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) THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM; OREGON WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17," 1924 Broadcast Descriptions - ; Telephone and telegraph de scriptions and photographs j by mail are being broadcast j along the coast asking authorities to be on the lookout for "Peewee" Shej- man, 90-pound convict, and Eldoa Quinland, 14, who disappeared u week ago Monday. John Quia land, father of the missing boy and chief engineer at the state prison, returned from Seaside yes terday without finding a trace f the youth. Efforts to locate the pair will continue undiminished. Throe ray Fines v j ' Three traffic ordinance violat ors contributed $12.50 in the pa lice court Tuesday. .; These were Mike Tanger, speeding, $ 5; :l4 E. Oberer, cutting a corner. $2 50, and M. T. Reaves, forfeited; $5 bail for speeding. j Business Locations ,1 , We have large business loca tion down town and on highway. Will cut up and finish to suit tenants. A low lease for five years to responsible people. Large basement and second story ! for storage. . Becke & Hendricksf - U. S. Bank bldg. sl7 (Sunday School Meeting : I 1 Two addresses were given at the First Methodist church Tues day by Dr. A. M. Locker, interna tional field secretary,' who i iwas here attending an all-day meeting of the Sunday school workers of Marion and Polk counties. : Rural problems were discussed in f the afternoon while the main address was given last night:; Reports were presented by those attending the older girls conference. ; Visit ors and Sunday school ' workerr were entertained with a luncheon at the Gray Belle at noon. Program for Rotarlans ' Two distinguished guests will be entertained by the Rotary club at Ahe luncheon today. These! are Paul Ranking, of the district in ternational office, Chicago, and Frank C. Riggs. district governor. This is their first visit to Sale- . Charles II. Allen, of Defiance, Ohio, will be the principal speaker, ' talking on sugar. Before You Leave ii Your home or car have it in sured properly. Phone 161, Becke & Hendricks, U. S. Bk. Bldg. S7 WOODRY Buy, Furniture Phone 511 I Dr. B.H. White ii ,-. Osteopathy - Surgery I Electronic Diagnosis and Treat ment (Dr. Abram's method). Office Phone 85 or 4 69-J 506 U. S. Bank Bldg. i r Moved i and now that we are located In our new quarters at 143 S. LIBERTY ST. we are in a position to give yon till better service on your transfer and hauling workv We Still Handle Fuel and have several carloads of coal due In a few days. Better get your order in early, , Phone 030 1 j Larmer Transfer & i Storage CoJ - for i t. WITHOUT DRIVERS Onr autos are all kept in prime condition, therefore are absolutely safe to drive. TERMINAL TAXI SERVICE ; We hire them either with or! without drivers. PHOXE 2020 DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE LADD &fj3USH BANKERS Established 1863 ? . .. , - -- General Banking Business Office Hours from 10 a, ra. to 3 p. n. 5 IN Stores Welcome Student Salem merchants are welcoming the Willamette university stud ents back' with appropriate win dow displays and suggestions, with the university , colors being used in the decorative scheme. Boy IMslocVites Ann While riding his bicycle across the Willamette university campus. William Dyer, Jr., 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Dyer, fell and dis located his arm, slightly fractur ing thei bone. The injured l3d was picked up by Coach Guy L. Rathbun and Lestle Sparks, of Willamette university, and given first aid treatment before being taken to his home. Stock Reducing Sale Of rugs! at Hamilton's. 819 Listing Rooms for Fair Plans are now under way for the annual listing of rooms with private families for the use of out-of-town visitors to the state fair. The listing will be carried on in the lobby jof . the Marion hotel as usual and under the di rection of Mrs. Emma Murphy Brown. Efforts will be made this year to see that the rooms are listed at a fair price and in ac cordance to the accommodations of feted. Hotelmen, instead of op posing