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SALEWIPLAY S riPiiMcnuiccnnv UIVVULUItlLUUni State Champions Draw Con necticut Quintet to Start National Tournament v The Oregon , champions are. to clash with the Torrington, Conn., quintet Wednesday mornlngi at 9 o'clock,, according to a telegram received here after the safe arrival or jhe Salem basketball team in Chicago. The Franklin team, runners-up to be state championship team, will arrive in the conference cen- ter on the day following the Salem tea n. -They are scheduled to 'meet thrtjDuPont Man el team of Louis ville, Ky., at 8 o'clock tonight. The ball used tit the national meet is slightly heavier than the on used on the coast, but the two extra days' of practice5 will .enable thj Salem' boys' to get the weight of J the ball before entering trie contest. ; jThe-jchampfons made the trip in good shape. U Is stated, and they are expecting to put in some good work on the floor. bfficials of the' national inter srnolastlc conference are to have two high school teams put on an exhibition-game in order to show the -rules':. that are to be used in the conference. The regular offi cials will have charge of the game add .wilt' show justwhat is to be &UcfcVcn Sttcheim's U-roducti Oh Victure Masterpiece 1 : OF OUR. NUMBER. MAKE A NOTE THAT LEAK. Before. VOU FLOAT1.' NELSON BROS. BUS Chemekcta Phone lOOO j . i A L 1 . v ' ! :. '.':: The Essence WHETHE1R or not a motorist is interested in a description . of how gasoline is made he is sure to be mightily interested in knowing that when he steps on the throttle his car will re- -cpond, quickly, smoothly, with a surge of power. GE1NERAL. Gaaolinc planned or the purpose for which it is sold : is the very essence of automotive power. Why? Because it is made by definite specifications and bal anced so as to contain just the right amount' of very light fractions to ive instant ignition, followed by the same, for GENERAL'S quality gradually heavier percentages which never varies. Sold Only by Authorized Independent Dealers "Fill Up Your Tank and Let Your ENGINE Decider dose and what is expected, f Both Oregon teams will star in Chicago ail the week and will leave for the Pacific coast Sunday evening and will arrive in Salem some time Wednesday. - GIRL DECLARED INSANE; TRIAL TO BE HALTED (Continued from pge 1) - ... , logical factors. The fact that she had tantrums and , would 1 throw herself on the floor. The exten sive biting of the finger nails." . Judge Louderback asked: "Are you one who believes that all persons in the heat of passion are insane?" j "I am not." : 1 . ; Ideas Not Articulate ; Under further questioning by the court Dr. Ball said the girl had "no association of ideas, es pecially in regard to her own wel fare." He added: ! "Her , comprehension is very. very low." . j "You recognize," the court con- tinned, "an insanity outside the scope of what is called legal in sanity?" ;. J -it'-:-- The witness said that! he did and that the girl came within the clasification of "medically in sane." : - . : f He also expressed the view that she was incapable of .making a rational defense to the charge on which she was being tried. ' The prosecution declined an of fer by the defense to stipulate that the present Jury hear the is sue of sanity. j ; ' The court then held that a new jury must be, selected. (The im panelment is "not expected to re quire more than a day. i -t . j . LEVENSSPEAKS i ON PROHIBITION (Continued froa pag 1) ' would be a swonderf ul work in the enforcement of law and it would be ciearly shown that it is a pay ing proposition. j ; V "Every man knows, who uses Intoxicating liquor, that there is no benefit in the use of the intoxi cant. 'VVe Americans are a senti mental, sensational and a very ac tive people. And we like to see a hurrah in the enforcement of the laws. However, if the average citizen -could seVthA stills which were used in bringMhe contra band liquor ho.woudgver take a drink. Of the -15& stills found in one county, only tw,owere of sanitary construction., The-others were made of death dealingma terial. r- ; : j -; ' ; : "When a half baked Idiot wants to go off into the mountains to make it, and the otheTswbo drink the stuff, we will always have the liquor with us' . j ; ' "The prohibition, law- is based upon the theory of the greatest good for. the greatest number. "We , will prosecute ' everyone against whom we secure sufficient of Power give pick-up. smoothness, flexibil ity tremendous power and full, mileage. GENERAL Gasoline is made for your use in motor cars on the Pa cific Coast. Spring, Summer. Fall or j Winter its EMM, oi-MQlbt-fleaiiatfD nni TRACK WORK-OUTS Tenatrve Meets - Arranged With , Pacific and Lin- field; Others Wanted The Willamette university track baseball squads were unable to work oat on the field Monday be cause of the eold weather. A few pf the men underwent a light work out in the gym but the heavy squad!, work will not be un dertaken till the weather permits the men to go out on -t he field.