THE OREGON1 STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON v
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 31, 1924
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Join lie Eagles Today
-s. Special rate while
crarter is open
Free ch; tor lor yourself, "Wife and
family. Sick, accident and death
benefits. Straight monthly dues
No Assessments. A workingman'
lodge. Investigate " thoroughly
then see Frank E. Paris, Organiz
er, Hotel Klinger or at the United
Cigar Store 363 State street.
Eagles from any part of the
United, States or Canada are re
quested to make themselve
known to me at once. d31
Dance the Old Year
Out and' the ' New Year in at
Schindler's halIr,.Wednesday night.
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Twenty Interesting Boys ,
Twenty , boys from the state
training school were guests of the
Klwanls club for dinner yesterday
After the dinner. Superintendent
Gilbert took them to places of in
terest. They visited the Statesman
office and were-, shown through
the establishment. 1 k
ladies Matinee
Hickman Bessy Company today
Bligh Theatre.
fr -Fine AB-Vool
; Double breasted, plaid - back
overcoats at $20.00. Thomas Kay
Woolen Mill Co. V ; j4
Bis Dinner for Gobs -
That' Uncle Sam's naval men
did not miss anything tor their
Christmas dinner is evident from
the menu sent to the Statesman
by Herbert Barlow, former Salem
high school boy now at the United
States naval training station at
San Diego. .The menu would have
done credit to the couisine of any
high 'class restuarant 1 or : hotel.
Herbert Barlow is the son of Mr,
and Mrs. P. M. Gregory.
Beautiful Jf ew Year Dance-
At Schindler hall, Wednesday
nighty Ramblers playing. d-31
Joins Local Chamber '
J. A. White, a member of the
real estate firm of the Home
Realty company," 16 9, South High,
has' joined the Chamber of Com
merce.1 His membership was
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Buyr Furniture
Ptrone 511
brought ill this week by L. L.
Laws, his partner, who is also a
member of the Chamber of Com
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Buy "Musical Instruments"-
Now. Big? sale on at Moore's
Musical house. 415 Court. d31.
"Scandal Sheet" Arrives
A copy of:. the grades of all
students at the University of Ore
gon who were registered last sem
ester has been , received by The
Statesman and any university stu
dent who wishes to learn of. the
marks accorded by professors are
welcome to call and look over the
sheet. The publication has . been
styled the "scandal sheet" : by the
students. j ,
were awarded to members of the
162nd infantry. Those from the
Salem office i who attended . the
meeting were; Major Tom Rilea,
Major J. D. Schuer, Major ; A. C. j
Baker, and. jCapt. V. W. Diaz.
General George A. White was also
present. The occasion was the
quarterly review and muster in
Portland.
Here are three Used Fords.
f Jee Them Today
1010 Ford Touring $95.00
Good condition
! 1023 Ford Coupe $375.00
1 Rons good
1023 Ford Sedan Iota of
extras, runs and look good
High Grade Player Plant
Like new. Left with us to sell.
Will sacrifice for $295.00. A
snap. See this Tallman I Piano
store, 395 So. 12th near ; S. P.
Depot, Jl
visit the Spaulding mill and the
paper .mill. Thursday the boys
will be at the ''open house" at the
YMCA building, but on the follow
ing day they will take a tour
through the Cherry City Baking
plant. The trip was scheduled
for an earlier date, but through
Only Two Days-
Left Removal Sale,
Johnson & Co.
G. W.
Last Day Before Mov
The G. Wi Johnson clothing
store is spending its last day in a oeiier arrangement tne ooys win
its old location before moving to be able to see the process of bread
461 State street. The company maKing carried on oeuer rnaay
has been holding a sale during evening than an earlier date.
the past few days to clean up part
ne became peeved" with his o'clock Saturday nlght.v After the
treatment as ja member of , the first number Mr. Bechtel stepped
tnreenemora iZ! telephone and asked C
sic for the annual prison show. Breitbaupt. telegraph fjorist. If he
then in progress. He was returned could get a rush order through f or
JNOrember 12, :tbe same year, after some' flowers. Before the; radio
being captured in Seattle. Smith Braerm w. nmnw,i n Mt
wag received November 23, 1921,1 M
Althouse wa announced for h
in omat county"' Becle !ast Mr. Bechtel : heard
of the loss of all good time credits
Smith was forced to serve the en
tire three years.