the room listing, are again giving their hearty approval and cooperation to the project as it re lieves them of much responsibility, for the number of visitors always is in excess of the available rooms in the hotels here. The comple tion of the John Hughes block, at High aid Ferry,1 the upper por tion of which is to- be used as a hotel bjr T. S. Bligh, will alleviate the condition to some extent in the future but not for this year. ;fn: - . Contract Approve RheaLuper, state 'engineer, has approved a contract between the Talent irrigation district of Jack son county and the Federal Pipe & Tank" company, for the installa tion of Irrigation equipment. Requisition Issued A requisition was issued by Governor Pierce yesterday for the return of J. R. O'Brien and W. J. Vitoiis from the state of Wash ington to Josephine county where they are charged ! with Issuing fraudulent checks. f I The Vincent Entertainers Crayon cartoons, with a real laugh. First Presbyterian church, Wednesday, Sept,! 3.7. Benefit for new church. s!7 Water Right Asked rne uaiirornia-uregon rower company has filed with the state engineering department a preli minary! application for authority to develop 14,000 horsepower on Clear JV'ater creek .at"' the head watersfof the Umpqua river. The application states that the creek will develop a 500-foot head and 250 second-feet. - - ; Escapes from School Police were notified yesterday that Charles Rogers, 16, had run away ffrom the boys; training school 1 about 5 o'clock, ; He was described as being 5 feet 4 H in ches tall, weighing 135 pounds and having dark hair. Marce and Curl Last Longer After a Golden Glint Shampoo. I i ' si9 Water I Permits Asked Marion county men anolvinr to Ithea fuper, state engineer, for permission to appropriate water includ W. P. Olds. P. E. Thoma- son. J. Li. Hartman and V. J. Thompson, of Turner, covering the appropiation of water from : RADIO HEADQUARTERS "'"j :! ; ' -For IADI0 SUPPLIES -'. ! : Open Evenings - 20 1 NORTH COMMERCIAL popular Priced Tailored Suits $25 to $45 Men's and Young Mien's D. H. MOSHER fl TAILOR Hire Office at Stage Terminal BRIEF the Santiam river and. Tail race of the A. D. Gardner mill ditch for : irrigation of 20,227 acres, domestic and power purposes and by George Benson, of Silverton, covering the appropriation of water from Hammond creek for irrigation of four acres at an es timated cost of $700. Get Building Permits - , Six building permits aggregat ing $11,150 were Issued Tuesday by Marten Poulsen, city recorder. Those obtaining the permits, were O. H. McElroy, dwelling and ga rage, 248 Rural, $4000; S. Z. Spitler. dwelling, 1375 South Lib erty, 3500; W. H. , Bonesteele, dwelling, 1248 Saginaw, $2500; G. H. McElroy, garage, 1862 Fir, $500; Hans Hofstetter, repair a dwelling, 1495 Fir, $350; and to Walter J. Downs, dwelling at 880 North Twenty-first, $300. ; Firm Dissolves ' Notice of dissolution was filed yesterday 'by A. D. Kenworth & Co.,; and Oregon City firm, t - Rain Only Threatens Despite threatening clouds for the; major portion of the day, a rain that seemed imminent failed to materialize Tuesday though there was a trace of a light mist on windshields during the morn ing. Soon after the sun set the community was visited by a light fog. ." . ; : i ; II . ; Booster Clubs Coming i . That Booster day at the state fair, Friday, will bo a huge suc cess is indicated in early reports from various clubs of the state by Al Pierce, president and originat or of the Oregon Hospitality clubs. Word was received yester day from Coos bay that the pirates would be up between 40 and 50 strong, making the trip in a spe cial caravan. They will arrive Thursday night and remain; over until! Saturday morning. Rose burg : is sending a delegation of 100 Umpqua chiefs, including a fife and drum corps and a band. Others have Indicated that, they would be present, but have not yet made definite announcement. The Cherriana will be dressed in, their white uniforms for Booster day, but will in all probability not wear the uniforms Salem day, though they will be distinguished by spe cial badges