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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1924 A I A- ' V. i : - i ' i f . i I! t I ) 1 J- i i i r r CITY. NEWS IN Visitors Hei Mrs. W. S. Mott, -660 North Commercial and Dr. William Mott are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. James V. Mott and family from Astoria and Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Mott from RImrock. Wash. James Mott is representative from Clat sop county land is "well known here. Flna All-Wool Double (breasted. ' plaid - back overcoats at $20.00. Thomas Kay Woolen Mill Co. j4 Mortensen, To Resign 1 Resignation from office was Ur gently tendered to the board of, di rectors by General Manager A. M. Mortensen of the California Prune and Apricot Growers' association, San Jose, according to information received here. It is understood that the resignation has been ac cepted. It will be effective Jan uary 1. Cxhlblt and Sale f . Of pedigreed Scotch collie pup pies at' Gieey-Powers furniture tore from the Manning Kennels. 9d3Q Women'! Relief Corps The Woman's Relief Corps will hold a Christmas tree celebration In the armory this afternoon at 2 o'clock for all old soldiers. - . Operation Successful , ' Merwin Delay was. discharged from the Deaconess hospital yes terday, following a major oper ation. He returned to his home at Gervals. ' 1925 Calendar Free. Homer Smith Ins. Agency. Over Millers. I d21tf. Leaves Hospital Mrs. F. B. Dodge and baby son left the Deaconess hospital yester day for their home,, 475 South Sevtnteenth. ' " ' Dance, McCornack Hall - - Saturday night. Everybody welcome. d27 Get Game Ueenses ' ' Game - licenses for the coming year, were delivered to the county WOODRY Buys Furniture Phone 511 sTypew liters AU, MAXES 5 Dw ; f 6 KratUy O. lLTjoekwMd 14T N. Cora. Bt Phon SOS TERMINAIj TAXI Can for hire without dilrers PHQNE 2020 Day and Night Service POPULAR PRICED Ilea's and Young Men's Tailored Suits $23 to S45 D. H. MOSHER TAILOR Dr. B. H. White V Osteopathy - Surgery electronic Diagnosis and Treat ment (Dr. Abram'a method) Office Phone 859 or 469-J 006 U. 8. Bank Bldg. LAD0 & BUSH BANKERS Established 18CS General Banking Business Office Hours from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. UeG arry all ' " PHONE 930 ! Lrnner Transfer & Storage Co. clerk's office r yesterday by the state game commission. The first one was issued to J. M. Coburn of Route 4, box J 17, who took out a combination license. The num ber of licenses sold last year is not available by; the county clerk as all returns have not been made. Licenses are sold in many places in the county, besides the county clerk's office,' 1024 Calendar Free. Homer H. Smith Ins. Agency. Over Millers. d21tf. Export Channels Doubled , Eastern buyers do not believe that Oregon prunes have gone Into the export channel according to reports heard here and conse quenty their buying is not steady. In a letter to friends here from J. M. Newhouse, dated December 19, who is leaving for Liverpool on a selling campaign for the North Pacific exchange. He plans to strengthen buying in the east and to establish brokerage connections and to develop trade for the fu ture. . : '., Keep Warm! ! Sale of Heaters' at H. L. Stiff d27 Furn. Co. Fire Calls Received The fire department was sum moned yesterday to 1155 Oak to put out a chimney blaze. No dam age was reported. Two calls were made Christmas day, one of which was to 647 North Sixteenth. Odd Piece Sale! Bargains on every floor. H. L. Stiff Furn. Co. d27 Horses Annoy Residents- Signed by nearly 60 residents of Boardman and the surrounding district in Morrow county, a pe tition has been received by the governor's office asking for re lief from the wild horses in that section. The petition asks that some person of authority come and dispose of the range horses now running tit large and destroy ing much property. Leather Helmets Arrived Special $1.45. Harry W- Scott. ; r d28 Four Accidents Fatal- Four fatalities occurred during the week ending December 24, ac- FOR SALE or RENT 54 FEET FRONT At 252 N. High Enquire of V. T. Rigdon Dancing! Dancing! Ye Pi-id Pipers, a college or chestra of Oregon, Friday. Don't miss this; a treat. Regular