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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19, 1925 r i 11 i BEARCATS PLAY .LOGGERS HERE College of fugetr; Sound Quintet Said to Have Strong Aggregation "What will likely prove one of the most interesting games of tbe season will be played here tonight between the Willamette Bearcats and the College of Puget Sound Loggers when thsy tangle on the Willamette floor. The Bearcats are back into the : sting with Emmel, the mainstay of the team, in tbe training room after a spell of sickness. , The College of Paget Sound has one of the strongest' teams in the northwest among the smaller col lege groups sCnd will giva the local team a good fight for their money. Although, the Eearcats registered a victory over them at Tacoma re cently, mey nav mncn to enow. One" factor contributing to their defeat was the Hret gam on a "hew .floor," and ccnseqaently they did not play up aa well as they tquld. . ' ' 1 Enochs, thei; star Is. ranked as one of the best players n the' con ference and has made his place by fclever -shooting from thi eerter of the floor., - They . have two other good men that are to be, in the game Thursday evening. This team was not admitted to the Northwest conference, but will be. included In the new grouping that Is to be made this year, tf bis fails to take place the Log gers will be admitted into the same conference-as the Bearcats. . Although the Bearcats have suf fered from the lack of players, they expect to show a good fight, even if Robertson i suffering from an infection secured from the treatment of his foot, injured re cently in practice. ; ? The- Logger-Bearcat' game has been shoved up one-half hour and will begin at 7:30 in order that J he game will be over in time for the-debate to follow. in the Waller I fall chapel. , . ' ; The. Aggies' are to play- here ,THE BAKALL SYSTEM AVhat is it? Now is the Time to Begin : ' Tire Economy " McCLAREN CORD A Perfect V - NON SKID . -Jim- ; -DilT -Smith & Watkins PnOXR 44 i Snappy Service ' C 1 jft J :- V y' FREE! FREE! ; FREE! Nobody can fool you ; .. used car if you How to Buy a Used Car Safely" j " This little booklet tells you just what to look -for and how to find it. You can't go wrong in buying a used car if you follow the book's instructions. May save you hundreds of dok r ; larsr Get yours .today. t it Fires for 111 1 LTx-IiiGa ;ir,uijjM lynutyi- 253 N. Church ' SU next Monday and on February 2 Pacific university team is to play a return match. I KES VISITORS TO TASK Win Basketball Contest- By Score of 29-1 2t rosh Take Game 20-17 The Salem high basketball team took the West Linn team Into camp last night and wonn the con test by a score of J3 to 29 in a very unevenly played game. The West Linn players were unable to connect with the . basket and let shot after shot get away from them. The boys were not up to their usual form, and despite their best efforts they ( could not raise the score.. '.- f ; : Duffy, going into the game (3r the first time this year, played a star game and brought, the fans to their feet several times during the contest. - He was the sensation of the evening and was declared high point man of the game with .8 points.; ' In a preliminary ; the Salem Hi frosh trimmed the West Linn sec ond team by a score of 17-20. Two extra time limits had to be played off on this game. The first time the score stood 14 all, the second time 17 all and during the third break the local . team shot the score to 20.; . ..;. West LlHn ( 12) Salem (29) Mootry (5) . . . . .F,!. Hennan (6) Willson.. .... .C.?. .. Lyons (4) Cranor (3) . King . . . . . Cranor . . . . Tour (4) . . ,G.'.: Drager (4) .O.'p . . Ashby (7) .S.L .'. . . Hanson .S.l . i 'Nash S.i.-... Olinger F.:. .. Duffy (8) Referee 'Pug" , Ross. Parrish Team Beats Mutes Players By 13 to 11 Score ' ,; The Parrish - Junior 'high and the Mute school met in a basket ball contest on the Parrish floor last night and the' former took tbe victory by a score of 13 to 11. The ' game was tightly contested, but the; Parrish team managed to take the victory, despite the han dicaps placed upon them by rough playing. ' The -many- fouls were the outstanding feature of the game. Eleven fouls were credited to the Mutes and 4 to the Parrish team. " . J ' Red Cross Drive Ended At Silverton This Week . SILVERTON, Or., Febl7. (Special to The Statesman.