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8 TIIE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1024 PAST PRESIDENTS' RECORDS OUTLIHIED Interesting Information Re. garding Executives Told in Article Ceo'. P. Litchfield brings to, the Oregon Statesman a copy of the Putnam, Conn..! Patriot, which contains this unusally interesting information about the president of the. United States. . j ' Statistics concerning Presidents of the United States, which doubt lcsswill be of general interest be cause of the i approaching presi dential election, ; are found in the current issue ; 01 ine w oria Al manac and are as follows: Monroe abandoned the profes sion "qf law when a young man, and. was afterward, and until his election, always holding public of fice. Jackson called himself a South. Carolinian, and his biogra pher, Kendall.- recorded his birth place in Lancaster County, S. C, butParton, has published docu mentary evidf nee to show ; that Jackson was born in Union county. N. C, less than a quarter of a mile from the ' South Carolina line: Tf - T' Widows. Their maiden names are in parentheses. She was the divorced wife of Captain Robards. Thedemoeratle party of today claims lineal descent from the first Republican party, and Presi dent 4 Jefferson as Its founder. Po litical" parties were disorganized at j the time of the election of Johni Quincy Adams. He claimed to be a Republican, but his doctrines were decidedly Federalists. The opposition to his administration took the name of Democrats, and elected Jackson president. Randall, the biographer of Jef ferson, declares that he was a be liever? In Christianity;, although not; sectarian. While President Johnson was not a church-member, he was a Christian believer. His wife was a Methodist. Washington's first inauguration was. In New York, and! his second in Philadelphia.! Adams was ln WE PAY CASH FOR f; YOUR FURNITURE AND TOOLS Capital Hardware Furniture Co, Best Prices Paid 2S5 N. Coral St. Phone 347 augurated in Philadelphia, and Jefferson and the; presidents fol lowing elected by the people, In the city of Washington. 1 Arthur took the presidential oath of office first in New York City. John Adams and Jefferson died on the same day, the Fourth of July, 1826, and Monroe died on the Fourth oi July five years later. John Quincy Adams was ,a repre sentative i and Andrew Johnson a senator In congress after the ex piration of v their presidential terms, and both died while hold ing those offices. Tyler was a representative in the confederate congress from Virginia, and died in office. : Three Presidents Assassinated j Lincoln. Garfield and McKinley were assassinated while in office. Lincoln at Ford's theater, Wash ington. D. C.'April 14, 1863, from a pistol shot fired by John Wilkes Booth, who was killed near Fred ericksburg, fva., April 26, 1865, by Sergeant Boston Corbet t. Gar field i was shot in thej Pennsylvania railroad depot, Washington. D. C. July 2, 1881, and died at Elberon. Long Branch, N. J., September 19, 1881. The assassin was Charles Jules Guiteau. who was hanged at Washington.. D.; C, June 30, 1882. McKinley was shot twice Septem ber 6. 1901, while in the Temple of Music of the Pan-American ex position, Buffalo, ;N. Y., and died from his, wounds at the home of John G. Milburu, Buffalo, Septem ber 14. 1901. The assassin was Louis Czolgosz, who was electro cuted at Auburn state prison. New York. October 29 j 1301. I Jackson was shot at in the Capi tol at Washington,! D. C, January 29, 1 1833, by a houpe r painter named Richard Lawrence, escap ing ; because the pistol of the assassin missed fire. Ex-President Roosevelt was shot and wounded by John "Schrank.i an insane man, at Milwaukee, Wis., October 14, 1912. ;'. .;" J . : V Cleveland, after taking the oath as president, kissed the open Bible, his lips touching Psalm cxii, verse? 