Odd and End Dish Sak
H. L., Stiff Furniture Co.
the announcer say that a boquet
of flowers had just been received
for Miss Althouse from Mr. and
Mrs.' Bechtel, of Salem. , Several
other Salem radio fans reported
tn f r Tlfvtrl that thar had alan
d31 heard the announcement.
Motion Day Coming '
The circuit court for the Janu
ary term; ,will "be prepared by
Judge Kelly Friday when he holds
motion day. Department No. 1 is
to open January 1, and the cases
were for that court. ;
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of their stockj before moving into
No Oninfons Tuesday .
Though Tuesday is he regular I ine ew quariers.
dav for the handing down of opin-l
ions by the supreme -court, noiys Dance at Hqrsshoe Park
pmade public yesterday. It was an
nounced that ! the opinions would
be handed down Friday morning.
Room-Size Rag Rugs
At cost. H. L. Stiff Furniture
Co. d31
New Yearfs EveTTMusic by
Thomas Brothers Moonlight Ser-
enaders. Goodj snappy music. d31
Rcautii'ul Mahogany Library-
Tables, 19. H. L. Stiff Furni
ture Co. d31
County Budget Adopted
No interest was taken in the
county budget yesterday and when
the county coart met to receive
protests from taxpayers, found no
one ready to raise their voices
against the contemplated expendi
tures. The budget was signed as
Breaks Arm on Auto
Floyd Kewiom of Brooks suf
fered the fracture of a right arm
yesterday when a Chevrolet car.
which he was cranking, back-fired
and the crank struck his arm.
Newsom was brought to Salem and
given surgical attention, ,
See Extra Special Prices
Monday. Tuesday and Wednes
day this week at Moore s Music
house. . ' - d31.
Druggists Want Shorter Hours-
Beginning Jan. 4, three drug
stores only wjill be open Sundays
from 9 a. m. to 6 d. m. A card
will be displayed on the front of published and the tax levy for the
each store closed, statlnar what I county win dc maae accoraingiy
stores are oDn that dav. During I Members of the budget committee
th week davs Monda v. Tuesday. include mem Ders ox me county
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday I court, T. B. Jones of Salem, Wal
three store! will .be open f rom te? Mayo of Stayton, and J. B
6:30 to 8 n. m. All stores closed 1 "'f "l
at 6:30 Will display a card stating
what stores are open that night.
All drug stores will be open Sat
urday night unth 9 p. m. Salem
Druggists. f 1 12,
Sitend New Year's Eve
At the Gray Belle. Dancing 9
to 12. d31
Myers Moves
F. G. Myers of The Spa has fin
ished moving, Into his new home
at the corner of Chemeketa , and
Winter streets. The moving was
completed, yesterday afternoon.
For Sale-
Show case.
Beauty parlor
to be seen' at Model
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Fifty Heavy JJonble-Breasted
Wool i overcoats on sale
Thomas Kay Woolea Mill Co.
12.00 each.
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DcaA to Arrive
Sherman W. Dean is to arrive
in Salem January 2, according to
a telegram received by C. A. Kells,
secretary of the YMCA. Dean Is
the official architect of the YMCA
and Is here to confer with local
officials regarding the construc
tion of the new building here.
Members of the board are to be
railed together at noon of that
Corps in Portland C -
Members of the adjutant gene
ral's office in Salem attended the
exercises at Portland last ' night
where several long-service medals ,
For Thirty-Five years
The Capital Business College
has served the people of Salem
well and faithfully. It will con
tinue to do so. and prepare its
pupils in as 'short a time as is
consistent with thoroughness. Xo day for a meeting
one should expect more than this
iffice open each day this week.
excepting New Year's day, to ans
wer inquiries land register pupils.
