THE lORECOX STATESMAN; SALm, OHEGO.'I
SATURDAY 2IOXINING, JANUARY S, 1C-5!
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TO HIGH- SCHOOL". , BASEETBimL
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BABES 1LOSE
Ji'Ji
hi SCORE
IS 3 3 TO 24
Game Is Rough With Many
Fouls; Drager Is High
Point Man for Contest
U t rough same replete with
(' fouls, the Salem high v school bas
jketball players handed defeat to
Coach Lestle Sparks Willamette
, freshmen - quintet In the v high
I school, gymnasium last night by a
; score of 33 to 24. Flesher and
Scott. Rook guards, were put out
iof the game on personals. The
score at the end of the lrst half
. stood 15 to 9, for the high schooL
- Salem high jumped Into the lead
right at the start when they took
.advantage of the weak Rook de
fense and tossed the ball through
the hoop for a number of count
ers. Many points were scored on
This
Rotary Valve
Doings
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Announcement
Extraordinary,
. In the past thirty days big
advancement has been made
with the engine and. valves:
In' the demonstrating car of
the AMERICAN ROTARY
VALVES MOTORS CO.
The functioning of the
valves and new type motors
has far exceeded the expecta
tion of all engineers and those
concerned. Everything seems
to be in fine tune and it is ex
pected that the car will be on
Jhe streets and roads by Jan
uary the 5th. Those who are
fortunate" enough-to be stock
holders in the AMERICAN8ble- to get his much-touted left
ROTARY VALVES MOTORS
jJ. will appicviavc nun iui-
tunate they really are. The
returns are bound to be tre
1 mendous. . - -' - - .- f
rThei writer, Mr. Wa,tts; who was
sales manager for the above men
tioned company, wishes to thank
all, those who helped to make it
possible to create such a wonder
ful motor for the future and
wishes them a - prosperous and
happy New Year: (
Mr. Ed. Hodges and E. J. Watts
h J t opened sales ! offices at 27 5
Oak- street, corner Fourth, Port
land, Oregon, 'and hare for sale a
very limited amount of the AMER
ICAN ROTARY VALVES MOTORS
XOMPNY'S STOCK at a cost con
siderably 1 below the going price
now demanded and will fill re
quests, 'mail or telephone, for a
short' time. $85 per share.
We are also pleased to announce
the sale of common' stock for the
KWICKWASH COMPANY. INC.,
a Portland Corporation of exceedingly-
bright promise. . Mr. Joseph
Dunne. I of the 1 Haxelwood Ice
Cream Co., is the president and
the' directors are all well known
Portland Business men of reputation-.
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IZj Oregon HzZllv..
free throws due to fouls commit
ted by the freshmen guards who
were everxealous in their attempt
to stop the Salem offense. Drager,
Salem center, played a splendid
garner He scored 15 points for hi
team j making him high' point man
of the' game. Litchfield, fresh
man forward, also playing a stellar
game, "followed him closely with
12 points. . .?; I . i" M lj
The -young collegians staged j a
brilliant comeback early in the
fourth quarter bringing their score
to within fire points of the lead
ers. After see-sawing for a timet
Drager, of , Salem , high. broke
through for a couple ! of baskets
raisiag the count just a minute be
fore the final gong. I ' i!
This was the second game for
the Willamette Rooks this season.
Last week they defeated the Che
mawa Indians 22 to 11. Tomor
row evening they clash jwith the
Multnomah intermediates in a pre
liminary contest to the Willamette-
Multnomah , game in Portland.
Salem high a few nights ago lost
to the Chemawa players by a close
score bat have won from Newberg
and the alumni so far this season,
t f The Score and lineup-follows! .
Salem (33) Willamette (24)
Heenan ( 7 ) . P Litchfield (12)
Lllis (?) . . ... .F. . Winslow (4)
Drager (15) .'. .C. ..; Riddeli (6)
R. Drager.. . . . .G.. ,1 Scott
Ashby (4) . . ,. .5. . . .Flesher 42)
Hansen ....... S . . .
Van Cleet. . .. . .3. . .'.. .