Saturday dance at Auditorium. Skating, Skating, Skating At Dreamland Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7:30 to 10 p. m. Hear Our New Calliope RADIO HEADQUARTERS For RADIO SUPPLIES Open Evenings 189 SOUTH HIGH! Sizes of Coal from the large furnace to the smallest nut size. Tell us for what purpose the coal is required and we'll point out the proper size to use. But although we carry all sizes, we handle only one quality,: the very best coal from the very best mines. Our coal service is yours to command, J -. Prices range from $10 to 913 Also handle the best Diamond Briquettes 915 cording to the -industrial accident commission, -which reports a total of 359 accidents. The fatalities were Fred Bailey, lineman, The Dalles; Joseph Coffen, watchman, Portland;. Charles Dunbar, choker setter. Rector, and Olivet R. Ba ker, laborer. Bend. Of the total number, 305 were subject to pro visions of the compensation act, 53 from firms rejecting the act, and one from a public utility cor poration not subject to the pro visions ot the act. Open For Business , The Sanitary Grocery market at 1590 S. Commercial at Lincoln street has opened an up-to-date grocery and meat market. Phone 22. We deliver. d27 Steiner Sends Greetings Christmas greetings from Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner and wife are being received by many of the state of ficials. Dr. Steiner writes from Shanghai, China, and reports much poverty and strife. "I would not trade Klamath county for the whole Orient." Dr. Steiner said. Dr. Steiner, who is superin tendent of the Oregon state hos pital, had charge of several who were deported from the. hospital. Baby Girl Bo: A baby girl born to Mr. ; and Mrs. Charles Willard December 24 at 1925 East State. ' The Willards reside at Molalla, Or. Two Three-Room Apartments Furnished. First floor) fire place and furnace; two blocks north of state house. Phone 630. 6d30 Notice to Water Consumers All water consumers are urgent ly requested to refrain from run ning the water at the faucets dur ing this cold weather to prevent freezing of the pipes. Between four and five million gallons ot water are being wasted each day by this means. Remember this wasted ater is needed to proper ly nerve the people of Salem. Sa lem Water Light & Power Co. d28 Hayesville Council Meets The Hayesville district Sunday school council of religious educa tion will meet at the Clear Lake church Sunday, beginning at 10 o'clock in the morning, with the regular Sunday school. A solo by Opal Simpson of Brooks will be a feature. The address for the morning Service will be given by B. J. Kimber, Marion county YMCA secretary. A basket dinner will he served at noon. At 1 p. m. the delegates will meet, to be fol lowed by a devotional and , song service.. The business session and offering will begin at 1:45 o'clock with special music and a solo by Rev. H. E. Able, i pastor of the Liberal Evangelical church. ; The main address will be given at 2:30 o'clock by Rev. C. C. Poling, pas tor of the First Evangelical church of Salem Call 707 For the Fuller Brush Man. d28 On Jury List W. T. Stolz of Salem has been drawn on the panel for the Janu ary term of the United (States court jury. . f Heating Stove Sale- H. L. Stiff Furn. Co. d27 police Court News- Little .activity marked the day after Christmas in police court. Besides the arrest of escaped in mates of the state training school, only three other cases were acted upon. Fines of $5 each were lev ied against M. Alfred and R. Ely for speeding. H. L. Hobson for feited 910 bail, which he bad de posited for his appearance in court today. . ,'-".' Odd Piece Sale! ' Bargains on every floor. II. L. Stiff Furn. Co. ! d27 Good Wood- Four ft. dry slab wood 5.50 per cord. . 