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8 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1924 j PETS PARADED . oh ran Children Revel at Lincoln School Ground Colonel . ; Hofer Entertains 1 ' Pets dear to the hearts of chil dren and upcta jwhich had been lavished much childish love ana care were entered by the proud owners in the big pet animal cir cus Saturday under the direction of Miss Danta Robbing, supervisor of the Lincoln playground, j in South Salem. Including a num ber of parents, there were nearly 350 ' persons! present. A parade was staged, j j . ": j ' Col. E. y Hofer. who is always willing to contribute i to the suc cess of any event centering around animals, made a special trip; over rom . Newport to tell the( young sters three animal stories. The first of these , was the story of '"Sammy," . Colonel Hofcr's pet bulldog. The second was the story of "Bobbie, the famous Silverton Collie that returned home after Willamette Valley Transfer Co. j Fast Through Freight to All Valley Points Daily. Speed-Efficiency-Service 1 Salem-Portland-Woodburn j Corvallis- -Eugene - Jefferson Dallas - Albany Monmouth Independence -Monroe Springfield SniP BY TRUCK ! 1 M - M 5 ft WW Fixtures , For the- NwHome i Look over our-new stock f - . i l ! ' - ! befqre buying , Fleener Electric Co. Everything Electrical" ! Phone 080 i 471 Court being lost while Us owners were visiting in Indiana, and the third was a real, honest-to-goodness bear story, j Fred Erixon, chair man of the playground commit tee, spoke, giving in brief the his tory of the playground movement in Salem. Following the parade, prizes were! awarded, the judging being done by E. D. Flake, Adam Burns, Professor Miller and Mrs. McAllister, j A feature of the pa rade, in which all the youngsters participated, was the "Bumplay ers," a clown band, "which gave a "concert." j , First prize for the best entry in the parade was-won by Norman Fletcher, who entered a goat, pull ing a wagon in which rode .'a chicken and a dog. Second place went to Helen Lytle, with a dog dressed up in a baby. huggy. For the I pet displaying the greatest variety of tricks," Gilbert Gunderson, j riding .bareback on a white pony,! easily won first place. Pets were then judged accord ing to classes, June Maynaham and Helen Rickman winning first and second, respectively, for their ponies; Harold Boise, first, and Florence Baker, second, for their cats;! Andrew Halverson's bulldog, first, and Helen Lytle's fox terrier, (second, in the canine class; Merl Davis and Jack Flet cher " winning the awards for chickens, and Milo Raas and Irene Witham winning in the rabbit en tries. Norman Fletcher won an other first prize for his goat en try . . X " Following the judging, admis sion to a special side show was gained upon payment of a pin for admission, j Both the Salem playgrounds have enjoyed a liberal, patronage since they; were opened; The average attendance at the North Fourteenth J street ; playground dropped to around ICO daily dur ing the week, according to Leslie Sparks and Miss Grace Snook, supervisors. This was due great ly to the weather, which was not conducive to swimming. WORK SEEKERS mmMM I AXIERSOX-TOVE SILVERTON, Ore., July 19. (Special: to The: Statesman.) Miss Emma Anderson and George Towe, both of Silverton, were mar ried at Portland. Saturday, July 12. They left for a trip to San Francisco by boat immediately af ter the ceremony; : Both Mr. and Mrs. Towe j are employees of the Silver Falls Timber company, Mrs. Towe working in : the office and Mr. Towe in the mill. They plan to make their home I in Silverton. 