5-10, j inclusive. Gar field's first act after taking the oath wan to kiss his mother. Son of President" The sixth president was the son of the second president, and the twenty-third president was ; the grandson of the ninth president. William Henry Harrison was the eighth and Benjamin Harrison the tenth in descent from Pocahontas and John Rolfe. j Lincoln was the first president wearing a full beard. Grant was the first wear ing a mustache. I Buchanan and Cleveland were bachelors when they entered the j White House -as presidents, but Cleveland surren dered f during his ; first term. Washington, Monroe, Pierce and Hayes were born on Friday. J. Q. Adams, Pierce and Garfield were inaugurated on Friday. Ty ler. Polk and Pierce died on Fri- Veteran of Harvard Alumni and 1918 Class Baby ' ' , Attend Annual Class Day Exercises At Stadium ? cl it ill ii 4 . 2 H I yi ; ThOtts&nds of old graduates and tlietr f rtrada satbered at Cam bridge, Maaa, to participate in and view the Harvard class day cere monies. Above is shown Dorothy Christianaen, class baby of the daaa of 1918. who was one of the principal figures of the day. Also pictured is William Rotch. a mem ber of the class of 1865, who is now 80 years old. He boasts of not having missed a class day gathering- for the past 30 years. day. Lincoln was assassinated on Friday. " '' There were remarkable coinci dences in the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Both were born in Kentucky; Lincoln in 1809, Davis in 180S. . Both re moved front their native state in childhood. Lincoln to the north west. Davis in the southwest. Lincoln was captain of volunteers and Davis a second lieutenant of regulars in the Black Hawk war of 1832. They began their poli tical careers the same year, 1814, Lincoln being a presidential elect or for Clay, and Davis for Polk. They were; elected to congress about the same time, 1843 and 1846.' ,They were called to pre side fiver their respective govern ments the same year and within a few days;, Davis, February IS. 1861; Lincoln, March 4. 1861. . i Served in Revolution Washington, Monroe and Jack son were soldiers in the Revolu tionary war; Jackson, W". H. Harrison- Tyler Taylor and Buchanan in the war of 1812-15; Lincoln in the Black : Hawk war; Taylor, Pierce and! Grant in the Mexican war; Grant. Hayes, Garfield, Arthur,- B. Harrison, and McKinley in the Civil war, and Roosevelt was in the war with Spain. Adams nnnnn sU H Li ti l i Wedimesdlay Bread, and t f l v. BUTTER grade of Creamery, lb Skaggs Clover Queen, best 4 O Is SICAGGS Better! Pay BREAD j Twin Loaves, bajced by Buter-Nut Bakers, weight 2 lbs., JC 2 twin loaves ..U.......i OC CRACKERS 3V4 pound packages, fresh and crisp, per pkg. .....i........'0s,C COFFEE Skaggs No. 1 Blend, rich,1 ftHl flavored, in bulk, . 61 1 P 3 lbs. i;.,..;,.;......-..:......!;!. You can use bulk coffee with satis-j faction and substantial saving if you will keep it in glass fruit jars or a1 tightly covered tin. i j Skaggs 'No. 3 Blend COFFEE Q j 3 lbs. . tJQC SHREDDED WHEAT, 3 packages ...v.:.:..: ;:..L...:...i... SEA FOAM Washing Pow- uer, targe pacKage, per pKg.i... 29c 25c CREME OIL SOAP, 3 bars 20c CAMPBELL'S SOUPj all kinds By the dozen , . ..i. 10c $1.15 PURE STRAWBERRY JAM, Oft. 9 oz. glass, 2 for . 5C end Jefferson were signers of the Declaration of Independence, and Washington and Madison of the Costitution. : Grant ! was christened Hiram Ulysses and Cleveland, Stephen G rover, j W. II. Harrison was the oldest man elected to the presi dency, and Roosevelt the young est. Grant being the next youngest by six months. Cleveland was the only president married in the White House, and his .second daughter; the only president's child born therein. Monroe's daughter (Mrs. Gouverneur), Tyler's daugh ter (Mrs. Waller), Grant's daugh ter (Mrs. Sartoris, Roosevelt's daughter (Mrs. Longworth) and Wilson's daughters, Jessie (Mrs. Sayre), jand Eleanor; (Mrs. Mc- Adoo), were the only children of presidents married therein. Wives of Tyler, Benjamin Harrison and Wilson died in the ; White ..House. John Tyler was father of the larg est family, eight sons and six daughters. Eight Presidents: Washington. Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,! W. H. Harrison, Tyler, Taylor and Wilson were Virgin ians by ! birth. Six Presidents: Grant, Hayes, Garfield, B. Harri son, McKinley and Taft were Ohioans by birth. CARELESSNESS IS HELD CAUSE OF 93 PER-CENT I (Continued from page 1) . I HAZEL GREEN ! WESSON, MAZOLA OR AMAIZO,-OIL, qiiart cans 55c flour : i At less than wholesale price. Now is an opportune time to stock up with old wheat flour I " DEL MONTE, ! Cl QO 49 lb. sack .. .. ...I. .. . ..U:...31 OV By the barrel 4 bags) $7.49 FEDERAL MILK 10 large tins ........ 