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A i . The Weather OREGON . Twelve Pages Tc Cloudy; - contin Just eleven more shopping days until Christ:.; is. Save your self time and trouble by reading tL.3 advertisements before shopping.- Do- not u.l-f until the last minute. Do It now. .: . : ued warm; moderate southerly gales along coast., Thursday Max.. 59; mln., 52; rirer, 5.4, sta tionary; rainfall, none; atmosphere, cloudy;; wind, south. price five cz:rr3 SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1924 J JL M J I i f f; i '.. r - i H ; ! ' ' I ' ' . I r ' - t- t 1 t : i i S I 4 '' S I V y t V i i i 4 i I. PRDPERTYIW STATE' SHOWS BIG INCREASE Gain o f $16,70,117.95 Over Last Year Is Given in Statement From Tax Commission MARION COUNTY GAINS WHILE POLK DECREASES Taxable Properties for 1924 More Than $600,000 Over Previous Year Here An Increase of $16,470,117.95 In the total value of taxable prop pertyinsthe state". Including that equalized by this county boards of equalization x and! that equalized and apportioned by the state tax commission is shown In a state? xnent issued. Thursday by the state tax commission. The total valua tion in 1924 was $1,058,880,763. 61 against $1,042,410,618.66 in 1923. The statement includes the assessment roll of properties of certain public service companies. Polk Shows IiOss T Marion county shows an in crease of $604,585.45 over the proceeding year while Polk county shows a decrease of $34,699.66. In 1924 the total valuation of taxable properties In Marion coun ty was $43,724,719.17 against $43,120,133.72. Figures for Polk county show a valuation of $14, $74,926.53 for 1924 and $14, 109,626.19 for 1923. , In detail, giving figures for each, classification, the following statement of the summary of the assessment roll of Marion county for 1924 as equalized by the coun ty board of equalization Is as fol - lows: - . ' y Iiands Are Tested j . Tillable acres, 513,464 (includ ing all lands timber and non-tillable, with total valuation of $3 7. Id an acre; improvement on deede or patented lands, $3,166, 540; town and city lets, $4,887, 645; Improvements on town or city lots, $6,220,395; Improve ments on lands not deeded or pat ented, $283,210; railroads under construction, logging, roads and rolling stock, none; . steamboats, sail boats, stationary engines manufacturing machinery, $622, 695; .merchandise and stock in trade, $1,651,755; ' farm imple ments, wagons, carriages, motor vehicles, etc., $264,515; money, j notes and accounts, $103,640. "-,(: Only Few Dogs Shares of stock are rallied at $815,960; hotels and office fur niture, etc., $208,640; 5148 horses and mules with a total value of $297,140. making an average of $57.72- per animal; the 13,640 head of cattle are rained at $434,-655,-an average of $31.86; there are. 20,703 head of sheep and goats, valued t $77,695, an aver- (Continued en pact 2) , THURSDAY IN WASHINGTON The senate considered the Mus cle Shoals bill. ; T,. ' The senate approved the naval -construction bill authorizing a $110,000,000 program. . He-allocation pf radio broad casting wave . lengths was aban doned by the commerce depart ment. . fir. The advisory council of i the national conference on outdoor recreation' began a two-day meet ing.' ' " - It was decided to appoint a con gresslonal committee to Invest! gate the. question of a permanent housing program for the army. . Liquor treaties with Canada, France, the Netherlands and Pana ma were approred by the senate foreign relations committee. . .: ' The house passed the agricul ture appropriation - bill carrying $30,000,000 for road construction and $44,000,000 for other pur poses. .. - . . , r The treasury accepted state montg of the British chancellor, Churchill, on allied debts as "ob vious and logical, and withheld further comment. , - ' '-- - Commissioner Benson of the shipping board, before a house committee, opposed separation of the board from .operations of the merchant fleet. '-; Commerce department figures placed the death rate in the regis tration area or tne unuea. states in 1923 at. 12,3 per 1,000. against 11.8 In 1922. Postmaster General New, it was learned, will advise congress that to increase postal pay. Increased rat 5 on all service except letter Twenty Deserving Boys Now m Training School to ! Spend Xmas at Home Christmas will be