Lyons. .. . . i.Usr'!';'
Pug Ross, referee.
Kutch
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Kaplan Now Holds World's
Featherweight ChampTitle
NEW YORRnJ 2. (By AP)
Louis ( Kid ) Kaplan of Meriden,
Conn., tonlghtf was recognized; as
leatberwelght champion of the
world by scoring a ! I technical
knockout orer Danny Kramer of
Philadelphia in the ninth round
of a IS round match; In Madison
Square Garden, the- final demon
stration conducted by. if he j New
York State Athletic commission
to determlna a successor , to John
ny Dundee who surrendered the
titlej Kaplan used the same tac
tics ; I employed in his J previous
bouts of the tournament rushing
in with a tooting left and smash
ing right that bore down his op
ponent for seven rounds of the
battle. i;l H 1 1 -:: f II ' t-
After the second round there
was little doubt about, th out
come, tor Kramer ppej
Into action, with the New England
buzx saw whirling i and cutting
his man to pieces. :'; t y - ) . .
Wade Killef er Negotiating ;
For Three Big League Men
SEATTLE, Jan. 2. Wade KiU
efer. manager of the Seattle club
of the Pacific coast: baseball lea
gue -arrived here todajHj after! ne
gotiations looking t to i lea8ejj oI
training grounds in California He
announced that he fcad three
pitchers promised from clubs in
the major leaues. "I ! can't jjsay
who they are. "Killef er explained,
"beeause waivers rave j: not been
"because waivers i have not been
of them is capable of winning in
this league, and I have quit wor
rying over that end of tb team
fbr this year."'-.' : l-'l- '
killef er declared that Elliott or
Heman at first. Brady or McCabe
at second. Krane or Emmer: at
short and Ted Baldwin lor f Birazil
at third would make an infield, un
surpassed on the coast. . j s.
' SOCIETY KIi:CTS I !
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. With
the election of officers for 1925
delegates to the annual conven
tion of the American Society for
the Advancement ,of Science settl
ed down today and listened; to ad
ditional lectures by : government
and civilian scientists.
Offered ;
SAVINd
are issued for $100 1
They are payable.. on'
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COMCTS SIGilED
BEn'JEETJ FIGHTERS
Principals in - Double Main
, Event at Armoryjanuary
I 9 are Now Ready '
' Contracts between the principals
In the double main event boxing
program at the Armory next Fri
daynlght were signed in Portland
this! week , by Matchmaker: Harry
Plant. V'-.v ' Y-..-J-
Tbe first of these two events is
the Sewell Deane-Frankie Doyle
welterweight match and, the second
a featherweight bout between .-nil
Bayes and Cracker VarreH. Deans
has been making his headquarters
in Salem for several months and
hasj a host of followers as has Phil
Bayes, who Is also a Salem boxer.
' Frankie Doyle comes from Spo
kane and Is due to arrive in the
city next Wednesday in order to
hold two workouts prior to the big
fight. Deane and Bayes are work
ing! out every night at the Armory
between 7 and 8 o'clock Deane
fit also at the Armory every after
noon between 3:30 and 4 o'clock,
where he has charge of his boxing
classes.-'..'''" '""" '
'j? Each- of the main events will
run1 for MO three-minute rounds
unfess stopped by the knockout
route be'ore the limit is reached.
Matchmaker Harry , Plant - is ar
ranging for 12 -j0ierf rounds ,to
round-out the entire program -of
32 rounds. ; , ,' :
I Due' to the "cold 'spell plans for
the' bouts on New? "fear's ;day were
abandoned and January 9 set as
the next date Instead. Thls will
be I the third of three excellent
cards offered by Matchmaker Plant
at the Armory this season.
NOTRE DAME COACH
REFUSES EW GAME
Alumni of Both Universities
.implore Coach" Rocke to
Sanction Game
gAN FRANCISCO,; Jan. 2.
Having failed to provide a Water
loo for the intrepid pigskin cheva
liers of Notre Dame and unsuccess
ful in an attempt to Inveigle them
into another jousting, California
will resort to- the subtler arts . of
the social amenities as a means of
achieving their capitulation.