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Adv. i - v '!.;( I Our Delicious Cream TICKLES your i TASTE These Tomd Times V ; ; : Enjoy this cream in any form brick, loose, in sundae or cone it's delicious and healthful whichever way, you pre fer it. ! : , ;U uniy the imest, purest ingredients go into A he Ace s Cream that's why it's a summer favorite with young people or ail ages. ; J ,5 Flavors to Choose From. Less Than Half of Men Ap plying at Bureau Re- ceive Employment j : : : I i i t Job seekers outnumber places nearly two to one, according tot the weekly report ot Sim Phillipa. in charge ot the United States fem lloyment bureau at the YMCA. During the week ending Saturday there were a total of 283 men and women seeking work, with de mands for only 123. Less than half the men and more than half the women were placed. Agricultural laborers headed the list, for the men, with 110 reg istering and demands for but SI. These were all referred and 46 reported placed. Coming a close second were common laborers, 81 of whom called, with demands for 30, of which 27 reported placed. Twenty-four farm hands registaer cd, with demand for 15, oif which 13 were placed. Only four places were open for the 17 woods lab orers, and these were filled. ' J There was no demand for truck drivers, though eight registered. Of the five salespeople i seeking places, one was in demand ; and placed. ; j !" Agricultural labor called for 33 of the 38 women who registered. There were openings for 20, f and this number . was placed." Four cooks registered, with one in de mand and placed. One pantry worker registered, was in demand and placed. CHEFRf Cin ran open New Plant With Modern Ma : chinery Is Latest Addi tion to Salem i : The Cherry City Cleaners, Sal em's new cleaning establishment opened for business Friday and will be In full swing Monday. C. F. Doane who is the proprietor, reports that everything is in read iness to turn out work promptly now. He stated that they were somewhat handicapped the.' past two das but that all the machine ery is working satisfactorily. . This new plant has the very lat est cleaning machinery.- Mr Doane is a new man In Salem but not. a new man at this business he has been connected with some of the best plants in cities of this pize and thoroughly understands all the details of the business. He is featuring the fact that he has machinery that will enable him to deliver suits and woolens to cus tomers without the usual gasoline odor. .. ' -- ' ! The Cherry City Cleaners are lo cated on High street just north ot Smith & Watkins tire shop in the liligh building.; Mr. and Mrs. A. Knutson of Sil verton and Mr. and Mrs. G. Mun son of Thor, la., left Saturday morning lor a few days outing at Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Munson drove out from Iowa a few weeks ago to visit With friends at Silver ton and have just returned from a trip to Seattle. ' A son was born to. Mr. and Mrs. John Elder at the Silverton hos- pital 'Wednesday. Mr. Elder whose home is on Mill street is an employe' of the , Silver Falls Timber company. A watch and jewelry repairing shop has been opened in. Silverton by Knut -IHirtness. Mr. Burtness made his home in Silverton some time ago buthas been in Montana more recently The Lutheran Homeseekers' Ag ency recently purchased a number ot Woodstock typewriters .for use ;i,n, i their business The agency cajiie Into existence this past year but is doing a large amount of business already and is at present planning an extensive advertising campaign. IUL STORES LOOTED Goods Valued at Several I .Hundred Dollars Taken , i Friday Night DIPHTHERIA IS CAUSE OF DEATH Child of Six Passes , Away, Other Members of Fam ily are III ; ' SIL.VERTON, Ore.. July 19. (Special to The Statesman.) - Pearl Rue, 6-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rue, died at the! home of her parents Thursday night after an illness of two or three weeks. I Death was caused by diphtheria from which others of ihe family are suffering. Mrs. Rne is critically ill and her re covery is regarded' as doubtful. Two boys are- also.? reported as showing swmptoms of sickness. The little girl is survived by her parents and three brothers besides a number of other relatives. In terment was In Evans Valley Fri day afternoon. Rev. George Hen riksen conducting the services which were held at the cemetery. ii cons ADD RG NEW LINES 11 Good Grape Crop Is Silverton Indication ! SIL.VERTON, Ore., July 13. (Special to The Statesman.) A very good yield of grapes can be looked for near Silverton this fall if conditions do not change between now and the time of ga