observed in a joyful manner this year by 16 or 20 boys who will be permitted to visit their ! homes during the holiday from the state training school, according to L. M. Gilbert, superintendent. The boys who are deserving winning this privilege. which will allow their Christmas season to be different from the standard observances In the state institution. I It Is the intention of the offi cers in charge to produce condi tions which will bring back the wayward boy and to return him to society as a useful citizen. To accomplish this purpose the boys are kept in school, either in the shops or the class-rooms the greater part of the day. Although the school Is crowded beyond the Intended capacity, there is always Governor Pierce Denies Pro hibition Enforcement Of ficer Has Resigned George L. Cleaver, in charge of the state prohibition enforcement department, has not resigned. This was the positive statement made Thursday afternoon by Gov ernor Walter M. Pierce. Governor Pierce said that In the course of the 20, months that the dry agent had been In charge of prohibition enforcement, Mr. Cleaver had Bald that if at any time his . activities proved to be embarrassing to the governor he would resign, but that any resig nation was not even being consid ered by him at present. Rumors were flying around yes terday to the effect that Mr. Cleav er bad handed in an oral resigna tion, which bad been tendered at several ttmemitxring iHe' last fewl months, it was reported. . i s s iJTS rr E District AttprneysHold State Should Have No Control of Prohibition PORTLAND. Dec. 11. (State prohibition law enforcement of ficials would be entirely elimin- ated and the : enforcement of the law would be left completely: in the hands of the fespectlre county officials of the state if the stand taken today at annual meeting of the District Attorneys' association of Oregon were crystallized Into effectire legislation. Instead' of following recommendations of the anti-saloon league and recom mending that the state liquor law enforcement officials get one-half of all fines collected without limit, rather than 25 per cent of all fines received from prohibition law vio lators, as at present, the district attorneys favored allowing state officials no part of the fines. Instead of making jail sentences compulsory In erery violation of the prohibition law, and of pro hibiting judges from remitting or suspending any sentence, as sug gested by the anti-saloon league's program, the district attorneys propose making existing laws more stringent and favor placing the re sponsibility of dealing with liquor law violators with the courts and judges , in their respectire juris dictions, i : v. - Only on one point were the dis trict attorneys in general accord with the suggestions of the league -i they were agreed that stiff pen alties are essential in dealing with intoxicated automobile drivers. ; Recreation Service' to Have Three Year Survey WASHINGTON. Dec. 11 A three year survey of the nation's recreational facilities, - embracing national, state, county and .muni cipal parks and forests was for mulated today by the advisory council of the national conference on outdoor recreation. Assurances of continued sup port and .cooperation . were con veyed to the council at its opening session in a letter from President Coolidge, a personal address by Secretary Hoover and a communi cation from Ellhu Root. It was disclosed that $85,000 had been made available for its work from an undisclosed source. . Unless .intelligent organization and provision can furnish new oc casions and opportunities and ere ate new habits of outdoor lite, Mr. Root warned in his letter, "we shall lose our physical health, our moral stamina, our intellectual power and .become . a decadent people," CLEAVER YET DRY LEADER rnnn I!, irunu something doing for the young sters. There are no idle groups The boys are busy with their do mestic labor. If not thus employ ed they are in the shops or in the school -rooms. J -' The boys are taught Initiative One means of doing this is to hare the youngsters do things for them selves. Such an occasion was ob served during the past weeklwhen members of the staff of the train ing school were together for a luncheon-. ; The v officers dining room had . been arranged vby the boys. Place cards, which had been prepared by one of