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See Extra Special Prices
Monday,' Tuesday and Wednesday
this week at Moore's Music house.
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O. SC. Zrtckwood
347 N. Com. St.
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for hire without flrlTcri
: PHONE 2020
Day and Night Service
POPULAR PRICED
Mem'a ' and Yonng Mena
Tailored Suit $23 to $45
D. '-ft IIOSHER
TAILOR
Dr. B.II. White
r Osteopathy - Surgery
electronic Diagnosis and Treat
raeut (Dr, Abram'a method)
Office' Phone 859 or 469-J
COO XT. S. Jlank Bldg.
Special -New
Year's
Dinner1
75c
Salem Restaurant
3:30 8 P. M.
MAKE RESERVATIONS '
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Phone 210O ,159 S. High
5Ien's Overcoats at Sale Price
Fullerton's. 384 State street.
over the Spa. I dl9tf
Plumbers Are Busy
Plumbers cf Salem are kept
busy day and night, according to
Inral renorts. and it will be a fort-
Big Prune Sale . , J -hpfor the work is caught
The North Pacific -Pruue Ex- up wltn Many or tno troien
water pipes were bursted and as a
New Year's Ball
AT AUDITORIUM
Wednesday Always Best
LADIES FREE .
change has" disposed of 450,000
pounds of Italian prunes in the
New York market at the market
price, and in: some Instances a bit
over, for delivery February 1st.
This enables the exchange to pay
1 the growers about half a cent a
pound more. Thla is regarded as
a very fortunate sale and the ex
change ia to be congratulated upon
the result. The exchange feels
that a little later It can advance
the price on some of the better
brands- of prunes
result many of them had to be re
placed. Occupants of homes, who
thought the pipe had only one
break, found that several breaks
had occurred.
Odd and End Sale
10 to 50 per cent discpunt. H.
L. Stiff Furniture Co. d31
Furnished House
For rent. H. L. Stiff Furniture
Co. .- : i '-. . Jl
Skating, Skating, Skating
At Dreamland
Thursday. Friday, Saturday
- 7:30 to 10 p. m.i .
. Hear. Ovr Ker CaUiope
I Pre-Inventory' Sale-
Monday, Tuesday aud Wednes
day, this week. Moore's Music
i house. ! i r -. d 3 1
RADIO HEADQUARTERS
For
RADIO SUPPLIES
Open Evenings
189 SOUTH HIGH
Called Away ' : i ; s H
, Dee Robertson, a prominent ath
lete and member of the Willam
ette university Bearcat squad, was
called to Portland yesterday, by
the death of his mother. News
of the serious illness of his mother
reached Robertson while he was
practising basketball in prepara
tion for the Jour the Willamette
athletes are making to Washing
ton state points.
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General Banking Business
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Office noun from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m.
Will Sacrifice-
All our phonographs for quick
sale. $150 Edison $75. $125 Vic
tor $75. Others reduced in pro
portion. Terms. Tallman Piano
store. 395 South 12th near S. P.
Depot. j i Jl
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Betty and Emma Gertber were
called to their home at Lebanon
on account of the sudden illness
of their mother. They plan on
returning to Salem soon, where
they, are employed by The Spa.
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UclfiETs?a!l 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 rery best coal
from 'the very best minea.
Our coat service is yours to
command, ,
Prices range from 10 to 915
'Also handle the best
Diamond Briqoettea 913
PHONE 930
rmorlrcinsfer fiStdrals Co.