16 ft. dry slab wood $4.50 per load. Prompt delivery- Spaulding Logging Co., Phone 1830. ; d27 Miller Is Better ' U. S. Miller, who suffered a fall on the icy pavement several days ago as he was leaving his home on Summer street, is coming along fine. Mr. Miller fractured his arm near the shoulder anrt took a chip DIED JOHNSON Alfred Johnson died at a local hospital December 26. at the age of 43 years. Survived by his brother, John A. Johnson of Portland. His remains will go forward to Portland 'today where services will be held and body interred. Webb funeral parlors In charge. . FUNERALS Funeral services for Vada G, Woodward, age 26, wife of Harry L. Woodward, and mother of Don ald Edward, will be from Cottage undertaking parlors at 1:30, De cember 27. RIGDON c SON'S 1IORTUART UaeqTialed! Service - BEN SEZ- Here's a good car for some one. . Packard 6 Coupe Looks like new at a Bargain Price. VICK BROS. PHONE 1841 from his shoulder bone. He will be in the harness again, it is an nounced,, within six or seven weeks. - Music This Evening 6:30 till 8:00 at the Gray Belle by the Ramblers six piece orches tra d27 Notice to Water Consumers i All water consumers are urgent ly requested to refrain from run ning the water at the faucets dur ing this cold weather to prevent freezings of the pipes. Between four and five million gallons of water are being wasted each day by this means. Remember this wasted water is needed to proper ly feerro the people of Salem. Sa lem Water Light & Power Co. d28 Fifty Heavy Double-Breasted Wool overcoats on sale at Thomas Kay Woolen Mill Co. at 112.00 each. J4 Returns to Salem B. B. Robb, manager of the Pen dleton branch of the Gunnell & Robb studios, has returned to Sa lem for a few days. He reports intense cold weather in eastern Oregon and states that the ther mometer registered 25 to 35 de grees below zero. No Dance at Schindler Hall Saturday night, December 27th. d27 Births. Are Reported Gladys Petri is the name given to a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Petri at the Deaconess hospital December 23, according to the birth report filed with the city health officer yesterday. Eu gene Martin Gass was born to Mr. and Mrs. E. .M. Gass at Shaw, ac cording to another report. Heating Stove Bale H. L. Stiff Furn. Co. d27 Special Meetings Arranged A week of special meetings will be held in the Scandinavian Meth odist Episcopal church by Rev. C. A. Cederberg of Portland. The meetings are scheduled to begin December 29 and are to end Jan uary 4. Services in 'the Swedish language are to be held on Mon day, and Tuesday evenings, and in English on Thursday and Friday evenings at 8 o'clock. Wednesday evening the Epworth League pro gram and watch-night services are to be held, starting at 9 o'clock. Swedish services are held at 11 o'clock Sunday and the English services at 8 o'clock in the eve ning. Rev. PJ N. Dahlin, pastor, extends a cordial invitation to all interested. Turkej' Shoot Turner, Sunday, Dec. 28. d28 Dudley Speaks Monday A. S. Dudley, manager of the Oregon State Chamber ot Com merce, will deliver an address on Monday noon at the regular meet ing of the Salem Chamber of Com merce. "Will Industrial Develop ment Solve Oregon's Agricultural Problems?" is the announced top ic! Mr. Dudley is recognized as one of the most progressive man agers of state chamber of com merce work in the United (States. Through his efforts the progres sive business men and professional men of the state have got back of the state chamber of commerce. This organization has become a real factor jin the development of the state of Oregon. Men's Overcoats at Sale Prices Fullerton's, 384 State street. over the Spa. t dl9tf Safe Robbed Asai Some time Christmas night the safe in the office of the Copeland Lumber company in West Salem was ransacked but nothing taken, according to a reoort made to the sheriff's office yesterday by James Imlah, deputy 6herirr or rolk county. The only clue was the print of a No. 8 shoe. Tools were obtained from the West Salem freight depot of the Southern Pa cific, This Is the second time the office has been visited by burglars in the last two months. Large, All Wool Blankets On sale at Thomas Kay Woolen Mill Co., 12th street, $5.00 pair. Notice to Water Coiwumem- All water consumers are urgent ly requested to refrain from run ning the water at the faucets dur ing this cold weather to prevent freezing of the pipes. Between four and five million gallons of water are being wasted each day by this! means. Remember this wasted (water is needed to proper ly eervej the people of Salem. Sa lem Wafer Light & Power Co. d28 Train. Smashes Auto Though the machine in which they were riding