the boys, were used. In the preparation of the designs the youngster was given free rein. The pen and Ink sketch es prepared for the occasion were very interesting. , I t SISTER IS IT : SURE OE WORDS Mrs- Jennie Thomas, Sister of McCoy, Unable to Re late Conversation LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11 Uni der the fire of direct examination of the prosecution, Mrs. Jennie Thomas, sister of Kid .McCoy," ex fighter, charges wlttt the murder of Theresa: Mors, divorced i wife of an antique dealer, late today admitted that she "was not able to state what her ! brother told her after Mrs. Mors had died with a bullet through her brain. She was a witness for the prosecution. The records of the grand jury of August 13, which ineicted McCoy disclosed a direct question to Mrs. Thomas: "You did not believe your brother when - he told ; you that he had killed a woman, did you. rf. . -. . .. ; "Certainly not, "she replied. .On ft question, from t& .defense ffskiiig"" whether Tier' blotter told her that he had killed a woman, she answered negatively. J A Then she answered the prosecu tion that she "was not able to state, and did not remember what be said," on the night he came to her home In a disheveled, in toxicated condition, to make a will, leave his valuables, including the jewelry Mrs.! Mors had for merly worn, and threaten to "end it all. Throughout the entire or deal on the witness stand, Mrs. Thomas, a frail, little woman, was evidently laboring under an in tense emotional strain, while her brother, at the end of the counsel table smiled back reassuringly to ner. , - .'--)--. Once during the day there flash ed before the Jury a handful of jewelry, encrusted with sparkling gems, wnien bare figured bo pro minently ana enigmatically in the killing of Mrs. Mors. I The valuables consisted of a watch fob, a brooch, ' resembling a quail and a bar pin,! all heavily set with precious stones. The collection, the prosecution contends, and according to test! mony wa3 worn daily by ; Mrs. Mors and is alleged to have been taken from the body) by McCoy after the woman was slain. - ; - Mrs. Thomas, the sister, testi fied that McCoy gave her - the Jewelry on the night he visited her house, made the will and an nounced his intention ! of "ending it all because Theresa! was dead." LICE PLATES balem Motorists Urged to "Shop Early", and Help Avoid Congestion Distribution of the 1925 license plates to Salem motorists will be gin today, accordinsr tn an An nouncement made Thursday at the office of the secretary of state, motor vehicle department, ; Applications are being received and nearlr 1 2.0 ft a aancuea so xar. TUls number Is way under the number issued at n correspondinir time last rear. inuugn me isza tags may be "purchased," the owner will not do permitted to display them upon vehicles Drior to Januarr 1 License plates next year will be painted yellow, with the letters an numerals in black, similar to tne Idaho plates for this year, i "Early shopping" - is recom mended to aroid the rush. Th application for at license is re quested to Dring either the 1924 registration card or know the number of the 1924 license plate KAKTHQUAKE FELT TOKIO, Dec. 12. (By the AP.) A sharp earthquake was felt lit Tokio and vicinity at 1:14 this afternoon, Ko cmae ws done, LI LE TODAY S SCORED ON N TEST1DI Mortimer Admits Mistake Under Cross-Examination - By Defense Attorney Dur ing Forbes Trial CONTRADICTS SELF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS Hostility Towards Forbes Held Only Reason for Advanc ing v Story " CHICAGO, Dec. 11. (By The Associated Press.) An intense fire of cross examination by de fense counsel wrung from Elias H. Mortimer, the government's prin cipal witness in the Veterans' bu reau conspiracy ' trial today, flat repudiation of portions of Morti mer's story to the senate commit- j-tee which investigated the bureau In 1923. "If that's in the book. It's a mistake," he replied to a question based on a portion of ibis senate committee testimony at variance with his story In the present trial- "I have had my recollection re freshed on that point since the senate investigation," he said In answer to another question which revealed a difference between the two accounts. Hostility Admitted Mortimer, on the witness stand for the fourth day -of cross exam ination In