4" FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1924 UNION OIL QUINTET LEADS CITY LEAGUE; NO GAMES LOST SC ?a.:.' THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON CELLAR PUCE 1 I S DISPUTED Hauser Bros, and Central Pharmacy Are at Bot tom of Standings - ' i Woo Isa&l Pft. t'aionOJI ,. 4 1. libit Co.. F.L;L-.,.-J. ...... ......... 3', . I V :9 Andrnon & -Brown 2. I .tititi V. S, Bbk '. 3' 3 ' .-'" I(tion . j.t .2 .-lo lltuurr Bro 3 . IVntrsI Fharniacy O 3 .OOO "With the season half over jthe city league basketball teams are beginning to find their places, t The j American legion, jvhiich looked like the tail enders, go bet ter Bine? "Luke" was added, in fact he was two-thirds of the team against, the Union Oil. making J 10 out of, 12 points. Anderson; & Brown and Company F are in sec ond, place. Anderson & Brown were considerably weakened by the loss ! of Tucker who went; to Portland, and Albers who has a crippled hand. , Frank Brown and Garnet Harra and Lenon are the main stays. Lenon is, a' good player but a spasmotic one. Com pany F la depending upon Larson, and Fallin. ' , H The Union Oil has the best all round team in the league up to date, in fact Ross and Ashby and Gregg are a team by themselves. WIS 1 I I mtesitiiias You are going to iyehts. Your friends will be buying. Let this great Store supply your every1 want. Every effort has been put forth to satisfy your desires. Gifts that are beautiful and practi calf gifts that will fill the heart with - - gladness and delight!; Surely you' .' r will come Saturday and partake of ; Li J Ke wonderful things we have to of- you. See double page advertisement in this ISSUe.: ' .: . 1 ' i IKS CASH STOR SIMON DIRECTOR, Prop, , . - COURT AND mMMERflAT, STRFKTS Where the Xmas COUPON - i r WEBSTER'S & DICTIONARY t CONTAINS COMPLETE RADIO SECTION LIORE -THAN A; DICTIOY M : ' THE OREGON; STATESMAlflrf - - ' 213 S. Ccmmercial, Salsia, Oregon - " Pug Ross is perhaps one of the best players in the Northwest and makes baskets from the most im possible positions. The United States Bank have no special stars but, depend upon speed and passing. The Water brothers on Hauser Bros, team are a tower of strength and add much to the standing of the team towards the end of the season. The; Central Pharmacy depends upon the coaching and team work of Leslie Sparks. In the last game they were complete ly at sea in his absence. He has a faculty of, getting team work out of the men and not relying on any special star. Tonight Anderson & Brown will play the Central Pharmacy in the first game and Company F and Hauser Bros, will clash iu the sec ond game. Company F will meet hard opposition and if they do win It will be only through superior playing.1 The games start prompt ly at 7:30 o-clock. iSlCH ELEVEN BEADY FOB GHE Squad of Twenty-four Play ers Arrive for Post-Season Clash With USC, LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4. Syra cuse university's"powerful football squad of 24: players, headed by Coach "Chick" Meehan, arrived here today for the first big post season intersectional game this season in southern California, that with the University of .Southern California, j Saturday afternoon. The Orange athletes were given a hearty and enthusiastic welcome by more than 2,000 students and officiate of the Trojan institu tion, i The players are In good condi tion. Meehan said, despite the transcontinental Journey. The Syracuse team engaged in a light workout shortly after ar rival here and plan to hold a final one tomorrow. The Trojan squad held a few drills today land will complete training 7 for the Saturday" game with a short scrimmage tomorrow. buy Xmas pres- our two I colored H7 Spirit Abounds" How to Get It For the mere nominal cost of Manufacture and DUtributtoo I 3 coupons and Secures this NEW, authentic , Webster's Dictionary, bound in genuine seal grain Pabrikoid. illustrated in full color and black halftone, - Do It Today! MAIL j ORDERS i up to iso mi. 7e WILL BE uPto300mL lOe J FILLED ?,k p,tm4"tr for 3 pounds. ASCOT RACE WILL 111 Drivers Protest Action Speedway Rules Declared Not Complied With T LOS ANGELES. Dec. 4. Pro tests by drivers; in the so-called 250 mile Thanksgiving, day Ascot road race today; brought an an nouncement from George R. Ben tet, president of the Ascot Speed way association that the race would be run again. 