89c SHRIMP American Beauty . CC Brand, 3 tins . L.... ............... DDC CHEESE Pine Yalley Full Cream, 2 lbs. t r 55c H I r AT OUR MARKET YouWill find it most convenient to orcer meats with your grocery orders. Special care and attention given to delivery orders. PHONE 478 FIVE DELIVERIES DAILY Miss Hulder Stripling has re turned S to her sister's, Mrs. Waken, lafter a long visit with a sister, Mrs. McRae of Stayton. Mr. and Mm. Joe Zelinskl and children; and Mr. and Mrs. Orville Luckey jand children spent Sun day at Wilhoit. Dr. Gj E. McDonald, superinten dent of; Oregon Conference of United i Brethern church, will preach at 11 o'clock Sunday, Aug ust1 3. ; : i Mrs. Will Zelinskl had as a vis itor last week, her father from Red Bluff. Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Shanoe and daugh ters of Clayton, Kansas, were vis itors at parsonage last week. Friends: of the Luckey's from their home town. The County C. E. workers had a rally in Clenier'a Woods Satur day evening, picnic supper and good time. E. Kjrkpatrick and family of Presncrj Cal.; have left for home, having made a tour of Oregon beaches; the Columbia highway and other points of Interest and had a j long visit with a sister, Mrs. WJ B. Davis. Mrs. IWilliam Hawkins and sis ter of Salem visited their father, N. P. Williamson.. Frank Van Cleave of Spokane W:di.,; is visiting parents, Mr. und Mrs. John Van Cleave. : Mr. and Mrs. John Van Cleave, T. A. Van Cleave and wife, Al vin Van Cleave, wife and chil dren, Ralph Van Cleave, wife and children, and Mrs. Louis Kobow and children attended the Van Cleave reunion at Sllverton park Sunday. ' .' There were 75 present of the descendents of Thomas Van Cleave who came to Oregon in the early sixties.; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Van Cleave and children went to Van Cleave reunion, at Silverton. : Mr. and Mrs. Carl Morris and son and Mrs. Morris' sister. Miss Matki.i visited home folks near Lebanon Sunday. Mr.i and .Mrs. Iax Woods are rejoicing over arrival of a baby girL Mother and baby doing nice ly now, Mre.j Hornsuch and children of Labish; Center are attending c amp meeting at Canby. CHICHESTER S PILLS MM JL 7 wnnla for AaX CUI rtn vmrm IMwfltiA fUttm Kr4 Ml fc44 KraljxWy bra. MM tk IM .ltiti . Tk. mm Mktr. Bay t jwmr prmrriM. AkorC irVs-TtiaS itiAAiuxn i:uAKu rau,fc,u Lea uses and the number of acci dents were insufficient clearance, HO; j falling asleep. 3; runaway team 1.. One machine, caught fire jand 104 accidents were listed undpi" cause unknown. f . Ret iewing these offenses against the motor vehicle laws with which the courts have haid to deal, it is foiund Jhat out of 1232 of such offenses, C80 werefspeeding that is, operating the vehicles in .ex cess of the limits prescribed by law. j Next to speeding, the reports show! 7S cases of operating with switched licenses f that is. Unlaw fully using a' license ,on'i a car which had been assigned to an other car. Where1 no car license was found Qn the vehicle when operated there were 48 violations. In 42 case penalties were, im posed for reckless j-lriving- There were .47 cases of failure to dim. The compilation shows 41 cases of overloading trucks and 41 ac tions where penalties were im posed for failure to comply with the public serVice 'commission re quirements regarding for-hlre cars jor trucks. Iri; illegal parking cases penalties were Imposed on 25. j Failure to have tail lights caused 26 arrests and operating with I one headlight contributed It casps. For operating on a void license there were 18 cases; driv ing; without a chauffeur license, lfl; j improper use of dealers" license, 17, and without kn oper ator's license, 47 fases where the courts imposed' penalties. There werej 21 cases of driving car while intoxicated and , J?j! cases or auto theft. VAilure to give right-of-way numbered 7, and there were 11 instances where the owner of the tehicle was penalized, for al lowing a minor to 'drive his car. There