Make Educational Trip - ;
The boys jof the YMCA who
went on the j educational tour to
the Valley Packing company were
able to see how Salem's meat sup
ply was handled. Of special inter
est, the boys (stated, was the man
ner in which the porkers were car
ed for. The trip consisted a visit
to all departments of the plant
which prepared the meat for the
market. Today the boys are to
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POTTER -M jrs. Auna Totter died
at a local hbspital Dec. 27, 1924,
at the age Jof 26 years. She is
survived by her widower, E. C.
'- Potter. , Funeral announcements
, later. Arrangements In charge
of the Webb Funeral parlors. .
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Stills Are Sold
Raising his bid 'Tom 6 to 9
cents a pound for the 1,000-pound
collection of copper stills, a col
lection of distilleries accumulated
by the sheriffs office during the
last year, waa boI Tuesday - to
Stetinbach, local iunk dealer! The
stills will be broken up and ren
dered unfit .for further use be
fore being re-sold to Portland
dealers. - A Portland junk man
offered 10 cents a pound, f.o.b.
Portland, but ' the offer was re
jected In favor of the local dealer
Freight rates. from Salem to Port
land are a quarter-cent a pound
and the difference in the bids was
so little that the contract was of
fered to Steinbach.
Wife Played Rough-
Throwing dishes . about the
house proved too much for Char
les L. Whitney, who has brought
a divorce suit against bis wife.
Alice L. Whitney. Not only did
the bill for crockery amount up
but he was driven from the house,
out into the barn and forced to
alep In the hay. he declares in his W"a ; CorvalHs with rera-
complaint. This was bad enough.
con-
Edward Houston, a member of
the Wpodburn high school faculty,
is spending part of his vacation in
Salem. !
Airin W. Rookstool, a member
of -The Statesman, advertising
force, is confined to his home by
an attack of la grippe. Mr. Rook
stool was overseas during the war
and was gassed. The effects of
the attack are showing themselves
at the present time.
Frances Ploy is to spend the
but tocap the climax the develop
ed habit of bringing other men
home. Whitney : balked- at this
point .and according to ! the com
plaint, be and his wife separated
early this month. - AH he wants is
tlves.
William H. Trindle was
fined to his home Tuesday.
Mrs. E. C. Blezier -was. a Salem
visitor from Independence Tues
day. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shilts of
to be restored hla freedom from Falls CIt v,sIled In Salem yester-
Th I Hay-
matrimony
couple werde married is Vancou-
er. Wash, in January 1923
Limited Train Planned-i-
Three railroad companies oper
ating out of Portland have entered
into a contract for a limited train
between Portland and Puget
Sound points, according to letter j MoMinnvlIle
received by the .public service
commission. Earnings of the train
will be pooled, according to the
contract, for it is held that none
of the raUroads is justified to op
erate an individual limited train
The petition Is now pending be
fore the interstate commerce com-
mision and the support of the
Oregon commission fs asked. The
three companies are the Great
Northern. Northern Pacific and
Miss Rose Chromy of Jefferson
visited In Salem yesterday.
H. O. Cox of Moretand ,was In
Salem yesterday. .
Edward Warren, Instructor In
the Stanfield high Kchool. is visit
ing his brother, Albert, during the
holiday season.
P. P. Wright and son. Vearl. of
were visitors here
yesterday.
' Leland S. Duncan, a student at
the Willamette university school
of law, visited his parents at Eu
gene during the week-end. Dun
can Is vice president of the Black
stone club, an organization of law
students and an employe of the
Red Cross pharmacy.
Mrs. A- N. Amos of Woodburn
was in S.alem Tuesday.
N. F. Stalfcun from Dallas Is
the Union Pacific. AH operate visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stal-
over the same rails between iort-icup in salem during the Christmas
land and sceatue; f holidays.
Miss Louise Townsend. instruc-
Gct5 Vancouver IJcense tor of French In the Salem high
A Vancouver marriage license school, has returned from Port-
has been issued to J. Melvin Rive- I land where she snent the Christ-
nes of SHverton and Alice Reinert
son of Rider, N. D.
mas vacation with her parents.