- The Red Cross drive has been com pleted at Silverton,1 the total sum received being $152.21; This year the drive was in charge ol the American Legion auxiliary. Mrs. A. J. Titus and Mrs. Claire Jarvis supervised the affair. r L DE EXAMINED AT 0:XE DO NOT suffer indefinitely Piles or other Rectal or Colon di orJer. Examination will relieve you of worry and doubt about your condition and my treatments wilt cause speed recovery of yout former good health nd vigor. ; , , ' Mv treatment for Piles la GUARAN TEED to cure you or the fee for yout 'treatments will be refunded. I Call or writ For my FREF book o PUm astd ot) RactaJ and Colon diaor dora. ; s'CTSf val ssaisa?aj aij1'aaj aaaWTafa DEAN. M.D..Inc PORTLAND O'FtCCS' s cattle ornccs: Or 0r Eir(Jini TM;AN1 MAIN about the value of a get your copy4f ; - the Asking ' . . .. Thone 885 siLVEHTDfj v:ir;3 THREE CONTESTS Newberg Boys, Girls and Teachers Sent Home With . . r Low End of Scores oiL.vr.KiuA, reo. is. (spe- cial to The Statesman) Silverton , basketball teams" won three games j from Newberg here tonight, the boys, girls and faculty contests all resulting in decided victories for the local players. , Showing decided lack of train ing, practice and science, tbe fac ulty team possessed more luck than their opponents and the New berg professors were sent home with. the small end of a 24 to C score. The game provided much merriment for the spectators. Silverton high school boys de feated the Newberg boys by the score of 24 to 19, the most close ly contested game of the three. The Silverton girls beat the New berg girls by the 'one-sided score of 3S to 4. Mason refereed the two mens' games and Mrs. : Clyde Rosehein the girls' game. J0II.K. PIOIJEER, PASSES Came, to Oregon as a and Lived 72 .Years " This State Boy in John li. Riggs passed ' to the great beyond, at nis home. 492 North Summer street, on Tuesday night, Feb. 17, 1925; aged over 82 years. He had not been well for some time, bat the coming of the final release was rather un expected. V. L ' 1 : f John L. Riggs was born in Ex eter,. 111., Dec. 13, 1842. The father's name was Zadoc Rigg and the - mother's maiden name Jane Leib. . The family started across the plains in 1852, but the father, died on. the way and was buried near the Platte river. A sister, also died on the long pil grimage and was buried near The Dalles. . t The mother with her four child--ren arrived in Oregon In the fall of 1S52 and acquired land on Salt creek. In Polk county. The child ren were Silas, John, Scott and Polly; the latter became Mrs. Job Conner. , Miss Camilla, Percival was mar ried to John L. Hires June IS. 1867. thus joining two pioneer families of that section, and tb-v made their home a mile away from the maternal nome. , Mr. and Mrs. John U RIgg moved to Salem 36 years ago and resided all this time at the corner f Summer and North Capitol. They built the present home there. s Two sons blessed their home. Barton and Ralph. Barton died in Salem two years ago. leaving a son, Leib, now employed at the Capital drug store. Ralph and wife in Portland and they have a daughter, Lois. J Mrs. Riggs expects to remain in the old home, though she will find it lonely after such a long com panionship. , v John L. Riggs was an upright man; strictly honorable in all his dealings and contacts. He was a Christian gentleman, a loyal friend and a good neighbor. The funeral will he held at the First Christian church tomorrow at 2, Rev. J.. J. Evans, pastor, of ficiating. Interment InlCityView cemetery. "Webb funeral parlors In rharre ' - , ACTION TAKEN ? ON MANY BILLS , (Continued fro ptjt 1) ; lectors; pertaining to execution of writs by. sheriffs; relating to Hent on structures; authorizing count courts to pay for culverts not otherwise provided for; relating to licensing and bond of employ ment agencies, giving additional revenue of several thousands of dollars to the state; giving mem bers of the; Oregon Motor associ ation the privilege of giving their membership cards for bail, the as sociation, to deposit $1,000 with the state treasurer to guarantee such bail; prohibiting fishin In the Willamette river a bore the bridge at Oregon City, and giving commercial fishermen 15 more days; tprovidiny for egg market regulations; repeal of the voters pamphlet, issued ot an expense to the state of approximately $23000 Wgs also approved though the 'bill does not affect the measurers pamphlet Issued by the state; and a measure clearing defects in the law covering Inheritance taves. Senate bills passed .yesterday included -measures '- defining - f he duties of the state board of barber examiners nd providing for ex aminations of barbers; . terms of the county court of Curry county; prohibiting the operation of mo tor vehicles while, a driver is in toxicated, the clause holding the antomnhlle of such a nerson be ing stricken out; authorizing the highway commission to maintain ferries wherever needed, applying to the- Roosevelt highway In par ticular; relating, to duratioa of liens and the release of produce anon approval of bond, and relat ing to county high school tuition funds; validating certain aets of the county courts of Gilliam coun ty; relating to jurisdiction of the public service . commission in granting claims against shipments ; authorizing the board of regents of the University of Oregon to con vey title to a portion of the cam pus to the city of Eugene to ob tain use of the new $500,000 mu nicipal auditorium, the city to hold title to the land; relating to the discharge of , grand Jurors and a measure relating to the duties