or ribbons. ' - Case Carries Over : George H. Slaughter entered a plea of not guilty when arraigned on a charge of adultry in court at 1 p. m. yesterday. A motion was entered, however, by his attorneys that the case be carried over un til. the January term of court. Af fidavits were filed alleging that time was needed by the defend ant to raise money to continue his case. The motion was allowed. Dr. B. F. Pound, Dentist; Has returned after extended study - in the east. Special atten tion to plate work and extraction 406 U. S. Bank bldg. sl7 Miss Bollman Appli Application was filed with the county clerk yesterday by k Oscar Hayter and Carson, Carson & Car son, attorneys for Miss Celia Boll man in the case brought against her by Mrs. Alice Boiell on a charge. of alienation of affections. The application asks that the case be placed upon the trial docket "at the earliest possible date." It is stated , that the case will- prob ably consume a day and a half of the court's time. i Special Jury Venire A special jury venire was issued yesterday, summoning 12 new jur ors to report for service for the present term of court. The list in-' eluded W. J. Hermans of Sublim ity, P. 1. Frazier of Salem; Giles E. Thomas of East Stayton, T. E. Fish of East Hubbard. T. Ar Mc- Kee of Jefferson, Jennie L. Simp son of Salem. Clara B. Vols of Silver Falls, I. A. Van Cleave of Monitor, Mabel Storts of East Sil verton, George W. Case of Donald. G. A. Glatt of Scollard and Britt Aspinwall of Brooks. ;Z, Hear The Amcrlcan-Ha walla Entertainers at First iPresbvt- erlan church. Wednesday-' night 8 o'clock. -v. ' sl7 Downing Has Excitement- ( Perhaps Walter F. Downing of 1983 State has heard of the pro verbial "boiled" oil but it was his unpleasant experience the other DIED liAFKY Ruth Lafky, 16' year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Lafky, died at the res idence. 201 Mission street, Sept. 15. 1924. Besides the rparents she leaves five brothers, Albert, of Marlon, Or., Mark 'p.. of Meadowview. Or. Ernest .H of 5 Grandview, Wn., Herman E. of I Forest Grove and Ray, H. of Salem. Funeral serviceg.wlil be held Wednesday at 2:30 from the Rigdon mortuary with Rev. Ward Willis Long officiating. -Interment will be in the City View cemetery. ', RIGDON & SON'S i MORTUARY . Uneqnaled Service day to find a smoked owl. The bird had been perching beneath a galvanized iron protection over the chimney and after a fir had been started in the stove, had ap parently become overcome with the smoke! and fumes. Not being equipped with a gas mask, the owl succumbed;, falling down into the chimney, effectively blocking the draft. WhenXthe stove began to smoke an j investigation of the chimney was tnade. The owl was recovered and jeinoved. Trial i Ielyl There betngonly H jurors avail able, no f ase could be tried in court yesterday, and the first'ease will be opened this morning. Picas arc Entered ; Although no case came up for trial yesterday at court,, pleas were entered by the various per sons indicted. ' Frank Allen, ar raigned on; a charge of larceny not in a dwelling, entered 4 plea of not guilty! S. W. Fisher, arraign ed for larceny, pleaded guilty, and his sentence will be imposed at 9 a. m. on September 19. Earl Sny der, arraigned for burglary not in a dwelling' house, pleaded not guilty. George D. Pad rick, ar raigned for obtaining goods un der false pretenses, entered a plea of not guilty. Booth Planned for Fair The Oregon Council of Religious Education; of Marion county is ar ranging for a special Sunday school booth daring the state fair. Persons having banners or photo graphs and pictures suitable for decoration purposes are urged to leave these at the Patton Broth ers bookstbre, The booth will be in charge of Mrs. J. M. Johnson. acting general secretary for Ore gon, and Miss Gladys Emery, sec retary of jthe Marion County Sun day school association. Horse "Parked" Too Ixng- . H. Morgan,'; a resident of ; the southern portion of the city, call ed at the police station yesterday and produced $1 "bail" necessary to get his; horse out of the pound, where it had been