. Knute Rockne,", equerry-in-chief
to 'the famous equestrians, has de
clined definitely to match them
against the University of Califor
nia fbotbaH team on January 10
ashe jhad been implored to do by
alumni of both Notre Dame and
California. Ills reason is that the
visitors were too badly battered ic
yesterday's engagement with Stan
ford to be In shape to play so soon
again. . ' ; M-: ; -1 H w -;
A committee of nearly 40 of the
fafrest maids San Francisco so
ciety -can produce, led by Miss
Pggy O'Neill, j special center for
the occasion, twill meet the Notre
Dame players on their arrival to
morrow and : act as hostesses-ex
traordinary during the stay here
en route to the east. Several din
ners, parties and dances have been
arranged. , . f ';
Spokane Amateur Club
i , Wins From Washington
fsPOKANE, Jan. 2. Coming
from behind in the final minuter
off play the Spokane Amateur Ath
letic club basketball team tied the
Washington State college team at
the end of the second half and in
an extra five minute period won
the game, 33 to 23. At the end
of the first half the score was 14
to 7 for the Cougars and at the
start of the extra period the
count: was tied at 23.
OREGON ELECTRIC
RAILWAY
fast,
frequent t .
trains leave
Klrm tor :- Port- '
land dsilr 7 :05.
10:00. 11:15
m.: 1:30. 3:30.
4:00. S-.ao- nbd
8 .20 p. Ml. f
Tor EugeiM, At
Vanjr un4 Corral
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for CorraWn an-l
Albaay 1J:jO p.
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S-48, MOST MODERN OF UNCLE SAM'S UNDERSEAS CRFTf
, ; GOINGS IfULL' SPEED IN TEST ON THE SURFACE
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1 Thla photograph iff the S-48. 1
latest aubmarine completed for the I
United States Navy. as made dur-
Work of Mary Erickson, Wil
lamette Student, Demon
; strated Thursday
Mary Erickson, Willamette Uni
versity student who; has been
coaching a class Of young women
and girls at the Salem YMCA every
Wednesday, has made remarkable
progress. Miss Erickson has been
teaching the young 'swimmers
along the-methods of; the junior
Red Cross life saving methods.
f The ' progress . of her work was
clearly demonstrated at the YMCA
open house. In the different tests
which? the class went through it
was shown that manjf of the stu
dents were ready to take the final
examination in the various tests.
although they have only worked at
the swimming during; the past six
weeks. " , - ' v f . .
The first exercises which the
women demonstrated ' at the tank
New Year's day consisted of the
land drill - showing the various
Later i
holds used in swimming.
they were', demonstrated in . the
tank.". They were the supper and
lower and the front and back holds
in caring for persons in distress in
the water. - j 4 ' : : - .-
The various tows were demon
strated.. The hair cafry, the cross
chest, chin and tired swimmer
carry were well illustrated.
The girls who participated at
the "Y" and won honors in the
trials ; were Margaret Morehouse,
Frances Martin. Julia Creech, Ana
bel Hawley, Helen Ralph and Eve
lyn Ross. .Others participated In
the exhibition also. - ,
The Schaef fer. methodof resns
ciation was one of the testa shown
at the meeting. A .
CfflEUWILL
IIREET IN PORTLAND
Trade Interests V Be Dis
cussed Through' Week
With Californians
Cannerymen of the (north west,
including all those of j the Salem
district, will meet in Portland next
week to discuss various trade in
terests with representatives of the
California Canners league. The
program for the weclkj subject to
changes, is as follows: :
Monday morning 4 Reports of
officers.. ; . ' ; I I . .
Monday afternoon? ;-- Address.
GRLSWrHaG
COACH
POPULAR
Mrs. Trumbull; addresi'Mrs. Johni,ectnre In thef minds fdf Salem's
son: address. Dr. Kohman. ; Re
port of green fruit Committee. ' ;
: Monday evening Meeting for
members onlyMultnopsah hotel.
Report of numerous committees,
and general discussion. Import
ant that all canners be there. .