of coroners who must report cases to the district attorney. ROLL CALL IS HEAR COMPLETION 1 CITY, dj n Mnrr Red Cross Campaign Noars Close With Favorable . Results Secured The tag-end solicitations of 'he American Red Cross roll call are coming in . steadily, according to T. M. Hicks, chairman of the'Sa lem . district. During the pest campaign the Red Cross officials were t hindered . by the lack of workers to cover the field thor oughly. : Consequently, much dif ficulty was experienced in getting the roll call acrqss in good shaee. " At the present time only the outlying districts have been left alone, but they will be cared for before the week is over,' was the statement of the directing official. Mary of the workers were sekt out in two and three districts in order that the opportunity coul 1 be given for every one to become a member, of the Red Cross roll call. Practically every service club and social welfare society in the city were busy on the job. - The funds solicited by the roll call committee here is used in the interests of the ex-sirvice men aad their families.; During the course of a year, the organization Is- called upon tc furnish aid to the veterans, and o "nrniah data for the federal gov ernment. Valuable aid is given them in the securing of informa tion concerning hospitalization anl other matters of welfare. : ; f BITS FOR BREAKFAST . ... . - , , - , There is money in honey m mm -: And health and happiness as Tell as wealth in It. -.-. The report of the spies to Moses on the "land flowing with milk hd ; honey" knew nothing about vitamlnes, but they stumbled onto tbe essentials of virility around 3.000 years; In advance of their time. ' ' - - - -7. V' The fruit grower with plenty of honey bees will not get stung with crop failures due "to, faulty pollin ation. ' . Also, he'will have an insurance policy against failure of a honey crop if he will raise plenty of Hungarian vetch and the sweet clovers. V This will mean dairying, mother of swine breeding and poultry raising, and brother and sister to a lot of other hall marks of pros perity on the land, and he. will have a "goodly land flowing with milk and honey" and bringing in a stream of money every day in the year. . '' .! -;'-- -r'-";:-: ' - The reader will conclude from the above and the following that the ': Slogan man is enthusiastic about the' honey business. ' He is. It is one of the essentials to the greatness of this fruit district. eft) lEurop 5ervi' J; K All classes of travelers-busi-1 T ness or pleasure choose the ) a favorite method of travel to i . Europe. It is a moderate I rate serviv-e. fares being only ? , slightly in excess of regular ; : second-cabin rates. And it S I operation by the Canadian t - 1'ucitic u a guarantee of the ! ; finext cuisine, personal aerv- ice and comfort. " , ( . 1W mxtrtsi mtnu will gtafly V unj lOeraturt. 1 iCanadianRacific UTS-SORES l Clen thoroughly ighly than. , wiUiont rubbing, apply . V VapoRud Over lTi:ion Jan UttJ Ywt Illlfr " l a 1 11 a I 7T. ' " VETSH lEIIGMMOilY Veterans of Foreign Wars Jtove Interesting Session . Wednesday Evenm .T S3 On! i ol . .a most liiterestine: reet'ns:s of the year was held last lsrht bv the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the Armory during their regular session. ! Business and .en tertainment was intermingled dar ing the meeting, which was con ducted; by Col. Carl Abrams, com mander of the local post. The veterans went on record ?s - varing the extension of their membership campaign until the first meeting date in April. In tne meanwniie.; a memoersnip campaign is to be organized with rrea, nirKiana ananaroia uarver diTi;ion manner,. The vets are to Increase their numbers dur ing the'camnalgn. At the present time1 they have' several hundred of the veterans of foreign, wars of Salem in their organization. Dr. George Levis. who has been conducting the employment otthit here: reported that the situation among the unemployed had chans-k rd somewhat, but ' nevertheless there were 26 applications for labor on file in his office. The former service men were entertained by William Watson, who is demonstrating the'Atkens saw, - by playing popular musi: upon them. Theblggest thing in fruit grow ing is pollination, and the biggest thing In pollination is the honey bee. "Male and female created He them," and. this extends throughout nearly all living things r-ven to the vegetable kingdom even to fruit and nut blossoms. 