the trial of Charles R. Forbes, former director of the Vet erans bureau, and J. W. Thomp son, building contractor, for con spiracy to defraud the government through hospital contracts an swered affirmatively a question as to whether his testimony before the senate committee out of which eventually came the indictments in the recent trial, had been moti vated by a "hostility towardt For bes." ,t - . .. - "Didn't u say T)eTore the sett- ate Investigating committee that you would never have made the story public if you could have ef fected a reconciliation with your wife," asked Randall Laughlin, at torney for Thompson. "That is right," Mortimer re plied. Would Not Perjure "Would you have denied every thing you have told about Col. Forbes If you bad effected such a reconciliation," was . the next question. "Yes." said the witness, "but I would not have committed per jury." ' "Mrs. Mortimer begged me not to go before the committee and testify against Forbes," Mortimer said at one point in his cross' ex amination. He' told of an effort by - Mrs. Mortimer to bring. Forbes and her husband together in the home of Mortimer's father-in-law in Phil adelphia shortly before Mortimer appeared before the senate com mittee, in October 1923. "If I go Into that room only one of us will come out." the witness said he replied to his wife. He ddnied he ever had told his father- in-law that he would "get" Forbes jf ? (Continued en pgm 4) Wage Advance to Be Met By Increase in Postal Serv ice Charges WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. (By The Associated Press) Post master General New will advise congress- that the way to raise enough revenue to meet proposed increases in postal pay is to in crease the rates on practically all classes of postal service, except letter mail. Such increases would involve more postage on newspa pers and periodicals, a subject of many heated fights in congress through many administrations and would be distributed throughout the fabric of the postal service, so that under the plan, they would be absorbed by the public generally. . At tbe request of the senate post office committee, the post master general is about to con clude a survey showing how tbe additional revenue may be brought in. and tnis week he will discuss It with President Coolidge. Soon thereafter it probably will find its way to congress, probably in the form of a proposed bill, for consi deration if congress decides to override President Coolldge's veto of the bill passed at the last ses sion Increasing tbe salaries of pos tal employes. In the senate today, a futile at: tempt was made to obtain an Continued on 2) QPEEDER loses . ALL ARGUMENTS WITH OFFICERS First Refuses to Go to Station and . Then Jailed for Being ' Drunk "I am not going to the police station," declared W. H. Williams to Officer Wiles last night after he had been arrested for speeding 28 miles an hour on a motorcycle within the fire zone at State and Church. ; . . The officer differed with him, however, and at the police station a few minutes later he refused to place bail for his appearance i court this morning. 4 - The warm room had a change able effect on Williams and he flatly declared that he would not appear in court and that the law would hare to' come after him. In this matter the officers dif fered and Williams had a charge of being drunk preferred against him. Williams will face the police judge this morning at 10:30 to answer to the charges of speeding and for being intoxicated. WHEAT FARM SOLD SPOKANE, Dec. 11. Sale of a wheat farm comprising nearly 3000 ares near Harrington,. Lin coln county. Wash., to J. K. Mc Cornack, a banker of this city and president of the state bankers' as sociation, was announced here to day. The consideration was not given but in a recent appraisal of the Ochs estate, of which, it was a part, it was appraised at $143,000. Mrs. Emma Gchs, owner of the estate, resides in Seattle. DRUE 111 Oregon, Association Holds Meeting at Eugene; Offi cers are Elected EUGENE, Or., Dec. 11. The Oregon Drainage association met at the Eugene Chamber of Com merce rooms Thursday . afternoon to "ton"r- t''-"'?