was struck by No. 16, northbound Southern Pa cific train Friday, Lane Morley and Miss McNirney, a nurse at the Willamette sanitarium. , escaped with only minor injuries.' Miss automobile land suffered from shock while Mr. Morley was not injured beyond a few bruises. Mr. Morley was driving west on Center and as he- neared the railroad rack on Twelfth, slowed down to permit Miss McNirney to alight from the vehicle. The machine skidded about 25 feet turning half about, j As they were getting out of the machine the rear end was struck by- the train. ,. The automobile was not seriously dam Card of Thanks We . wish to thank our many friends for their sympathy and kindness during the illness and death of our beloved son and brother Lucia B. Shepard and for the many beautiful floral offer ings.' Mrs. Dora Shepard and family. " d27 Pierce Prepares Message i Governor Walter M. Pierce has written and is now engaged on re-writing his message to the 1925 legislative session. The governor will include a number of recom mendations and hopes to keep the message within 3,000 words. 'No part of the message will be re leased for publication prior to its delivery at the session, i he de-j clared. - Keep Warm! Sale of Heaters at II. Lj Stiff Furn, Co. d27 "Paperhangei" Expected Business houses are warned to be on the lookout for a man using the name of W. P Reeves, repre senting himself to be a big sheep man, and looking the part. This information was sent to Sheriff Oscar Bower by the sheriff at Boise, Idaho, who believes the man is headed for the Pacific coast.. Reeves is said to have cleaned up more thanl ?12,000 on worthless paper drawn on the Hagerman bank of Idaho. Reeves l is' describ ed as between 34 to 37j years old, prosperous looking, nearly blonde, with a small blonde mustache and light brown hair. ; Music During Dinner i This evening at the Gray Bella by the Ramblers six piece orches tra. d27 I PERSONALS Governor Walter M. Pierce was in Portland Friday, appearing be fore the Chamber of Commerce. Attorney and Mrs. Don New- bery of Medford, are spending the Christmas holidays visiting Mrs! Newbery's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Delzell. Mr. Delzell is pri vate secretary to Goyernor Pierce State, Senator Sam A. Garland (of Lebanon was in the city yeater- uny catuiis upun vauuus fiiaio ui- ficials. Dr. Carl Miller was confined to his home yesterday with an attack of the grippe. . , ' William Jenkins, traveling pas Benger agent for the Southern Pa cific company with offices in' Port land, was a visitor in Salem; yes terday, i . - I Eva Feree. a member of tjbe of fice force of the adjutant general's office, .visited in Newberg during the holiday. j Mrs. W.-G. -Fisher was a visitor here from Turner yesterday. CAUSE OF DEATH NOT DETERMINED (Continued from pig 1) I determine exactly what caused the death, the coroner was informed by his chemists. j An indication of the thorough-; ness of the Investigation came to night when George E. Gorman, assistant state's attorney, made public a statement made by F. T. Breidigan of Battle Creek, Mich., formerly in charge of clinical rou tine of the Illinois research labor atory here. . .. j . j In 1919, Breidigan said. Dr. Oh son, now dead ana a Brother of Judge Harry Olson, chief justice ot the municipal court and a friend of the McClintock family, who asked that the investigation be launched, (brought two men to the laboratory. They were introduced to him. he said, as "William McClintock and Mr. Shepherd." The man known as Shepherd, Breidigan said, came to the labor atories several times with Dr. Ol son and later made three or tour trips alone. During visits to the laboratories Breidigan said, the man known to him as Shepherd, watched his work and expressed particular in terest in "bacterial cultures; also NEW LAMP BURNS 94 AIR i Beats Electric or Gas A new oil lamp that gives an amazingly brilliant, soft, white light, even better than gas or elecr tricity, has been tested by the U. S. Government and 35 leading uni versities and found to be superior to 10 ordinary oil lamps. It-burns without odor, smoke or noise no pumping up, is simple, clean, safe. Burns 94 per cent air and-6 per cent common kerosene (coal oil.) The Inventor. V. Mi Johnson, Is offering to send a lamD on 10 day's FREE trial, or even to give one FREE to the first user in eacn locality who will help him intro duce it. Write him to-day for full particulars. Also ask him to ex nlaln hn van ran ret the aaency. (and without experience or money PAAVO NTJRMt, WORLD'S GREATEST RUNNER, HERE . TO MEET AMERICA'S BESl . v.