'VL;' The honey "of Hytiettus will be discounted by the honey tht goes to the' world markets under the Salem brand, when our bee keep ing industry is fully developed. ; The drone is called the drone because 'he drones. Bee or man. Don't be a drone! . GARLAND BILL MEETS DEFEAT (Continued irom page 1) addicted to, the use of narcotics." Senator Jay ; Upton, chairman lef the juuiciary committee that "eturned an adverse report on the bill, and which was not sustained by the senators, stated that be was-opposed to tbe passage of the measure, - due to the. fact that It prohibited only one class of ad vertising, and therefore,' fee rued to him to come under .the head of class legislation. ' ; "If you would frame a measure r : MEN'S SUITS and OVERCOATS proves conclusively that MERIT WILL WIN. The MERCHANDIsIl we carry, the SERVICE we are able to give and the PRICES quoted for this occasion have helped to make this The (Qiroaitet Sate of Qmc Oaceec All Men's .Dress Hats Less 20 ' Men's Dress ' Trousers Less 25 Men's Rubberized Rain Goats Values to f 16.50 $6.85 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmWmmmmmmmmmmWmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm BISHOPS to prohibit all advertising of cig arettes in the Btate, I might be persuaded to vote for the bill. But as It now stands, it appears un constitutional. It is a discrimin ation, in that the cigarette trade is a recogneized, legitimate 'busi ness under the laws of the state. The government recognizes it, and imposes a tax op the sale of the tobacco. -If you carry the bill out to its logical conclusion, you would ."prohibit Advertising id newspaper and periodicals. The senators voting against the passage ot , the bill were Banks. Butler. Carsuer, Clark. Corbett, Davis, Dennis. Dunn, Hall, John son, Klepper, Magladry, Ritner, Strayer, Taylor, Upton, and Moser. In the session yesterday morn ing after the preliminary exerclse es, the senate voted not to concur on SB No. 132 as amended by the house and Senators Johnson and Hare, were appointed on the con ference committee. r Several new bills were introduced, none of general importance. The question, of a constitution al convention came up- and was passed without discussion. This does not mean that the ' senate was in favor of it but it saw there was no probability of getting through. The senate cleared all senate bills except those returned to the committees and one house bill.. No. -324. was adopted. This was a bill by the state highway commission authorizing - the sale of certain bonds. REPORT ON AIR SERVICE GIVEN BY PRESIDENT (Continued frm page 1) the present time.'i Bombing T"st Kxplained Included in the board's repr. is a detailed statement of the bombing experiments recently made on the hull of the unfinished battleship Washington, made pub lic for the first time. It shows HERE YOU'LL FIND THAT U CAN BUY TUST GOODS vou NELSON BROS. :.'.' Chemeketa , P I'hone 1000 r-WJHIWI in Si U L V The Phenomenal i ' D mw. 250 Men's Suite : . ' . and .. . , 50 Overcoats For Your Inspection and Selection 2 FOR THE PRICE OF PLUS p2 Regular Stock Men's Suits Less 2:0 that three 2,000 pound bombs were - exploded under water near the ship and two "torpedo explo sions" of largest size (400 pounds of explosives) set off in contact with the underwater hull, the ship remaining afloat four days thereafter and riding out a storm. "The results of the tests de monstrate." the boardfound, "that the hull of the latest type of bat tleship is capable of withstanding to a remarkable degree the at tacks of aerial bombs and that with a crew on board to make ne cessary repairs, run the pumps and man the anti-aircraft guns, snch as the Washington would be substantially secure against air attack." , The report of the officer in charge of the tests said: "A ship in commission, would have had no trouble in making port under her own steam, after the five explosions." With respect to the effectiveness of the torpedo explosions the spe cial board gave it as the opinion of th test board members "that a shin like the Washington would survive eight torpedo Ihits distri buted about the underwater hodv " but could not withstand them if the hits were "bunched which would be "hardly within the bounds of possibility," The board points out that only radio-operated battleships such as the Agamemnon of the British navv and Iowa of the American A GRAND BRANDON OPERA CO. Best Light Opera Organization In America the wm Special Attention to the Matinee of "Mikado," Sunday, February 22. Curtain at 2:30 I America's Brt txverl Comic Opera - SUXUAY, FEBBCAUY 23 "ROBIN HOOD" MONDAY, FKBItUAIMT 23 , Girl 3 Tho Most Tuneful of Light Operas TUESDAY, FEBRUARY .24 - "THE SPRING MAID 1 BARGAIN nr. tfl PRICKS I - "fl.lU 1 so sin(;in(; voiclcsT Success Attending OF 1 All Boys' Knicker Suits Less 25 CLOTHING and WO OLEN MILLS ;STORB; ; ' bave been nomwea oy uruan while in motion, au otners wus employed having been at anchor. Despite the low speed or me raaio operated ships "six ana one naii. knots for the Iowa, n aaas 11 bombs were dropped without a bii on the Agamemnon and 80 bombs with two bits on the Iowa, "It. can be seen",that as between bombing a fixed target and ore in motion, there Is a vast difference. was the board's comment. "The battleship is the element of ulti mate force 4n the fleet and all th other elements are contributory to the fulfillment of , its function as the final arbiter . to sea war fare." " . 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