-'"rotj" Ques- projects in the state. - Discussions were led by men well qualified on the subject, resolutions were pass ed and officers elected for the en suing year. Sam H. Brown, of Gervals was chosen as president, and Professor W. L. Powers was elected secretary of the associa tion. -. Eugene Chadwick called the meeting to order, and introduced R. ' U. Steelquest, of the Eugene Brick & Tile Works, who respond ed. Professor W. L.' Powers, sec retary of the association spoke on Wet Valley Soil Types, and Their Drainage." He stated that there are over one and one-quarter mil lion acres of land in western Ore gon that are in great need of some system of drainage. Some of it would necessitate drainage dis tricts, while the rest could . be taken care of by local efforts. He discussed both the tile and dis trict systems, and demonstrated how the proper method permits air to enter the soil, thus working a permanent improvement. Professor Earl Price, ot tne boh extension service of Oregon Agri- (Continued on pag 4) .1 r TOURIST TRAVEL HJ Old Oregon Trail Association Lay Plans for Greater i Advertising 1 PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 11. How to induce tourists to use the historic Old Oregon Trail as a route to the Pacific northwest was the principal subject discussed at the annual meeting ot tne uid Oregon Trail association here to day. ' California spends $889,000 an nually advertising for tourists. Washington spends $145,000 and Oresron only $40,000. declared Walter E. Meacham, president of the association, in his address to the gathering. There is need; said Mr. Meach am.- to have a representative sta tioned at Salt Lake City or some other noint east who can give in formation and direct tourists to the Old Oregon Trail. According to Mr. Meacham, pub licity so far has. increased traffic oyer the trail 50 per cent and 70,- 000 cars bare used the trail, car- ryine 220.000 persons. He de clared that this was but an indl cation of what national advertis ing could do. ' ARENA BURNS TACOMA. Wash.. Dec. 12.- Tacoma's historic glide rink, scene of many a fistic encounter during the past 18 years, was completely destroyed by fire shortly ; alter midnight this morning. The big pavilion was recently -remodeled & a cost of $5000. The loss is esti mated at $25,000. An overheated stove is - believed to have caused the blaze, -- TT OREGON DISCUSSED COWERS STILL SERIOUSLY ILL REPORTS STATE Turn for Worse Taken on Trip From Mexico to States;! Veteran Labor Leader Is Very Weak PREVIOUS STATEMEP.TS SAID CONDITION GOOD Bulletin at 2 :00 Says ."Tem perature Normal, Pulse 90; Very! Weak . 1 DALLAS, i Texas, Dec. 12 (By The Associated! Press) The con dition of Samuel Gompers, veteran labor leader, took a turn for the worse on the train ' between Sal tlllo and Monterrey, reports re ceived here tonight Indicated. Sal tillo messages intimated Mr. Gom pers was weak but his tempera ture was normal. By the time the train approached Monterrey fever had developed ; and information received by way of Mexico City said "Samuel Gompers is very 1,11." previous aispatcnes were to the effect Mr; Gompers was stand ing the trip as well as expected. MEXICO CITY. Dee. 11 . fR The Associated Press) The Mexi can regional federation of labor headquarters Issued "a statement tonight to the effect that it was a Die to announce from telegraphic advices it had received that Sam uel Gompers had spent a good night and was aleenine well on board the train which is taking mm DacK to the united States. The statement, added that the patient's condition was imnrnrfnr and that his chances favored re covery. , HOUSE PUSSES III 1 101. 1 Agricultural Bil Is Carried; $80,000,000 Will Be Used for Roads WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. The agricultural appropriation bill, carrying $124,000,000 of which $80,000,000 would be available for road construction, was passed to day by the house. The bill,: as sent to the senate, would appropriate about $59,000, 000 more than last year's meas ure but carries several million dollars less than the budget esti mate. - - The bill was passed after less than two days' consideration by the house, i Fewer .than a dozen amendments . were offered ' and those adopted! represented only minor changes. . Disposal of the agricultural bill opened the way to the house na val appropriation bill which is slated for consideration early next week. The celerity with which the first two appropriation bills have been disposed has encourag ed floor leaders in their hope of