-"v vv- '- '-"': S .J.'.'S-:::-.-.- Kg jriinaiajij i. , . I 5 5 Nurmi the Finnish star, holds world's records for the mile run 1.500 metres, three, miles and 5,000 metres and at the Olympic Games lost summer he won the 1.500 metre run In the new Olym pic time of1 3 minutes, S3 3-5 sec onds; the 5,000 metre run In 14 minutes. , 31 1 1-5 seconds, also an Olympic record, and the cross country run in 32 minutes. 54 sec onds. He also was a member Of the Finland team, which) won the 3,000 metre team race. Nurmi is a mechanical draftsman. 2 7 years old. and in the spring he will re-, turn to Finland to take up his work, f His first race in this country will be in New York at a Madison Bquare Garden meet on January S. He contemplates an Invasion if Aft Middle West and Canada". Hi RELIEF Weather Moderating Reports Indicate; Storm Is Mov ing Eastward CHICAGO. Dec. 26. (By the Associated Press). The middle west, which, has been in the grip of near zero weather for most of the week, today experienced a moderation of the cold while the severe cold had moved eastward to the Atlantic seaboard. While the east did not experi ence the extreme cold that de scended on the 'west and middle west, zero blasts may yet attack discussing typhoid germs with Breidigan, explaining that he was a chemist and druggist and was interested in clinical routine. On three occasions, he said, a woman introduced to him as "Mrs. (Shepherd." accompanied the man, but she, did. not (enter the labora tory. The last time he saw the couple, the statement said, was at the funeral of. Dr. Olson, but he added that he did not talk with them then and did not know where they lived. - William D. Shepherd now Is on his way back to Chicago from Al buquerque, N. M., where he and Mrs. Shepherd went to rest after young McClintock's death. . He is expected to arrive here tomorrow morning, and Robert E. Crowe. State's attorney; has indicated that Mr. Shepherd, who was a druggist and chemist, will be questioned at once about young McClintock s death. Joseph Savage, assistant state's attorney, said that his office had not determined as yet what sig nificance might be attached to Mr Breidigan's statement, which came to the office from Judge Olson Commenting on the investigation, he said: "Our investigation is including all possibilities of the . case, not excluding that of typhoid innocu lation and the. possibility ot im proper treatment of the patient. such as the feeding of solid foods. Our examination of Dr. Rupert Stolp, attending physician, today failed to elicit any confirmation of the possibility that McClintock's death had been hastened or his illness intentionally aggravated. MIDDLE WEST IS - Blanks That Are Legal , We carry in stock over 115 legal blanks suited to most, any; business transactions. We may have just the form you are looking for! at a bis saving as compared to made to order formsj Some of the forms: Contract of Sale, Koad Notice, , Will fonnsj Assign ment of Mortgage, Mortgage forms. Quit Claim Deeds, Abstracts form, Bin of Sale,. Building Contract, Promissory Notes, Installment Notes, General Lease, Power of Attorney, Prune Books and Pads, Scale Re ceipts, Etc. i These forms arc carefully prepared for the courts and private use. Price on forms ranges from 4 cents to 16 cents apiece, and on note books from Za to 50 that portion for It was announced today, that. a new cold wave is moving eastward from the north west with indications that the mercury In tbe middle west again will be near the zero mark by Sunday. A blizzard from the norih de scending on Great Falls, Mont., was the forerunner o.f the new cold spell and caused temperatures to drop from above freezing to nearly zero within a few hours. Rotary snow plows were out in this section today and last: night battling to keep roads and rail communications open. The last few days