were 7, eases of operating car. without lights land one case of improper spotlight Some 9 cases of transporting liquor and 3 cases of J possession j of intoxicating liquor. One case of insufficient rubber on tires; jthree cases re sulted from not allowing suffic ient clearance; five cases for oper ating car, with one license plate; one for failure to report accident; one case of failure to register for eign! car, and one case where in sufficient license fees were paid. There were 10 penalties imposed for; failure to provide mirrors on trucks, as the law requires; one of improper load; one of improper license plates; one of driving un der the age' limit; two for passing a car on a curve; 'two for failure to obey officer; three for not hav ing operator's license os person, and j two cases Jof inadequate brakes, j. . ; The state traffic officers during the period rendered assistance in 132 cases; they also Issued 9,008 warnings in cases where' the in fraction of the law wasj not con sidered sufficiently flagrant to warrant arrest. There were 1232 arrests' made by' the state inspec tors; for traffic violations, and in 11; of their cases the courts im posed jail sentences, ji The total "fines imposed by the courts, for traffic violations re ported during the period of the reports amouritjto $21,318.25, and the license fees secured! through the activities of the state traffic officers amount to $49,642.64. The value of the stolen cars re covered by state traffic? officers during the same period was ap proximately 21,270. E. E. May and son Billy have returned from a motor trip to Crater. Lake i and Oregon Caves. Mr. j May reports the ro?id to 1m in a fine condition. " i I BITS FOR BREAKFAST I . . " ' New building goes t i ' ; f The $200,000 campaign of the Salem Y. M. C. A. is one of the next big things on the tapis. j ; . - ; i It has earned its place in the high esteem of the community by actual service, and it deserves the new building. . j i-l s i Sheep is the Slogan subject to morrow. Big thing. Ijt you can help, do so. j i i'i-- ; Have you driven out fon North Fifth street 'lately? ltj is worth your while, to 6ee the t beautiful homes; especially those begin ning with the 1700. block, on the west side of the street,; All the homes out there, are inexpensive, but they are well kept, with beautiful v flowers and lawns and gardens. Not the flowers and garden of John L. Stix, at 1765 North Fifth., They show evi dences of : taste and painstaking care and work that is a labor of love. You will say that the gar den is a model garden, in both its beauty and its abundance. It is not large, but every square foot of ground, is well filled. V S i Mr. Ding Batt. of North High, says the man at the next table thinks the daily dozen refers - to ears of corn. E I ; A cablegram from; Germany tells of a deer that caused a dis astrous automobile accident. Sa lem barber says over here dears cause them. S S Salem garage man says balloon tires make auto riding as easy as two drinks make it aeem. A Made from Bishop's Virgin Wool Fabrics which are r manufactured in our own mills. All the newest styles and patterns are embraced in this showing. These suits look nicer, wear longer and give better satisfaction per dollar than any others to be found. 8 2 PAIR PANTS You'll like Jhese new Fall Suits; the patterns, the fabrics, the fit and the styles are the best ever. You'll like their free and easy feel. The coats are looser and the trousers" have a slightly wider appearance. Be here early.1 Two pair of panis cuts your clothes cost in two. CMTHING "WOOLEN MLLX.S STORE aro.. &&&&& The Alpha Chi Omega alumnae and their husbands will be guests of M)r. and Mrs. Monroe Gilbert this evening at the Gilbert's coun try home. "Irokazan." for a de lightful picnic. -i ' Miss Ruth Barnes, Miss Esther Parounagian, and Ralph . Barnes left yesterday i morning by motor for Tacoma and Seattle. They plan to be gone a week. In Ta coma they will be guests of rela tives. An ice cream social will be held this evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith, on the lawn. There will be music and delight ful refreshments. The public Is especially invited to attend the