Tuesday Cutting demonstra
tion, berries. "
Tuesday afternoon 'Address by
Dr. Clough. Report of contract
committee. ' Address E. E. Chase
president Canners' league of Cali
fornia. Address; M. .C. Taylor,
department of agriculture, Wash
ington. -:--;::l ' Ui " f ,--'
Tuesday evening - Executive
meeting, 'and possibly some form
of entertainment; i
' Wednesday Cutting demonstra
tion; tree fruits. J ,v 1
; Wednefday afternoon Address.
Director Johnson, state; college of
Washington.' '-Address; Director
Jardine, OAC. Address, Dr. Fitz
gerald. American Can company. ;
Wednesday evening -r Meeting
for members only, Multnomah ho
tel. More committee reports and
discussion. ,4 j, i !,
Thursday -s-" Vegetable cutting
demonstration. f: , .
Thursday afternoon -7- Address,
Preston McKinney, canners league
of ; California. ". Address. ; ; retort
management. Dr. Fjtxgerald. Ad
dress, Dr. K, F. Meyer. California.
Presentation of resolution. Nom
'inatJon aid election. . f , -
Thursday evening 1 American
Can company banquet, r
An era of prosperity" irf one in
which people go in debt for things
they don't need. 3 v !
' The uplift's big job is'to elevate
our thoughts without depressing
our spirits. ? .
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Ing a' ipc1 trial on Long Island
Sound off New London. Conn. The J
craft eclipsed every expectation of I
Middlewest Sports Lead !
Wiped Out By Late Games
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NEW YORK. Jan. 2- (By The
Associated Press) The i lead
which the middlewest held In in
tersectional gridiron play at the
end of the regular playing season
has been wiped away by post sea
son developments of the past few
weeks and the east holds the top
by a scant margin in the final
summary of football. Based upon
40 intersectioMI games of . the
season which came to a , specta
cular climax New Year's day on
the Pacific coasts, the' standing
shows the east leading the mid
dle west by onlyr 6 points ; with
the Far West third and the south
last. t-;: -r
i Revised statistics of the inter
sectional play staged I exclusively
iln the Far West as a holiday feat
ure shows tne east also noming
a margin on the games playe4
since 1913. In the past decade
the east has won six apd lost five
of these post season classics, the
middle west has divided four
while the west has captured seven
and lost eight. iij ' '
Three games ended in :ties.
Cannery Changes Name But
Methods ! Remain the Same
Upon action: taken by, the stock
holders," name of the- ; Producers
Canning and Packing ! company
has ' been changed to, Producers
Co-operative Packing ! company.
3The new concern will , be strictly
cooperative though the new form
will not change"' present methods
which have always been on a co
operative basis." f , . f j ; j
h The Producers has been a suc
cessful firm for its membership.
On instance is shown In its record
on pruaes when in 1921 it paid
its members $1. C7. a; bushel. ' in
4922 $1.65 a bushel.! 'in 1923.
$1.02 a bushel and Inl924, $1,20
a bushel. In 1923 growers were
glad to get from 35 to 50' cents a
bushel for their prunes in open
market and in 1923, $25 a' ton or
about 75 cents a bushel was the
average: in ; the open market. 1
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Norsemen May Not Enter at
i : Salem: State Fair, Report
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: Horsemen who were forced to
leave the stables on the state fair
grounds, through1 action taken by
the fair board, are entrenched at
Canby and are circulating resolu
Gorgeous Film,Is Historical Portrayal I
of Discovery of America at Local Show
Two Performances of "Columbus' at liberty Theatre Delight
Moving? Picture Enthusiasts; lighting Added Attraction
By AVDRED BUNCH . ;
"ColnmbusTs no longer a con-
picture-loving public; ."Columbus
is a delightfully, accepted fact, a
gorgeous ;reaUty : Two showings
have already been received by ap
proving audience at 1 the Liberty
theatre, - with matinees- and even
ing performances for i today and
tomorrow still in store. This film
represents the first authentic story
of America's discovery from !the
famous Chronicles of America of
the Yale University series, with
every painstaking detail vouched
for by distinguished historians. It
Is through the effectual sponsor
ship of the American association
of! University Women that this
film, under, the endorsement ol
.fourteen active organizations, has
some .to Salem. ; r'-;;1.'"."