thering the grapes. Despite the long spell of dryness vines have made a splendid growth and are Well covered with heavy clusters of fruit, the grapes appearing to be larger than usual for this time of the year. Last year the crop promised to be a good one but some disease attacked many, vines a month or two before the fruit was ripe and the grapes dried or dropped off leaving a few to each cluster. Many ot those remaining oa the stems were more or less affected and had an unpleasant taste. It is hoped tho disease will nqt ap pear again this year. I " I- ' f I ! SILVERTOX, Ore.. uJly 19. (Special to ' The Statesman.) SILVERTON NEWS DIXIE - HEALTH BREAD , I Delicious You'll Like It Rich in Vitamines Good for the Children - and you - . . ,. : : v. . MADE I WITH HONEY ' ' " i j . - - . ' - - ; Ask Your Grocer Or Phone 954 -SALEM BAKING CO. i 439 Court St. SALEM 1 The Salem Brick and Tile Co, Will Carry More Build- L ing Supplies Loot valued at several hundred jdollars was taken some time dur lliig Friday night from three places of business at Mt. Angel, The burglurs are believed to be! mem bers of a gang which has been op ierating through neighboring ..val ley-towns.-for the past few months. ;Tke Mt. Angel garage, owned by E. G. Young, was robbed 5jofv 17 Jtires and 13 tubes. All the tires were large valuable models. The sheriff's office believe that they will be hard; to trace, became 'no record of the serial numbers was kept by the garageV ; A pool hall in the city was en tered.' The proprietor epofts the loss of several packages ot cigar ettes and other small articles. The Oswald grocery was ransselced and electrical goods to the amcfunt of $50 were taken. ! Entrance; t,o the buildings was gained by the use of a pass. key. ii . I i ': First Endowment Fund for Colored School is Complete ' . . ! Il ' r ''' I - NASHVILLE. July 19.4-Com- pletion of the first $1,000,QOO en dowment fund ever to be: estab lished at a college for negroes was announced today by Dr. Fayette Avery McKenzie, president of Fisk , University, which began its career in an army barracks in Nashville procured by General Clinton B. Fisk in January, 1866. This fund has been made pos sible by matching a conditional of fer of $500,000 from the General Education Board of New' York. Among those contributing are the Carnegie Corporation of New York, which gave $250,o6o, the John F- Slater Fund of Charlottes ville, Va., the J. C. Penney Foun dation of New York and promin ent individuate ' In New? York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland and Boston. .-' 1 Anticipating , .tho successful completion of the $1,000,000 en dowment fund, 'the citizens of Nashville organized this spring to. raise a supplementary fund of $50,000 for Fisk. This is the first time that. any such sum has been contributed by any; South ern city for any type of negro Without Disriniinati ' -'A' those yho''call iipon'.us'-for-'. Itx Ajj ii , fi service are . treated alike. jw fM t Things that makd' much difference m t ' in life ian malc.no dtfferenciBto.iis'. :':fij:-- " j IjI There need te no hesitancy about v rii . ; . KjA calling upon jus for. ; service " 'tot: 'W ' . T -" 1 ' ! Ka every case is treated with the l?3 i l5fet!Tll vk utmost consideration.? Those who ; Si'fliTIf'n 1 U wjsH the typ( of service -we tendet fctf I , I ( ' W FUNERAIi PARLORS (lliViJ?) WSS? JT" V 205 SaChurch Street Af u tJJ i 2 ;.;- .-:.H: -.i . education. Among the leaders in this local campaign are bankers, business men, educators and clergymen. l " The endowment' fund, the In come of which le'to be applied ex clusively to teachers' salaries,. ., is described as a "conspicuous1 recog nition of the leadership which Fisk has achieved in meeting the growing need for higher education for the 11,000,000 negroes of the country" by Paul D. Cravath, of New York,' wrho is chairman of the board of trustees and whose father was a founder of Fisk and served as its president for 25 years. Coincident with his announce ment of the $1,000,000 fund, Dr. McKenzie received, a letter from the Rev. James-A. Myers! - leader of the Fisk University Jubilee Singers