1 The drivers who took first eight places for purses say that the money has not been paid to them and other char ges have been made that the race was 222 miles instead of 250 miles and that qualification rules were not adhered to. Action was taken first by . j G. "Cannonball" Baker, who several days ago filed suit against the As cot Speedway association for $15, 000, which he says is due him as first prize money in the race. Ba ker was awarded second place. His claim that Frank Lockhart. youthful winner did not comply with qualifying rules, were admit ted by Benthel as being correct.; Lockhart, Benthel said, was permitted to start in the race by an Ascot employe, who was not authorized under the rules . to waive necessary qualifications, f JOISOH IS ABLE : Declares Ability to Back As sertions of Coast Gambl- i ing- With Evidence ; CHICAGO, Dec. 4. Ban 3. Johnson, president of the Ameri can league, refused to be disturb ed tonight by the resolution drawn by the Pacific coast league de manding that he produce his evi dence to substantiate his assertion that gambling exists in the Pacific coast league. "I have the evidence to back up my assertions," Mr. Johnson said, "but I do not feel that I should make it public until I have an opportunity to present It fo my league directors at our meeting next week." Mr. Johnson said that bis first knowledge of gambling- in the coast league came to him in the form of a clipping from a news paper which stated that Eddie Ma ier of the Vernon- club had refer red to wagers amounting to $100, 000. . The article .which appeared early in July, also alluded to the employment of detectives for the purpose of stamping out the evil. Four Biq League Players s Come From Same Sand Lot BOSTON, Dec. 4 The same sand lot in St. Louis that sent Mickey O'Neil, Maurice Archdea con, Charley Hollocher and sev eral other players to the big leagues produced Jimmy Welsh, star outfielder of the Seattle club, champions of the Pacific ' coast league, who comes to the Boston Nationals in a deal involving $50. 000 In cash and players. The transaction, consummated at1 the minor league meeting at Hartford, Conn., last night, sends to Seattle Pitchers Jimmy Yeargln and Ster ling Stryker. a third player to be named by April 25, 1925, and the balance in cash. Winner of $25,000 Wilson Foundation Is Announced NEW YORK, Dec. 4 Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, formerly Lord Robert Cecil, was today declared winner of the first $25,000 award of the Woodrow Wilson founda tion. Norman II. Davis, president of the foundation board of trustees, announced that Viscount Cecil had been unanimously chosen by the jury of award as the person "who had rendered the most meritori ous service of a public character looking toward the establishment of peace through justice, and who had done most to give effect to the ideals and the great plan for world peace to which Mr. , Wilson gave so much thought and effort." The jury sat at Boston 'under the chairmanship of Dr. Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard university. ; Soviet Program Undergoes Change; Now More Lenient MOSCOW. Dec. 4. (By the A. P.) The soviet economic policy appears to be undergoing gradual modification. The government of late has adopted a much ' more lenient attitude toward private trading, private capital, foreign imports and concessions. . This change of tactics to bolster up the soviet economic structure received official emphasis : today when Felix Djerkinsky, head of tBe supreme council, declared that soviet legislation and communist party instructions had gone too far in suppressing private capi tal. The speaker urged the re-introducing of private funds Into trade.' and recommended a less drastic policy, toward foreign Importa tions. . He also stressed the de sirability of granting concessions to foreigners. TO V S DEANE -DAWSON f ILL HAVE RETURN BOUT HERE DECEMBER 1 6 Sewell Deane, of Salemr and Charlie Dawson, of Eugene,' who gave fight fans their money's worth at the big bout at the Armory this week, have round engagement here Tuesday, December 1G, Matchmaker Harry Plant announced Thursday. The two scrappy 144- pounders have had an opportunity to' look over each other and get a line on the other's exhibition when they meet Method of Selecting" Team for State Tournament Left to Local Board Notice of the appointment of a committee of three to. selece the basketball team that will repre sent Salem district in the state basketball championship tourna ment here in March, has been re ceived by Dennis Heenan, athletic manager for the Salem high school. The committee for this district will consist of George W. Hug, superintendent of schools, Salem;. R. V. Turner, superintendent of the Dallas schools, and R. T. Tinir- lestad. principal of the Oregon City mgn scnooi. Tbe notices were mailed by the board of control of the high school athletic associa tion. The method of selection hn. been left -to the committee in charge of each district and may be through a district chamninn- ugh a district chamnion ship tournament or by the basis of comparative scores. Rules de mand that a team of 10 members, seven of which can participate in, the state tournament, is eligible. KOBETZ RECEIVES E Two Million Dollar Oii Swin dler Pleads Guilty to ' Four Indictments ; j CHICAGO, Dec. 4. Leo Ko- retz, ill, unkept and penniless, a gray shadow of the master swind ler who Induced friends and rela tives to invest $2,000,000 in