taken for be ing "parked" too long In one place. Mr. Morgan was urged to attend the Bryan meeting at the armory and left his animal stand ing in the restricted' zone. Rugs At sale: prices. Hamilton's. ,sl9 Bdgin Shipping Apples : Apple shipping from the Salem Fruit union: plant will begin in earnest Saturday, according to L. W. Wellsi of , Young & Wells, Spo kane fruit buying firm operating in the district. The apple grader was set up. ready , for operation Tuesday, shipments to ? begin"'' as soon as possible, though they may be delayed until the latter part of the week. Mr. Wells has just re turned from Monroe, where he purchased 10 ; carloads of apples, to be packed in (that district. Twenty cars' have been picked up so far, nearly equally divided be tween Salem and the Eugene and Monroe districts. The fruit" will be packed at 1 both points. From present indications, shipping from the Eugene district will begin to morrow All Rug: In our; complete stock at special prices. Hamilton's. sl9 Officer Has Close Call . While pursuing a speeder trav eling at the rate of 45 miles an hour along Court street fairly ear 1 Tuesday morning. S. A. Cannon, city traffic, officer, almost came to grief when another automobile left the icurb a short distance in front of bis fast traveling machine. Officer Cannon jammed on the brakes and slid the police flivver nearly 30 feet, the two machines coming Igehtly together without any damage to either. The speed er took advantage of the officer's misfortune and made good his es cape for the present at least., Two Births,' Reported ' Two births-were reported to the city health j officer yesterday. These were of Wendell Dexter, to Mr. and! Mrs.--William J. Trudger, of Salem Heights, on September 15 and of Delphia May, to Mr. and airs, samuei c. uottenoerg, oi Gervai8, at the Salem hospital on September 13. i i4 ; . Sues for" Divorce- Suit tor divorce was filed with the county clerk yesterday by Vio la Lheuheuy against L. C. Lheu- reup. Desertion is alleged in the complaint. Asks Divorce;, and, Alimony A complaint was filed yesterday by Florence M. Burnham, asking divorce (from her husband, Edwin M. Burnham,;; Cruel and inhuman treatment are given as reasons why the; divorce is asked. Besides a complet separation, she asks for alimony of $20 a month and restoration of her maiden name, Florence Butcher. Chinese Is Killed Report of the accidental killing of an unidentified Chinese by thi Oregon! Electric late Monday after noon was. received by the, public service jcom mission Tuesday. The man was struck by the train a quarter' of a mile west of Orwood. The Chinese, according to the re port, was walking on the track. Company officials assert that '1 ho train was traveling about 35 mite an hour and was stopped in 300 yards. Q. E. Votaw, superintend ent made the report. Train No. 62, which killed the Chinese, was in charge of Conductor Ryan and Engineer Young. I PERSONALS i : - Martin Schieber, of 2305 Neb raska, underwent an operation at the Deaconess hospital Tuesday. , Miss Margaret Halvorsen, of Eugene, is visiting her sister, Miss Christine Halvorsen. The two young women are sisters of the late George Halvorsen, former Salem mayor. - John ' Rundberg Is spending a few days; visiting in Salem. Prior to his leaving the city about two years ago he was steward at the Chamber of Commerce for a num ber of years. Among Salem people attending the Pendleton Round-up is George King. '. Lake Price, a clerk at the post office,: yesterday started on a hunting trip. He will not report back for duty for two weeks. William Cain, day clerk at the Marion hotel, is back on the job after spending two weeks visiting his parents in Missoula, Mont. The trip was made by automobile. L John M. Scott, passenger traffic manager for the Southern Pacific, is in the: city. Mr. Scott arrived yesterday; and will be joined by his wife today. i C. M. Rynerson. editor of the Oregon Labor Press, of Portland, spoke at the regular meeting of the labor, council here last night. . Gus Newbury, genial southern Oregon attorney, stopped over night in Salem on