who are. now on tour abroad. Mr. Myers writes1 that a special concert has been ar ranged at Ladyj Astor's home, and that the King and Queen are ex pected to be present. Fifty years ago the. original group: of Fisk nivereityi Jubilee Singers sang fore Qufeen ' Victoria - and ' the circles of Europe. Unive before court MED DAY WILL: HAVE Tuesday of Fair Week Set Aside fpr Order Drum Corps Feature The state fai board yesterday voted to have ''American Legion day" as one of the special days at the state fair this year.; It will e on Tuesday, September 23, and a feature of the day will be a competitive drill by the drum corps of H12 cities of the state, r America 'a floating population U the part that does, business 12 miles out. 1 .;-. WE PAY CASH FOU YOUR FURNITURE AND TOdLS Capital Hardware C: Furniture Co. Best Prices Paid 285 N. Com'l St. Phcae S47 i CHICHESTER S FILL v: mdil Ak ymr irmt -. m m mr. ' w - trmm Afw 1- yiwwjSi,tlit.AITfc .The Salem Brick & Tile com pany have added to their, lines vitHfied clay - sewer pipe, face brick, and mantel and hearth tile, which they will carry In stock In addition to the lines which they themselves j manufacture, which are extensive, as Salem people know. The man; who wants to build almost anything may find out how to do it at their office, and he can get about everything to build It with. i POURS TO SEE FLAX WORK Also Several Washington Citizens' Will Visit Here H i Next Friday . Through an invitation Issued by the Chamber of Commerce and the courtesy of P.. K. Thorn ason, pro minent flax growers, .between 50 and 75 Portland and Washington men interested in the flax indus try, will get their first glimpse of developments now under way when; they! visit Saem, !Friday. Plans are being made to lay places for nearly 100 at the Thomason ranch, where the party will be en tertained with a chicken plate luncheon at noon. 1 "The trip Is being made in auto mobiles, and the caraven is due to arrive here . about 10 o'clock. They will be escorted to the pen itentiary to see methods of rett ing, handling and storing flax. From here they will proceed to the Thomason ranch, in the center of about 500 acrds given over to flax products. Mr. Thomason will demonstrate the success that has met his efforts to raise flax under irrigation, j Two flax pullers will also be in actual operation for the: visitors. After the luncheon trips will be made to other fields in the! - i i. - . . h - " - f i 1 llie (Lliarm off district, including the' Carlson and Bradley places. The party ex pects to leave about 4 o'clock. ; In the absence of Governor! Walter M. Pierce, R. J. Hendricks; has been named to represent the governor, who "will be In southern; Oregon. Talks will be made by; Frank E. Anderson, president of the Portland Chamber of Com-' merce, W. D. B. Dodson, manager of the Portland Chamber of Com merce; Colonel Bartram, Canadian flax expert; and T. B. Kay. And yet! the critics who scorn America might be induced to scorn ny thins. at nickel word. f f f T T f T T T T f T T f r r f T T T : X z f Y T t f f T T Good Furniture tells its own story in a reasonable sort of way.! It seems to sneak like a sincere man with a message of which he has no doubts. , Good Furniture is a persistant speaker, too, for it carries its message into every holme, and it will keep repeating it from year to year, perhaps from generation to gen eration. There is always a freshness and charm to the thing that is genuine the thing that is an outward and material result of the true and sincere desire of somebody to produce something really and truly good and serviceable,! Siqcerity and goodness are best expressed in the sort of furniture to be found at Hamilton's. Living Room Suites Unusually fine 3-piece velour suites at $195. Could you imagine a more beautiful and luxurious suite than this for your living room what joy and comfort it would bring to every member of the fam ilyand the price is exceptionally low for a suite of its character. Beautiful tapestry davenports priced from $76.50 and up. Chairs to match if desired. 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