a Panama Oil project; today was sentenced to prison for from one to 10 years by Chief Justice Jacob Hopkins. - - Koretz, who pleaded guilty yes terday to four indictments charg ing four variations of swindling, received three identical sentences, for three separate offenses, but the judge ruled that the sentences might run concurrently. . Under that ruling Kofetz will be eligible for parole after serv ing 11 months. A flaw was dis covered X the last minute in a fourth indictment to which Koretz had pleaded guilty and Koretz was permitted to withdraw his plea. Ship Used in Exploring Arctic to be Auctioned - CHICAGO. Dec. 4. The ship Maud, formerly , commanded (by Capt. Roald Amundsen, who now plans an airplane dash across the Arctic region, is to be sold to the highest bidder when it reaches San Francisco. The Maud left Seattle In June, 1922. and will start from the Arctic when ice breaks next summer for San Francisco, the explorer announced today in a lec ture here. The idea of drifting across - the north pole, as was originally hoped when' the Maud se$ out. has been abandoned, Cap tain Amundsen said. The Maud, he explained, was not out of com mission and was not out of fuel oil, as some reports said, but is operated by gasoline and is simply out. of lubricating oil, which he expects will be supplied from a Russian provision ship which an nually supplies the natives along the Kolyuma river in Siberia. T o c 1 e a n your bowels without -5 cramping or overacting, take ' "Cascar ets." Sick head tebe, dizzi ness, bilious- - n e s s, gases, ndigestlon, sour ' upset stomach' md all such distress gone by morning. Nicest laxative and rathartic on earth for grown-u pa; COMMITTEE 11ES DISTRICT CHAMPS 10H Si TEN "Cascarets" 10c j if Dizzy, Bilious, Constipated : been matched for a return 10 style and should give a great again. In addition to this. main event, an eight-round semi-final event is being arranged and the partici pants will be made public as soon as the final papers have been signed. I There will be one six round and two four-round events to round out the program. Matchmaker Plant was unable to obtain the referee he wanted for the fights last Tuesday night, but guarantees that whoever is In the ring this next program will know his business and be equipped to deliver the goods. Deane. who has decided to make Salem his permanent headquarters already has a large following among local fans and has demon strated his ability in the ring. e will start a series of boxing classes at the Armory beginning today. Six lessons will . be available for $2.50, while single lessons will cost 50 cents. , niTlKE BEATS SIKI NEW YORK. Dec. 4. Jack Burke. Pittsburgh light heavy weight," was awarded the decision over Battling Siki in a 12 round bout In Brooklyn tonight. Length of Life in United States Increased 15 Years - WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. The eQ"lBh!i0) ,ire ' ? United . States has increased 15 years since 1S70, Surgeon General Cumming of the public health ser vice, said today in his annual re port to congress. Fifty-six years is now the average span of life in America, the snrgeon general said. This contrasts with the 16th century when human life averaged between 18 and 20 years, increas ing to about 23 years in the 18th century and to between 45 and 48 years as late as 1900.. Tuberculosis and typhoid fever, thf vreport4 disclosed, showed some aecrease i the last - calendar " year, both in cases and in deaths. Diph theria also declined, but a decided increase was shown in measles, with 725.529 cases and 10,282 deaths.; compared I with 260,803 cases and 3,592 deaths in 1922. Two Men Are Found Dead in Fruit Express Train BUTTE. Mont., Dec. 4. Michael Dall of Dumont. Minn., and. an unidentified Mexican were found dead this morning when a fruit ex press car that had come to Butte over the Union Pacific system was opened in the freight yards. They had been asphyxiated by carbon monoxide from the charcoal heat ers in the fruit car. The heater had been inspected at Lima. about 10 o'clock last night, but the compartment at the other end of the car, where the men were? found had not been ex amined. It was impossible to tell how long; the two had been dead, or to determine at what place they had climbed into the car., Dall, who appears to be about 27 years o,f age, was identified by paperE. , CAUSE NOT KNOWN WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. A naval board of inquiry which in vestigated an explosion and fire on the cruiser Trenton October 20, resulting in 13 deaths, has report ed it was unable to determine the cause. qf the accident. The board did find, however, that the explosion was not due to flareback. electrical faults, faulty powder or neglect of precautions. Army Goods-Outing Goods Wo carry n complete line of leather vests and coats, Mag shfrt, blanket m. O. I. army shirts,, underwear, hox, nrmy Mho! and