'Based, ontho story of the 'Spa
nish Conquerors" as told in Rich
man's ornate volume, the chron
icle opens at the Court. of King
John II, after, a preliminary! of
unfounded 'suppositions concern
ing the discovery of ' America.! A
glittering. wealth of the! east Waits
at the feet, of the insatiate king
who has secretly used Columbus'
charts; but to no avail. 1 Might
as;, well , have looked for land .in
the sky aa in that waste of .wa
ters,' the defeated mariners cry
contemptuously, And on and on
Columbus'; almost futile struggle
for aid U continued in the face
of royal refusal and the taunts
of the grizzly sailor, who in nearly
going over, the edge ;' of . the i Sea'
of Darkness, "sprained his arm in
pulling himself back.', i 4x
- . One meets Columbus' little son,
Diego, and one meets pompons
ch urchmen -as well as weathered
mariners, ,nd as well as j the
monarchs of Spain and of Portu-
Ital, and all against settloga of
the deiBieners and naval j officers,
The S-48 will be able to keep up
with the fleet on maneuvers. .
tions among themselves not to
make entries during the 1925 fair,
according to Mrs.. Z. J. Riggs, who
has talked to some of the men
wintering : at Canby. There are
about 50 horses there, she said,
and they are receiving - a heai ty
welcome. The presence of the
horsemen is also expected to help
promote the Clackamas county
county fair. Mrs. Riggs: said that
the horsemen were so j satisfied
with the treatment accorded them
by the Canby people that it was
doubtful if they would return to
winter quarters in Salem even
though they 'should be so invited.
YMCA Hike Starts This
Morning at 9 o'Clock
A surprise hike, jin which all
boys belonging to the YMCA are
asked to join, will start from the
Y building ; this morning at 9
oclock. Each one t is asked , to
bring; his own lunch. The desti
ation will be kept secret, and the
group will return early In the af
ternoon. ; ; j, ';,;','.. ',
1 Yesterday morning- about 125
of the boyl went through . the
paper mill on a sight-seeing tour,
and in the afternoon were guests
of the Cheijry City Banking com
pany, where they were shown all
the processes of breadmaking. and
were given lunch by the:manage
ment. : 1 '"
ltEIORT IS IEXIED
MACOMB. 111., Jan. 2. Denial
was made tonight by city officials
that a Ku Klux Klan meeting was
in progress in the city hall last
night when a bomb was exploded
under the rear stairway. Reports
today from Galesburg, 35 miles
from here, quoted Galesburg klans
men as saying members of the or
der were meeting in the hall' at
the time of the bombing 'and that
klansmen and other citizens .were
patrolling the town, guarding city
and county officials.
HERMAN WINS OX KO
NEW. YORK. Jan. 2-r-Babe Her
man of California knocked out
Billy De' Foe of St. Paul in the
eighth round of a scheduled 12
round mitch. De Foe was badly
beaten before the knockout. ' De
Foe weighed 126; Herman 124.
The knockout punch came after
one minute, 49 seconds of fighting
in the eighth round.
breath-taking accuracy. Court or
port each! la amazing in its de
tail. .
- Columbus anxiety grips the
crowd before the long-waited gun
of the Pinto declares ; land, and
when at last the flags are anchor
ed in the; stouts new soil, one
thrills over and over with ! the
magnitude of the discovery.
AH through Columbus is a
world-character.- One gasps at
the unexpected ; reality- of him.
He is as one's feelings, though un
resolved, would most havehlm, a
dreamer of dreams, but a gallant
dreamer of dreams,' a man with
luminous , eyes and : a pensive
mouth, but a man who was per
sistent to his charts.
