio. v 1': " 13. ""What's in the market, and how to" cook it." t'i - ,20. What's in the city shop win dows. 1 , ' . 21. Talks on the beauty of southern California. - 22." Dance "music. 23. Old timers' programs mostly dances. ( ; s 24. Police ' aid; in finding crim inals and stolen automobiles. - : ' 25. Grange speakers. ' 26. Market quotations. 27. Weather reports. 28. Standard time. J 29. Locating missing persons. I SO. Spanish lessons. 21. University' courses. - Jlclp!-I give up. 'ZjT i -Evory, manufactMrer of, a radio tctfis.lVjhs .tOi PnJ some- new name for It endlng.in "drpe," such M; superheterodyne, neutrodyne. pschpdyae, , superdyne,, autodyne, radiodyne, trirdyn. Either that or "flex." as ; reflex, regenoflex, ra t lex. y One. would tbipk, radio man ufacturers were a bunch pf sheep and only,, the leader could think of a name. . . ;: ': None but .dy'ed-lnthe-wiool' fana continue to build sets now. Espe cially when ; they may 1 be bought cheaper than the parts.' The only incentive ; towards building sets is the - sheer Joy" of creative accom plishment: ;""..'-,,-,Vr!--t ' Miillonf jot citizens will want to listen in on, the national political speeches. Boys,' why 'don't you either make or buy a cabinet for that set. you .b.uilt and make it look like something? If you don't the dust will give you trouble. ..I FARTIES, Put y ' . Bring them a -l S(' r 'j" "Ik - J GRANGE EXCURSION : 2. Cooper, Slanairrr Each; Grange will put its - own name on Us car. as welt as carry the badge Ot ' the ; State' Grange Grub blankets "and tents may ?be taken so those who wiah may camp Otft and it is expected, that the ev ening entertainments will be a big feature of the trip, and receptions will be prepared for us at almost every point- .: .'' ' ' " ... , Each Grange can appoint a com mittee to consult with the general commitee. : - The' following execu tive committee has been named: George A: "Paltaiter; State Mas ter, Hood River. Ore.; M, C. Glov er, Oyerseer, Boring. ,Ore.,; C. H. Bailey,; Editor ' of Bulletin, Rose burg. Ore.; 43. i J, Hurd, Corrallia, Ore..; A. C. . Miller.-:R. D. 3. Al bany, : Ore. , I. T. Moore, . Salem, . , . . k , jl v 11 -CP'- DAIICES, PARTIES, dancea, receptions, sportsthe end of the school year is one round of "farewells' with pretty dresses for every occasion, and correct shoes for every dress. We have paid special' attention to .'the footwear college girls need how, that wants may be correctly pro vided with little effort or wasted time. - ' ' - And it will1 be interesting we're sure, to know that these are the new, fashion-favored styles for Summer. WKite Piimpo Patent Satin SUEDE The Rubber Heels on Every Wednesday 25c : - in any day and leave them for Wednesday Ore.; J.- CV Cooper, Manager Trip, McMlnnville. Ore.: John G. Eck man," Secretary, McMinnville, Ore gon. "'" . . - '" " - ' The committee having the cara van in charge decided to change the date to Monday, June 18. A campflre, consisting of speak ing and, music will be held in the evening: . of that day on the fair grounds at Salem, with a picnic during the . forenoon of : the next day.. .. The Grangers .of the, lower valley counties .are- urgedvto take part In these meetings , and give the excursion a rousing send-off. The excursion will start prompt ly at 1 o'clock, Tuesday, June 17. The procession will stop for one hour at 'Albany for a reception by the Garngers of Linn, Benton aid Lincoln counties.' . Eugene will be reached the same day at 6:30 p. m.. for camp fire and evening program.' rv4r f r i k ii EGE R m or ETC $4 .95 0 $g).C0 54-95 to n .Hamiaini Slic That Satidxy! : h ca . -V ' - " fan Bergu tods . WCjod5oot rbotAjytesaf Fm nunpx PiiBaxDl! 3ZQ ta-rcxii3t4a:: Wednesday, June 18. Brief stop at Cottage Grove, Roseburg at 10:30 a. m. Picnic with Grang ers and other citizens, of Douglas county. Grants Pass the same day at 6:30 p. m.r tor camp fire, pro gram and entertainment. Additional program will be pub lished later, . . . Grangers are re quested to meet the. caravan at their county line and act as es cort acros the entire county, whe ther they can go. the entire trip or not. . ;, ... -r: ; Let's make this a big affair for the Grangers of the state.. - Come with cars bannered and decorated and with the number of your Grange. - Detroit woman, driver hit a building, but she -didn't claim it was on 'the wrong side of the street.' . - -! s-50 or 'WW Chiropodist 3ring your foot troubles to Dr. Williams who has been practicing 13 years in Ore 5on and. In Salem for 2 years. Why suffer? irhen he can aire you, instant relief for. all - four foot ailments. Results are what count. . Ry appointment phone 010 . . Hours O to 5:SO Paris Thcrb Deer!: Makes King Pay Ti: ' (Br H'4 PARI3, May 1 . Ki n r and of Roumania and ! ' supplied with complinr : kets, appeared . at V. ' Francias" one evening: .C-. recent stay In Paris, "Tax, please," askel t! man, referring to the 10 : tax on all theatre tick:: for the poor of tlie city. One of the party re with the employe and t '.. ed the attention of tl s I ' wanted to know what it about. nres. yes.", said ll-y I am here incognito now t to pay the tax like anyl ' One of the aides dvs -produced the cash. '-.-' 1 . ) ? y . 1 r