his way home to Medford after a business trip to Portland. J. J. McMahon, southern Oregon state traffic officer and a nom inee for f Jackson county sheriff, passed through Salem yesterday on his way to Pendleton,' where he will be- active during the Round-up. Mrs. Gay Improving, ! ' Friends are Informed SILVERTON; Ore., Sept, 16. (Special to The Statesman.) Silverton? friends are glad to re ceive work that Mrs. S. A. Gay whose home is on Mill street but who has been at the home of her mother at Springfield since her sister, - Miss Ethel Conley, was killed there: a week ago, is Im proving. f Mrs. Gay accompanied by her mother who was visiting at Silverton at time the accident occured at Springfield, motored to Springfield immediately . after word has. been received of the accident.' Mrs. Gay became seri ously ill; and for a time it was feared, that she would not recover. Silverton friends have been not! fied that she is now greatly im proved and will return to Silver- ton as soon as she is able. Largest Planing Mill . In Existence Opened LONG VIEW, Wash., Sept. 16.- A planning mill said to be one of the largest in the world, which has been operated by the Long Bell Lumber company here on"a test for; two weeks, was formally opened today. i-if Two dressed lumber sheds have a storage capacity of 30,000.000 feet of lumber and trackage load ing facilities - to accomodate i 56 freight cars at one time. It has a capacity of 125,000 feet of lum ber an. hour. Murder Charged Against . Driver of Fated Auto ST. JOHNS. N. F.. Sept. 16. A charge of . murder was lodged today against Leonard Held, held hcsponsjble for the deaths of six men who were killf d when ' his automobile ran down a group of World War veterans at Calahan's crossing near this city early today. When arrested, Reid was held for manslaughter and the charge changed to murder in court today. Bail was set at, $200,000 for Reid. who is a member of one of New foundland's first families. DALLAS PLANT LEASKD The ; Oregon Growers Cooper ative associationo has leased their packing plant at Dallas to the Polk Pounty Cooperative Prune Grower for the 1924 season. Hen ry Vothi. president of the local as sociation will manage the plant which is valued at $15,0Q0. CHICHESTER SPILLS Tlt Ak y Mr DnnM i " rT filiate Mr wd M wtaUc1 Sna, Mtlcd k Nat lUbfcaa, VUMVHP HMII riUA for U Ma kawa M Bat, Satan. A Iway RctabM SOLO SY CSl'GGBTS ntKTE SPECIAL FOR SHORT TIME ONLY Goodrich Hot Water Bottles Values Up AO I to $2.25 tOl SCHAEFER'S DRUG STORE I THE PENSLAR STORE 135 North Commercial Phone 197 BOOTH PREPARES Date for Start of YMCA Building Drive to Be An nounced Soon A. O. BOOTH, of the interna tional bureau, finance committee of the YMCA, will arrive in Salem on the Shasta tonight and imme diately lay the ground plans and preliminary work necessary before the active campaign to raise $175, 000 for the new YMCA building is possible. Mr. Booth will remain in the city until the campaign is completed. Definite date of the opening of the campaign will be announced as eoon as possible. , . When Mr. Booth was here be fore he did not expect to be able to return to Salem before October 1, but as Fresno, Calif., is not yet ready, the Salem campaign ' will get under way two weeks earlier than expected, probably the mid dle of October. Listing of names and work of perfecting his organization will be the first task for Mr. Booth. This generally takes about three weeks, with a final week devoted exclu sively to putting over the cam paign. Several contributions have been received by the committee, but the names of the donors will not be made public until a later date. - Norma Talmade Stars in "Secrets" Portraying a character role which requires her to Interpret the variations of life through four distinct stages, youth, maturity, middle and old age. Norma Tal madge Is adding a crowning achievement to her already not able list of successes in "Secrets," which opened at the Oregon thea ter yesterday and will remain through today and Thursday and Friday. Without once losing character Miss Talmadge not only lives for her audience