Many, of the captions set on a
sea of green-blue light add in
making the filming an attraction
of no little, note. 'Columbus' is
being shown at the Liberty in
connection with "The Silent Ac
cuser," a masterful showing . of
the dog f wonder, f "Peter the
Preat. :i v.-:-. iv-; . ,v
The manifest approval with
which the first of the Yale uni
versity of thirty-two films; was
received yesterday practically as
sures the appearance of the re
maining pictures in Salem. -
The. following- are" organizations
endorsing the ; American - Associa
tion of University Women in. this
highly creditable '- project: , the
Rotary club, the Highland Parent
Teachera! association, the Salem
Woman's; club, the Salem Heights
Womans -club, the Etokta - club,
the War Mothers, chapter O and
chapter AB of the PEC sisterhood,
the business and professional wo
men's club, the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the Lincoln
and McKInley parent teacher3 as
sociation; the YWCA. the Salem
Arts league, KIwauls, Lions club.
IIUIETTI LOSES:
Ifl SECOOD MilTCII
Columbia Club Defeats' Local
Quint;, Meet MAAC in ,
, Portland Tonight
The Willamette university bas
ketball players encountered se
vere opposition In Astoria on their
short barnstorming tour. Last
night the Columbia club handed
them another defeat. In the last
game of the two-game series by a
score of 33 to 16. In the first
game the score was 19 to 17. No
concern Is expressed at these two
defeats as the Columbia club Is a
strong organization; ; and Coach
Rathbun has been shifting his men
around In an endeavor to discover
the best possible combination to
send against University of Oregon
in the first conference game Jan
uary 10 at Eugene, p ,
Tonight -at 8 o'clock the Bear
cats line up against the Multno
mah Athletic club in Portland, in
their annual game; Multnomah has
dropped two tough games this sea
son, and are not so well organized
as they might be. Coach Rathbun
will probably start f his best com
bination against the; club men ana
a close, "game is expected. The
Willamette freshmen players and
the Multnomah intermediates' w!ll
meet at 7 o'clock inf a preliminary
contest. ' ' j - - " ' ". -. ' -
i A large number ; of Willamette
alumni and students living in
Portland will be at; the game, and
a number of Salem backers will
go to Portland to. witness the
struggle. j. . . '" " '- -
The Bearcats will return to Sa
lem Sunday and get in readiness,
for the Oregon contest next Sat
urday. The state iuniversity will
not be as strong this year as; last,
and it is believed that Willamette
has an excellent chance to turn in
a win. i - ' .
Naval Officials
Hold Coast
Should Be
Defence Guns!
Placed oi Coast
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i WASHINGTON. Jan. , 2 Mo
dern coast defense guns out rang
ing those of any lexisting. battle
ship should be j installed to pron
tect American coast cities of great
wealh and population and at stra
tegic points of our insular pos
sessions, such; as the Panama
canal and Hawaiian Islands, Brig.
Gen. Dennis E. Nolan, deputy
chief of staff of the army, testi
fied before the sub ' committee
which considered the war depart
ment appropriation bill, hearings
on which were made public today.
"We know that fleets cannot
successfully attack our; coast de
fenses where there Is anything
like a parity f armament, and
to be safe the wise-thing will be
to outrange the1 guns on the
ships," declared general Nolan.
.Possibility of use of long range
railway artillery In this connec
tion he added, is beias given every
consideration. Many years of
planning and Intensive study.
General Nolan said were repre
sented In the plans for -coast de
fense fortifications which are "on
a sound basis," and . Indespensable
to. the protection of larger - sea
ports. ' : '''.'
Major Robert W. Crawford, in
charge of fortifications and con-
struction in the of flee of the chief
of engineers, explained to, the
committee that one big gun posi
tion in the vicinity of Los An
geles, is to be used for a 14 inch
railway gun of the latest model.
He said the war department desir
es to conduct firing tests against
coast defensor targets 'under - war
conditions to determine the feasi
bility of the - guns movement in-i
its value as a coast defense wea
pon. k -Vs, , , ; ' ', '
Major -Crawford 'asid the array's
big gun project called for 28 16-;
inch guns In the United States and!
Insular possessions of which .16
are to be In this Country.