outdoor clothing of all kinds. SPECIAL FOR OXE WEEK ONLY BLANKETS Double All Wool Blankets, good size and weight; now . $4.85 O. D. STAG SHIRTS AH Woof Stag Shirts, double over shoulders, all Q" sizes; special now. vO"D ARMY SHOES Herman's Genuine. Army Shoes in two grades at $4.85 $5.85 THE STORE THAT SELLS FOR LESS United Outing Stores 189 North Commercial Street Salem, Ore. - Next Door to Busick's Grocery StbreJ SPECIAL MEETIjye IT I Layman's Services to be Feature of Sermon on Sunday, December 14 '. The national organization of Unitarian Laymen, whose mem bership is headed by such as ex President William it Taft and Charles W. Elliot, former presl: dent of Harvard university, has voted to have one day of the year set aside as Layman's my. At that time the Layman will con duet the services of the. Unitarian church and the ministers to act as ushers, or to be part of the con gregation. Acting in accordance with the national organization the local league has decided to act with the organization and will conduct the Layman's services on Decem ber 14. At that time Major Miles McKay will deliver the sermon, "Religion for Modern Men"; John Gobel, to lead in the song service and the responsive read ings; John Pollock the scriptures, and Russell Mohney to assist in the service. Rev. Martin Fere shetian Is to act as usher. The special music will be fur nished by George Trott by a vio lin solo. France Issues Statement on Debt to United States PARIS, Dec. 4. (By The Asso ciated Press.) After a cabinet council held this evening the fol lowing communications were giv en out by the government with the relation to the French debt to the United States: "The conversations of the past few days between the French am bassador in Washington and the secretary of the treasury in the American government concerning the settlement of the French debt to the United States, cannot but present, in spite of certain state ments to the contrary, any other character than mere unofficial ex changes of views." Trip to Woodshed Would Reduce Court's Business EUGENE. 6r Dec. 4. There is too much business brought be fore juvenile courts today . that could be adequately handled In the woodshed by indulgent par ents, declared Circuit Judge G. F. Skipworth of- Lane county at a school patron.: meaning - here to night. Social and YMCA workers on the program gave it as their opinion that boys and girls were becoming delinquent at a much lower average age now than even a decade ago. WILL NOT VISIT SOUTH BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 4. James J. Davis, the American sec retary of labor has given up his plan to visit the Welsh colony i In Chubut in Patagonia, because1 of the length of time it would take to make the triy from Buenos Aires. Mr. Davis has relatives in Chubut and his parents once thought of emigrating there from Wales. ! The secretary will proceed to Chile on Saturday, thereby short ening his stay in Argentine one week. ; I BITS FOR BREAKFAST I ; . Hurrah for Salem! S The Miles linen mill stock is all taken, and all in Salem, and SaFemites are asking for more. Bits for Breakfast man told you this thing would happen; that very soon you might be Borry that you did not get in On the- pioneer linen mill of Oregon. They will be building monuments for those pi oneers some day, and putting their names in the history books. V S The late Mrs. W. P. Lord of Sa lem was at the committee Jneetlng3 of congress wben the flax and lin en schedules I were being consid ered. Congressman Fordney told LUNCH KITS Handy Andy Lunch Kit. complete with , 4P vacuum bottle . . , COTTON BLANKETS Good Double Sheet Blankets with wool knap QC finish .... . . ... . . S70 . WOOL SOX All Wool White Sox. heavy weight and well Cfl made; now .OUC her that he intended to make a schedule that would be strong enough to permit of the develop ment of a great linen industry in the United States. And he kept his word. !!' : s Falem barber says conscience Is that inconvenient twinge that re minds a man that tomorrow Is also another day: . : .; V V Eighty miles of water mains In Salem now; and growing fast enough to give the man pipe dreams who has to pay for them. . . - "b . - Tom SkeyhiH gave a great lec ture; at the Salem armory last evening to a small . audience, though an appreciative one. He fcpoke of what he is pleased to call the New Renaissance. He be lieves the : new: renaissance is a spiritual one, and that It is one of service and unselfishness, usher ing In the genius of universal brotherhood as the world has thus far only' caught glimpses of it. The lecture is one that ought to Grand MONDAY and TUESDAY TWICK DAILY Mats. SOc, 85c, $1.10 -Nights 85c, 9 1.10," $1.05 including Tax.; Wonderful Orchestra of Fifteen Musicians ADOLPH 2UKOR and CECIL B. De MILLE'S f Michty Dramatic Spectacle 1 ; Storv bv Jaime Micohtrson t NOW SELLING FOR. 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