Elmo S. White, president of the
Gray & White Publishing com
pany, returned from Seattle yes
terday and plans on motoring to
Portland today.
Col. Carle Ahrams, secretary of
the state board of control, was a
Stool Pigeon" Pardoned
Because J. P. ..Miranda.' convict
ed Portland : bootlegger, is too
valuable . aa.a 5"tool pigeon" to
spend hia time in jaU. he wa
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ssuea a paraon oy uovernor vva-j Portland visitor Tuesday.
ter M.- Pierce. Favor was shown 1 Carl Shoemaker, business mana-
because the man had turned state s j g6r of the state' fish commission,
evidence and is in direct line with I was a business visitor in Salem
an established police, the gover- J yesterday. ,
nor said. A number of liquor law i Gene Narrigen, tobacco sales-
violators were arrested ; and con- i man who formerly made his head
victed upon hi evidence; Governor j quarters in iSalem, is hack again
some, when 18,000 is a very good
day's work.
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It Is worse than carrying coals
to Newcastle for us to be buying
sugar from foreigners, ' when we
can produce it better and cheaper j
right here in the Salem district '
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than it can be done any where else
on earth; and when this would
add -vast wealth indirectly. "We
must, here sugar factories.
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The New Tear Statesman is not
going to be big enough; but it Is
too late now to make it more than
40 pages.
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There's probably no way of find
ing out, but a Salem barber won
ders if Adam ever got bald.
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The Ffench, with their passion
for kissing, doubtless wonder why
Uncle Sam doesn't kiss his money
good-byand forget It.
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Charity begins at home and, as
a general thing, is a mighty poor
traveler. '
At this season you can't till
whether that feeling is appendici
tis or mince pie.
-A pessimist says that the only
way to avoid trouble is to die
young.
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Almost anything is possible In
an era wherein the dictionary be
comes a best seller.
By.
Veterans of Foreign Wars ,
Armory New Year's Eve
Admission fl.OO Ladles Free
NAVY FUTURE
: NOW CHANGED
(Continned from psgs l)
appear before the committee Janu
ary 8 for this purpose.
25,000 Pounds cf
Grape Root
WANTED
Also Fir Pitch
Capital B arc-in
i House
The Jlouse of a Million and
One Bargains
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dally of the attitude of the V.'Lite
House regarding another naval
limitations conference It was at
the I suggestion cf H r. Butler,
however, that , the motion, as ap
proved, -tru made. The chairman
said he ofored the motion becacsa
he had been charged with a. tempt
ing to override the will of the
committee. ITr. Coolidei w 111
exert his Influence to bring about
another arms limitation confer
ence whenever the time is consid
ered propituous, but at present he
is unable to determine just when
such a conference could be called
vlth fair prospects of success.
The action of the house com
mittee was -appointment between
those directing to take a bill pro
posing a naval building program
and members, who sought to have
the committee direct its attention
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4riuK me aiscussion unairman to a measure designed to adjust
Butler of tha committee announc-lcertain irregularities in the naval
ed he had been informed unoffi establishment, ; ,
Pierce said.
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Dance at the Gray Belle.
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Fetish Adorns Desk
A wooden-god bedecks the desk
of David W. Eyre, president of the
United National bank, which was
sent to him by a friend in China.
The god is to protect the president
from all worries and griefs accord
ing to the guarantee which came
with it. Evidently the speciman
is a work of jacknife carving.