of storm and cold also did considerable damage to wire communications in tbe southwest which had just recovered from the sleet and snow storms of last week. -i Sixteen deaths have followed in the wake of the Christmas cold, a check up today indicated. ! Four lives were lost in Illinois, three in Ohio, three in Colorado, two in Oregon, and one each in Califor nia, Texas, Utah and New Jersey RELEASED OX RAIL HOBOKEN, N. J., Dec.j 26 Capt. St. Clair Tanner and five members of the crew of the British schooner Patara. seized off the Jersey coast the day before Christ mas with $200,000 worth of liquor aboard, were held for a bearing before a United States com mis sioner today charged with con spiracy to violate the prohibition law. Captain Tanner was released in $1500 bail and members of the crew gained their liberty jon bail of $1,000 each. j I BITS FOR BREAKFAST I : Chinook In eastern Oregon Pass it over the Cascades, or around any way, so it gets here. . I Yes;- this is the year ot the long freeze. Youths of today; will be old timers in the far future, and make themselves nuisances telling about It. j ' V It will be a colder day, than Christmas when Dock Slaughter gets Tom Kay's scalp. : Horses are not to be : allowed on the down town streets of Los Angeles after 4:30 in tbe after noon. Edison said it was coming that horses would finally be ruled off of city streets. : I' . Salem barber hard hit by tbe Christmas spirit says an era of prosperity is one in which people go in debt for things they don't need. . - U The proposed new sugar factory at Belllngham, Wash., is spoken of in the editorial corner ot The Statesman this morning.;, One of the main .inducements made to the farmers to sign beet growing con tracts is interesting to the people of the Salem district. The sugar O n lb 11 Meets Every Bligh Theatre, 9:45 All Men Welcome Good Music Subject this Sunday "The Meaning of Faith" . cents. f ; ' PRINTED AND FOR SALE BY Statesman Publishing LEGAL BLANK HEADQUARTERS At Business Office, Ground Floor company promises! to put in a dry- ng plant for the beet pulp; each grower of beets to be entitled to.x dried pulp for his own require ments up to the equivalent of that produced by him. J With the grow ers also having the beet tops, this will wonderfully develop dairying and live stock breeding there. It would here in the Salem section. The growers for the proposed Bel llngham factory live right up near the British Columbia line, around Sumas, Lynden, Everson, Fern- dale, Acme and other centers. Tho Salem district can surely prow beets as good, and with us 'high sugar content, as the farmers up there can. . i a V In the society columns of The Statesman' of yesterday morning news of the coming at the Salem hospital of a Christmas present t, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Todd was given. The Christmas present was a baby daughter, named Carol in honor of the day and Florette in respect to the names of the maternal . grandmothers of the new arrival. Mrs. Todd was : Ruth Hodge, a graduate of Willamette university. Paul Todd isalso a graduate of Willamette., : Ills father, E. H. Todd, was vice president of Willa mette university, and is now presl-. dent of the College of Puget Sound at Tacomaan outstanding institu tion with a beautiful campus and a fine plant, and over 500 stu dents. Paul Todd is superintend- ent of the school at Eatonville, Wash., 30 miles from Tacoma, oa the way to Rainier national park. This school is one of the outstand ing' institutions Qf a number of consolidated districts in Washing ton. The district has as much , assessed valuation as the city of Chehalis, and 350 to 4 00 school population. Vocational education is carried to zi hW-'h point in this school; $800" to $10,000 worth tt Manual traininr jwork being turned out each year,- fVr instance. ThH Is the second girl of the Todds. their first daughter, Pauline, be ing aged four years. Benefit Dance By Veterans of Foreign Wars Armory New Year's Eve Admission $J..OO Ladies Free 25,000 Pounds of Grape Root ' WANTED Also Fir Pitch Capital Bargain House The House of a Million and One Bargains 215 CENTER Sunday at the r Co. MxNIniey was thrown from the make $250 to 9auo per raonia.