passing the supply bill before the Christmas recess. - Pending ; consideration of the nayal bill next week the house will devote its time tomorrow to con sideration'of numerous ' bills oit tbe calendar j, ' S DISMISSED FAOiW SERVICE Mellon States Officer Made False 1 Affidavit for Search Warrant WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Sec retary Mellon I today advised the house judiciary committee that Robert J. Owens, federal prohibi tion agent who raided the resi dence of. Hugo Gilbert De Fritsch in New York last August had been dismissed from the service for "deliberately making a false affidavit to procure a search war rant on a private residence.' Replying to a resolution of in quiry Mr. Mellon stated that nu merous complaints had been re ceived prior to tbe raid, that Ow ens had treated persons he raided brutally and had otherwise mis used his office. He said the agent broke in the door of the De Fritsch residence in the absence of the family ;and caretaker and found 70 cases of miscellaneous liquors in locked - vault which showed by their "old and moul dy" appearance that they had been placed there before prohibi tion"0?? effectivej LEGISLATORS TO HAVE SELECTION 1 i OF MANY WATERS No Need; of Solons to Complain of Dried Throats Daring; i 1925 Session : j 'h Solons: will not go thirsty at the 1925 session of the state legisla ture for three kinds of water will be provided for their approval and consumption. ' First 1 the old reliable city water, pumped and filtered direct from the Willamette river, insur ing a constant and sufficient sup ly to moisten even tbe driest of committee meetings. For the benefit of the legisla tors from the northern part of the state there will be fluid from the Bull Run reservoir. " Thirdly, radium water ! will be tried out. Just rvhy the solons should be. selected for the experi ment is inot known. This water Is said to! act as a preventative for goiter, cancer and whatever ails a person, j , " ' The radium water containers are being installed on trial and will be arailable for the solons. Other containers are to be placed In the governors office and in tne secretary of state's department. HERRIOT UNCHANGED i PARIS, Dec. 11. (By the As sociated Press). The condition of Premier , Herriot continued un changed tonight, although the swelling In his legs had decreased. The official bulletin Issued to night by the premier's physician said: "The condition of the pa tient is stationary,' but the pre mier must maintain absolute im mobility of the right leg."' DAWES PLfifl S DISCUSSED Owen D. Young, Associated With General Dawes, Re turns From Europe . NEW YORK, Dec. 11. Owen D. Young, in - his first public speech since his return from Eur ope on November 20, tonight gave his version of the Dawes plan at a ceremonial dinner .-tan.-2ami-.hta " ,-b-'?!; .?3. C"x of N" Ycrlt p the Waldorf-Astoria "hotel.""!... Young,-who was associated. with Charles jG. Dawes, elected vice president, in drawing up the Dawes plan of reparations pay ments for' Europe and was ad in terim agent general of reparations payments, said the Dawes plan it self ' was a "non-political," non military1 plan which sought to fix the limit of the burden of taxation for debt paying purposes which Germany should be asked to im pose upon her industries and which will be reasonably commen surate with the taxation which her neighbors had to impose upon their industries and-their people in order to pay their war debts. In this connection Mr. Young quoted Mr. Dawes' letter of trans mittal: "More than this limit could not be expected and less than , this would, relieve Germany from the common hardship and give her an unfair advantage in the industrial competition of tbe future." Mr. Young said great credit should be given to the great bank ing firms which have aided in the execution of the plan through ad vances to Germany both on public and private credits. These ad vances should continue; in such amounts as may be deemed from time to time safe and wise under circumstances then existing, he said. They should not be over done. He said the German credit situation could be made steady rather than fluctuating. 