Table? May be Reserved
In advance for the dance at the
Gray Belle this evening. d31
Collects Bountici
Gilbert Myers, of Gates, was in
the city yesterday to collect a tot
al Of 135 on the scalps of seven
wildcats he and his brother had
shot with a .22 calibre rifle and
the aid of a dog. One of the wild
cats weighed AO pounds, and is
said to be one of the largest ever
shot in the district.' Shooting Is
god this year, the heavy sows hav
ing driven the wildcats to the low
er areas. A bounty or o is paid
on each wildcat sealp, the county
paying $2 and the state $8 for
each scalp. '
Special New Year Dance - -
At Schindler hall. Wednesday
night. d-31
IUGDON & SON'S
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Convk-t Re-Arrested
Two Weeks out of the peniten
tiary was all that Edward Smith,
colored, could, stand.. Smith, h
three-time loser, was released at
the expiration of his sentence on
December 11. During the - last
week-end he was arrested in Port
land charged with seven burglar
ies and a reign of terror on the
west side. Smith escaped from the
brickyard October 2f, 1922 when
Fire Run Made ' '
The fire-department answered
a call last night to 460 INorth
Commercial In answer to an alarm
turned in because of a chimney
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Police Court News
O. C. Doytt forfeited a $5 bail
which he had placed arter being
arrested for" cutting corners. W.
Ellis was arrested for speeding be
cause he insisted on traveling 27
miles an hour through - the main
part 'of this business city and 22
miles at the intersections of
streets. Officer Brenemen arrest
ed F. Jackson for begging.
for a few days. Mr. Narrigen now
travels in Washington.
A. G. Bohrnstedt was a Dallas
visitor on business yesterday.
Linn Nesmith will he In Salem
until after the legislature, accord
ing to word made public here. He
is from Klamath Falls.
Porter King Is to spend a two-
weeks vacation in San Francisco
and Los Angeles. He is in the
state forestry department.
Classes to be Heid - :
Citizenship- classes are to be
held at the YMCA during the
whole of this week, although the
others are to be discontinued d ur
ine the holidays. It was felt that
the importance of the classes did
not warrant the vacation.
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New Year Statesman tomorrow
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With 4 0 pages filled, to the very
brim.
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Told about the Salem postoffice
sending out 48,000 letters: and
post cards the Monday before
Christmas. Well, they sent out
50,000 the next day. Surely going
Wtze Screen ClaoGic
With
BETTY BRONSON AND ERNEST TORRENCE
The Beloved Boy
Who Wouldn't
Grow Up is here.
To gladden the
heart of everyone
from
eighty. ;
The
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year.
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Larry Semon in "Kid Speed"
patiie news - - - - - Mcdonald
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OREGON
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Matinee 40c--Children 10c Any Time-Evenings 50c
Quintet Iieavea Today-
Coach Rathbun and I seven of
Willamette university's basketball
players leave this rnomlng for
Longview,' Wash., where they wl
meet the long-Bell ' quintet to
night. Those making the trip are
Fasnacht. Poling. Mast, Emmel,
Desart,'ErlCkson and Steinclpher.
They will he joined In Portland
by Hartley and probably Robeert-
pson.
New Wool Rates Sought ,
H. H. Corey, public service com
missioner, is slated to attend a
conference in Portland'today prior
to a hearing In Chicago on Jauu-
i 1 5 rplatfvA to new rates being
sought by the Boston Woolen as
sociation. The rates asked are a
reduction to - SO per - cent ot the
present rate ' on wool-: from tne
point of origin to Pacific ports.
plus a water rate of 90 cents "pet
100 pounds from Portland to Bos
ton, via the Panama, canal, sucn
a rate. It held.' would place the
cost woolen miiis ta a aisaavau-
tage. with everything favoring the
eastern manufacturer. Request to
have a representative at the ICC
conference today - was received
from W: B. D. Dotsonr manager of
the State Chamber of Commerce.
Gets Action on Flowers
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bechtel were
listening in on a San Diego radio
concert Saturday to hear Miss Lil
lian Althouse. saxaphonist and
daughter of their old friend, offer
four solas., between S and 10
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Happy New Year!
'.The United States National extends the sea
son's greetings to all of its many patrons and
" friends with the sincee hope that 1925 will truly
be a banner year for them.
A11 the facilities of this helpful institution are
;,hcre for you to use. Make more use of them this
i new year and work closer with us.
United States
National Bank
SalcmlOrcgon