affair which is in the nature of a benefit for the West Salem Metho dist church. - The Young Married People's club of the First Presbyterian church will hold their July picnic this evening at the Brush College picnic grounds. . Mrs. Glen L. Adams is chairman of the ar rangements. ' - Mr. and Mrs.: Roy Bishop and children, Elizabeth and Thomas, of Portland, were dinner guests yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C P. Bishop on their way home from Crater Lake. -Mrs. Elisha Irvine joined the family at Lebanon for the, southern Oregon trip. Mrs. R. y. Simeral has as her house-guest, Mrs. E. R. Bates and little daughter Lois, of San Fran cisco who arrived Sunday for a ten days visit.- Mrs. Bates is a sister-in-law of Mrs. Simeral. For the pleasure of their guest the Simerals are planning a camp ing trip over the week-end to Sil ver Creek falls.' - VEGKTABLK SALADS J r t r Asparagus Salad Arrange the cooked asparagus on lettuce leaves. Chop ; finely one" hard cooked egg, 2 tablespoons each of pimento and pickle and 1 table spoon parsley. Serve with French dressing. Tomato and 'Egg Salad Four hard cooked eggs, cut In halves; mash and moisten with salad dres sing. Add cup finely chopped sweet pickles and cup chopped nuts. Refill whites. Place on slices of tomatoes. Garnish with lettuce and parsley. Cucumber and Radish Salad. Section of cucumber (2 in. by 2 iri.) r sliced radishes; radish tulip; French dressing.- Cut sections of cucumber in slices, not cutting to separate. Place thin' slices of radish between and serve on let tuce ith. French dressing. Place one radish tulip on each plate. CL0VER0ALE Mrs. C. H. Kunke has her daughter. Mfs. Nesbt, of Montana and her children visiting her. They arrived hereSunday morning. W.jF. Wright has been helping B. E. Robertson through haying! Mr. and Mrs. Odin Hadley of Athena, Or., are visiting with Ivan Hadley- and family. They leave again soon. , ; Miss Mary Henniss spent Sun day in Turner visiting with Miss Hazel Boone. Miss Mildred Schifferer Is spend ing her vacation in Dallas with her cousins.! t John Thomas has traded his farm for Salem property and ex pects to be moved by August 1. Mr. Cook, the new owner, has al ready brought out a load qr twe of his goods from Salem. Mrs. Nole of Corvallls visited last week at the home of Fred Feller. - Mr. and Mrs. Booth left Satur day morning for Hood River U visit their son, Carl. Condition of Senator Lodge Improves Rapidly CAMBRIDGE. Mass., July 29. On the second day following an operation for bladder ailment. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was reported tonight to have pro gressed favorably. He was de cidedly brighter all " day, being hearty at his meals, eating what he chose and having the privilege of smoking a cigar. 's Summer Underwear . Standard QualityThat Wears Men "Richmond ' Sum j mer Union Suits Ecru color, elastic rib spring needle, a garment for real service. Comes in the following long sleeves and ankle length ; short sleeves and ankle length, or - short sleeves, i and 3-4 length. .Sizes 34 to 50, price $2.00 I B. & L. "Union J Made" Elastic ribb, light weight Unionsuits. Short sleeves and 3-4 length .'. $1.50 JSame in Spring- Needle short sleeves, long or. 3-4 length, 1 . 34 to 46, price ............$2.00 48 and 50, price ........$2.25 52 and 54." price ...... $2.50 Lawrence Shirt and Drawers : Ecru, Genuine Balbriggan, price, garment ............$1.00 limitation Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers . price ..J. ..55c Chalmer's Genuine Porisknit This is an old standard make that has-been imitat ed by a great many fac tories making cheap under wear. In Unionsuits Short sleeves and ankle length, or short , sleeves and knee length. Sizes 34 to 46, price ....$1.50 Sizes 48 to 50, price ....$1.75 Athletic Union Suits Genuine Topkis, price $1.00 Genuine B;V.D., price $1.50 48 and 50, price ........$175 L. & S. Elastic back, "Union Made," 34 to 46, price ......:.$1.50 Size 48 and 50, price $1.75 Chalmer's Balbrig gan Union Suits 34 to 46, price $1.50 Men's imitation Balbrig gan or mesh Unionsuits, 34 to 46, price 95c RosTEiM i mmm -'-.'. Reliable Merchandise ' i 240 N. C0M5IERCIAL STREET