0 FOR REDUCED TERM Found aiiilty of Mail Rob bery; Has $100,000 Con cealed Somewhere CHICAGO. Dec. 11. Herbert Holliday, sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary in connection with the $2,000,000 Rondout train holdup,- tonight admitted to fed eral agents that he has $100,000 of the loot concealed somewhere. He is reported to have offered to turn over the money and bonds if the sentence imposed by Judge Cliffe today is reduced. Holliday received the bame sentence which was meted out to William J. Fahy, former postal inspector, and James Murray, Chicago politician, who stood trial. Holliday confeMsed but refused to testify for the gov ernment or admit, until today, that he had concealed any of the loot. i . . . "Surra, I've got the money," he told Grant Miller, chief post office inspector, tonight, as plans were being made to start him and. five others who were sentenced today to the federal penitentiary. "I've got a 25-year sentence too. Now what are you going. to da about 117 would mum GROIIfiSil; HIGHER 1.1 force,:- Resolution Askir.3 fcr I : . -crease Frcrn 2 to 0 C:r '. : a Pound Pac::d at .::.!- : ing Here Thursday COOPERATION WITH OTHERS ADVOCATED. Coast States fclcst Vcrl; To gether Declares D. L. Beard, of The Da"c3 Cherry growers of Salem are cooperate with the cherry gror : of other districts of Oregon, Y, ington and California ia l av! the tariff rate on imported cl ries raised .from 2 cents i pound to 6 cents, according t resolution passed at the niec.l yesterday. D. Xi.Beard, The Dalles cher grower, addressed an inter: audience of 50 cherry men cf t Salem district at the Cianl Commerce rooms. He outlined t process by which the present du 7 on cherries was arranged. ;" , Western Growers Hit General appraisers on. the tar!.' commission ruled that pitted cher ries should enter the United .Cute u on the same rate as unpitted car ries, ; which is 2 cents. Thla ar rangement enabled all the mara schino interests to buy all ti . r pitted cherries in New Yor',c at 5 cents. Consequently, the raci" j coast interests were - frozen c with bo chance for competition. Mr. Beard proposes that a z-- eral conference of cherry growers in this district meet with ctl r conferences from Washintcac 1 California early next' year. ; this meeting the matte? c ' : -creased duty on imported cL : .wiir.be brought up and rr? for presentation to the L. ..... States tariff comraiasloa.- day, is compo.c-vi U. L,. chairman, and Lloyd E. Xleyrc w. - ft tr secretary. This committee i3 arrange for a meeting of the cl ry - grower at the Chant er Commerce for Saturday, Doc: ber 20. ' The delegation of local ctzi growers who will go to PqrtU for the Pacific coast cherry gro (Continued ca t?t Z) Christmas Fund Reaches Nice Sum; r.Torc Receive J Clothing and Supplies for Des titute Families in Salem are Much Needed The j Statesman cash Christ mas fund is creeping up' juzt a little each day. . The jannouncement of the clothing and supply fund izct with great rejoicing all over the city. The secretary li cbargei of the . welfare v;z:' stated that she would keep &:i account of all the clothing and supplies brought to her t. r. t would keep a list of all tic 3 being contributed through tr.3 Statesman, i In this way tS?ra will, be no mix-up and tts Statesman supplies will 3 where needed. Thisj secretary bad in mind one case where a man was laying-$20 a. month rent for a furnished house because ha had no furniture. She baa enough things on band to e?t this family up In housekeep ing, with the exception of .a stove and mattress. They couli save enough money to tal -care of their other needs II they can get cheap rent. Is there anyone of the Statesman readers who. wants to surtly this stove or' mattress? If so please notify the Statesman of fice News room as early in the day today as possible so these people can get In their house right away. ; There are several other cases reported of; Just thi3 nature. Cases where neighborly kii 1 ness can reach in a te!;r. 1 way without in any way hurt ing the feelings of the family or lessening their pride. After all it is the spirit that counts and in! this Statesman cam paign the spirit is what is til - emphasized. The following the report up to last nigfct: D.. A. White l c.f ) Henry Jaquet , g.c I. h. McAdams ........ Edis Belle Matheson . . . Ida Mary Matheson .... Daniel J. Fry Francis Rollow i...... Royal Neighbors of Am. J. I Jngrey . ', A Friend Mrs. J. R. Chapman . . . . A: Friend Tom Kay. ............ A Friend - To?:! . :