the high lights of a complete lifetime, but she also de picts truthfully the changing cus toms and mannerisms of a half dozen decades. First she Is Nor ma, a capricious young London school girl in billowing crinoline who elopes with her father's clerk on an old-fashioned high wheeled bicycle. Then she is Norma, young wife and mother pioneei ing in far-off Wyomine. who takes a pistol in hand and shoots to save her babe and husband. In her third role she is Norma. minus her baby but the mother or a growing family in comfort able circumstances back in com fortatfle old London and fighting again, tnis time to save her, hus band from disgracing himself ir an affair with a notorious beauty. Lastly, she Is Norma, wrinkled, white haired and marked with the battles of a lifetime, but still fighting fighting at the bedside of her husband to save hla life, and succeeding. . ' There have been far moreijjre tentious films photographed, but none more gripping in their ten der love theme none more art fully or sympathetically picturcl. In "Secrets" Miss Talmadge has accomplished something of which she may well be proud. STUDENT BODY E Matriculation at Willamette Reaches 519 on First Two Days By 5 o'clock Tuesday evening matriculation at Willamette Tiad reached the total of 519, of whl ch 251 were women and 268 men. This, according to college authori ties, is not only deemed to be a much larger registration than for the corresponding first two days of last year, but the proportion of the men to the women is more nearly even than is ordinarily found. More of the old students in proportion to the new, both among the men and the women, are back this year than was the case last year. Miss Frances Richards said that, due to the sororities taking in an increasing number of women. there was still room for a few women at Lausanne hall. - The fraternities are filling up rapidly. while the balance of the out-of town; students are cared for Ml U throughout te student help de partment of the YMCA. Coach Rathbun said yesterday that more . than 50 football had already been issued, and that the squad that has turned out for preliminary practice the last two days fs undoubtedly the largest that Willamette has seen in many years, ij Eight letter men, Isbam, Findley, Houston. Hartley, Fash nacht, Sherwood, Booth and Stolz heise, are back while the . new material seems promising. . The men who have turned out so far are slightly heavier than the average, although-the important factor of their- speed is yet to be determined. The squad will be selected by the end of the week, giving at least 10 days for some real practice work before the first game with the University of Ore gon which takes place here, Sep tember 27. A freeshman squad will also be formed within the next few days. . 'j RATE IS LIGHT Only:Four Cities in State Pay Less; Fourteen are Pay- . ?! ing More - Among the 19 leading cities and towns; of Oregon -.there are only four that are paying a lower mll lage rate of taxation than Salem. Bend is paying the., highest in the state, with 82.6 mills. - and Pendleton the lowest with 35.6. Salem pays 45.9. The 19 cities stand 'as follows: : t I Albany .... Astoria . . . . . Baker ..... Bend f I ..... Corvallis . . . Eugene . . . .' . i 56.8 ........71.1 :.. . ....38.3 ........82.6 5 2 0 . . . , . . . .51.7 Grants Pass ...... . . .71.1 Gresham . . . . . . . . ......... 46.5 Hood 1 River ..... , .'...61.0: Klamath Falls' .v. . ., ... . . .55.7 La Grande ..'. ......47.8 McMinnville v ......58.8 Newberg . 50.3 Oregon City ...... . , .... 67.8 Portland " . . . . . . .40.0 Pendleton . . . ..... . . . . . .35.6 Roseburg .. . . ... . .. .... .42.6 Salem i . ..I . . - . . . . . 45.9 The Dalles . . 