Reforestation 7ork Is
Urged, for; Washington,
SEATTLE. Jan. A proposed
program of legislation ln", which
the federal governpienC Washing
ton state and private owners
would cooperate in reforestation
work, was -.outlined here today by
George SLong, general manaser
of the WeyerhaAiser Timber com
pany., j;-' ' '. '..,- .-J- '
: Mr, Long,. suggested the acnul-
sltion by thq state of additional
forest lands which !are to be JieSd
and managed, as state forests; tn
couragemetitof certain exteailoji
of national forest Lholdlags; re
vision of laws governing tixatioa
of younjr growth timber in cder
that cutover and burned over
lands will not be assessed at uiori;
than they aiy worth for tlciV-i
COAST CITIES IED
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growing; adequate state and fed
eral aid in protection against fire,
and provision by state and federal
governments for carrying Investi
gation of forest i management In
order to provide forest owners
with reliable data.
JUSTICE COURT TO
BE Ifl SK PUCE
Judge ' Brazier C. Small to
Take Oath of Office and
. Move in Monday
Brazier C. Small, elected Justice
of the peace iTor the Salem district
at' the last election, will take the '
oath of office Monday, as the suc
cessor of Judge P.'j. Kuntx. The
same offices In the Grey building
will be used by the new Justice,
while Judge Kuntz will occupy the
office formerly used toy Ray Smith,
in the Bank of Commerce building,"
where he will be! engaged in priv
ate practice. Miss Zola Blrdwell,
who has been stenographer, for tho
last three Judges, will remain in
that capacity for! Judge Small. '
Judge L. H. McMahan, who was
appointed to ! fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge W.
M. Bushey, and! who was eieciea
last year, will be ofriciawy in
stalled Monday. At the same time,
J. T. Hunt will J take the oath of
office as county Judge, and John
Porter will become county com-
ssioner, succeeding Mr. Hunt.
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I1IESSE TAXES
Two Measures Placed Before-
Washington Legis
! lature Proposing Raise
' SEATTLE. ; Jan. 2. Increased
taxes - on automobile stages and
motor - trucks . were proposed in
two measures drafted by tha legis
lative committee of railroad bro
therhoods for presentation to the
state legislature, it was announced
here today. . r
One measure! proposed a 16 per
cent gross revenue tax from all
automobile stage companies. Un
der an act of the last legislature,
the stage companies pay a one per.
cent tax. . . j -
The second bill sought to amen
the present -vehicle act, levies 1
tax ranging from $15 for one toi
trucks or less to 1150 for five .o
trucks, and a! 1,000 tax for trucks
at? more than six tons that . use ,
non-pneumatic, tires.
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BEFORE COrJSRESS r
Appropriation of $500,000
Is Asked for Development
of; Irrigation :
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. An ap
propriation of $500,000 to be used
In beginning the development of
Vale Irrigation project In Oregon
was requested! today of congress
by the budget bureau. ;
. The 'request. recommended to
congress by; Secretary Work and
forwarded by President Coolidgc.
said that money should be appro
priated for expenditure until June
30, 1926. -An amount not exceed
ing $200,000 of the appropriation,
it was proposed, would bV made
available for the purchase of water
from the nearby Warm Springs
irrigation district.
This district, congress was in
formed, has ample 6torase in its
reservoir not only for its own uso
but to irrigate "the 28.000 acres 'n
the Vale project. The surplus '
water has been offered to the gov
ernment at $8 an acre foot, the
interior department - reporting it
deemed thi3 ahount reasonable. '
"The appropriation, it was said,
would permit the construction of
portion cr the n ecess a ry ca n al a
and' laterals for the Vala project
and would provide? by purchase
from the Warm Spring district
water needed for: irrlat!
Bank Banditsl:ic3 Cznco;
Eight Million Trcncfcrrcd
; SEATTLE. Jan. 2.-Dank ban
dits and holdup men mNsed one
of the biggest chances In many
years to get a treasure heard when
more than. $8,000,000 wcrt a of se
curities wero transferred Ihtg to
day from, the National Dank of
Commerce to the Dexirr llortou
Natlonal bank., A heavy guard,
armed with he-tSURS. c-.: ipanicd
an armored uutoi oli: ca fre
quent: trips .botwrrnr f-j banks.
The transfer Included I 5,57.833
worth of BccilriUea owned by the
"ty of Seattle and ?:.COO,f)00
vortaowced by Kias , ;: . ::tj-.
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