50.7 Community Fair Receives ' , Attention at Silverton SlLVEriTOX, Ore., Sept. 16. (Special to The Statesman.) Everyone is busy at Silverton this week preparing for the fair. , And Silverton wants it understood that It Isn't .the State fair that is occupying its attention at pres ent. Of course Silverton also has this in mind and various Silver tonian3 will have exhibits there, but it is the Silverton community fair, the first to be held-here for a number of years. Very nearly all the business houses will have at least one booth at the Eugene Field auditorium; some will have two. There will be exhibits from Gervais and from the Abiqua com munity club. It is understood, be sides many from Waldo hill farm ers.. ; Delbert Reeves post. Amer ican j legion, is occupied during evenings in buiiding booths and making other preparations. . The days of the fair are Friday and Saturday'ot this week. Being as graceful as a swan Is no compliment to a girl who has seen a swan walking. t AT Modern 6-Roomed SALEM TM Aimcltioini S 1362 4th St., Kingwood Park, W. Salem, Thursday, Sept. 1 8f, 1:30 p. m. Consisting of good 6-roomed house, with Ijvlng room and . fire place, dining room and kitchen with built-ins; 3 bed : rooms with closets, hall and bath, back and front porches; j full cement basement; electric lights and city water. This t? Is a good home and will be sold on easy terms made known n at time of offering; at same time and place I will sell all the furnishings for cash, as follows: f! Two good Axminster rugs 9x12; 48-lnch top waxed oak M extension table, found; 6 waxed oak leather seated diners: f1 2 waxed oak leather seated rockers; waxed oafcffcewlng ii rocker; waxed okk plain rocked; waxed oak library table: Ivory bed room suite consisting of bed complete, dresser and i vanity dresser arid chair; 'full sized beds ; lounge j largo sj oak dresserr peerless 6-hole range colled; het'r, board and : pipe; breakfast table; kitchen linoleum; wasa tub; copper IhAiler; fruit jars; set dishes; kitchen utensils; electric ! 11 globes; 100 ft. garden hose; 6 cords dry fir 4-ft. wood; i! shovels, hoes, rakes, axe and other articles Xew Home sew fi Ing machine, like new. ! Terms on personal property, cash. - ! WALTER MEANS, Owner F. N. WOODRY, West Salem. Auctioneer, Phope 511 "Don't for get the Auction j school house; just ott me MCL,eay Jttoaa, i; p. m. snarp IIIHF1ES PHOBilEi.il. Service Commission Not Ex pected to Halt Increase on Street Lines In all probability the propose Increase in street car. fares i; Salem and Eugene will become f fectlve Monday, September 22 since it Is apparent that the pull; service commission will not ent an order for permanent suspenses of the increase. The proposed in crease is generally spoken of t an increase from 6 to 7 cents, Lu Inasmuch as four rides are sol for 25 cents it Is contended tin the increase is really only a quart er of a cent. : . Commissioner Newton "IcCo vesterdav . Drenared a minorit order permanently suspending t.; proposed increase and prescntf it at a meeting of the commijsior but due to lack of a second i failed to prevail. Like treatmfi- was accorded ; a move by McCc relative to the Eugene case, i The Southern Paclfie compar. filed its increased tariffs 1j spring, but the increase was tf : porarily suspended by the cor mission until September 22. O September 10 a hearing was af corded the city pf Salem, prot ing the increase, and on Septoml 11 a hearing was heldjn Euger, The hearings were on the fo: mission's own motion. T,The,:order proposed , by Mr. 1'- Coy held that the Soathern Pa fie. has failed to establish t! reasonableness and Justness of V increased fares and that the n; plication should be denied on il ground. ' Frank' Durbin Is Host at His Howell Prairie H SILVERTON, Ore., Sept. 16. (Special to j The Statesman. ) Frank Durbin pf Salem was ho to over one hundred guests at tl Durbin country home on Howe prairie Monday night. - The affa was a harvest p irty in celebrati of the completl-m of hop ar prune picking on the Durbin fan A. number of Silverton and Sal. guests were present. The lar; lawn waa'made brilliant by a nu: ber of vari-colored Japanese l i terns. In the early part of t: evening favors containing pa i colored paper cP8 were dlstrib ed among the guests. A bonf i and 'weinler" : roast ' were t' features of the evening: IliVflllllf Ml t L. t . i At COMMERCIAL) BOOi; ; STORE "If It's for tho office we have It. ' House and Furniture at on Wednesday near Rickey r