- Neither schedule is complete al though the prospects for a heavy season are very good. Tentative meets have been arranged with both Pacific university and I. in field college, and it is highly pro bably s that the squad will meet Pacific college, of Newberg. and the Cbemawa Indian school. There is considerable talk of making the trip to Walla Walla to meet the Whitman college squad although there has been no definite decision made in this regard. The track and baseball field will be put in condition for the men to work on as soon as the weather permi's the drags and scrappers to get on the ground. evidence, and when we prosecute a man, we will prosecute him like a gentleman.' - POISON TRACE NOT DISCOVERED ; (Contmoett front p H true they may die more or less unexpectedly." -: The swollen condition of Mrs. McClintock's body observed after death. Dr. Simonds said, was pro bably due to edema or dropsy." ', Assistant State's attorney to day issued a supoena for; Miss Luella Rheubell, formerly an as sistant to Charles C. Faiman, who conducted ' a scientific school and who said that, Shepherd offered him $100,000 for live typhoid germs and information about how to administer them to a person. Defense attorneys have announced that Miss Rheubell claims Faiman neverhad live typhoid germs at his school. , , . ' HELL IS SUBJECT OF SERMON BY DR. POLING (Continued from psf 1) Cod -'Almighty is doing His best to save' men from -perishing, for we read that God" Is bot willing that any'should perish. "The chief thing I know about hell is that it is an. awful place fine performance is W.R. SPECK Distributor ' Salem, Ore. Phone 2102 out. of which I am doing my best to stay and to help others to find the saving love of God which the world has 1 in Jesus ? Christ," was one of Mr. Poling's concluding re marks.!; , .-:. : ; : ; ; "The Devil," is a subject on which Mr. Poling will speak some evening this week, ;The Home" is his subject for Friday night. Friday night will be family night. Mr. Poling .will speak each night this week! at T:30 o'clock , at the First i'Preibyterian church and each afternoon (3 p. m.) at lb- First Evangelical church, except Saturday. This week will conclude the Pre-Easter services. SENATORS STAGE Much Enthusiasm Shown; Edwards Issues Repeat Call for Next Sunday A big turnout marked the first official workout of the Salem Sen ators Sunday afternoon. Despite the short announcement, many ot the club men were present for a snappy work-out and from the en thusiasm shown, it is expected toe Senators will be batting high thin year. . . 1:; ; , ;: w . Providing the weather will al low, every man who is to be in the' opening game here will be on the field for a work out neit Sun day afternoon, according to the announcement of Frisco Edwards, field manager of the Senators. Efforts are underway to secure the fixing of the grounds in the baseball park. Already the fence has been patched up, but the mat ter of scrapping the grounds has been deferred and will be accom plished next Sunday or sooner, if the weather conditions will allow. LIMERICK PRIZE Mrs. Rupert Gets Prize and $25 in the Contest of- Liberty Magazine Mrs. Florence M. Rupert. SCO Chemeketa street. Salem, is re ceiving t h e congratulations of friends upon her prowess aa.:a poet. '?o me weeks ago Mrs.'liop ert'ak poetic muse waa challenged by a prize contest in Liberty maga zine. 'The magazine, asone of its weekly features, prints fonr lines of a five-line nonsense verse, leav ing the fifth line blank, and offers a total of five hundred dollars in prizes to the five contestants -who ftubrait the five best lines complet ing each week's verse. The limerick of four weeks" ao inspired Mrs. Rupert with what she thought was a winning idea. She sent it in, and the forthcom ing issue of Liberty contains the proof of her skill as' a rhymster. She figures fifth prize winner in the contest of four weeks ago, and, under the terms of the con test, will shortly receive the fifth prize of $25, Her friends are urg ing her to complete her record. by winning the first prize, amounting to $250, in one of the forthcoming contests."-."'.;"".:'. ;Tlie Limerick and Prizes t : The limerick is as follows: ? " A rooster that, crowed loud and i- gay " ' : ' -- -Roused the neighbors from sleep ev'ry day. L But the owner just smiled, -; So the neighbors got riled ' .. The line that Mrs. Rupert added was: . Profit by the experience of those who know. Use McCLAREN CORD A Gripping Tread Design vim- -nur Smith i Vxxlkins; SNAPPY SERMC3 " rnoxij 44 3 i SEEM f o i A c' 'I mil w f! i And a fowl and a smile passe-.' r-' away. ; , - " ' . - ' The first prize line, and the sec ond, third and fourth are as fol lows: . . ;: " . - j And a 'combed head was bobi, -u 1 right a way.: And they cancelled his n' witli- ! out pay. ; Plymouth Rocks, startct' " his way. coming " And stole the "alarm cloc'.:" away. The other prize winners' are: James P. Durkin, Chelsea, .Mass.; Albert Reed. Erie. Pa.; Rev. J. P. Lynch. Elizabeth. 111., and Paul W. Endriss, Ann Harbor. Mich. This reporter believes Mrs. Rup ert should have had second prize. What does the reader think? . The prizes are $250, $100, $75, $50 and $25. Zosel's Tire Shop Takes New Location on Ferry St. Remodeling and refinishing of the tJsed Car corner has been completed ., in order to house the Zosel Tire shop. : Repairs and re modeling of the building cost j $1000. . ; - ; j The ' firm is now equipped to ; care for any tire demands that may arise. The new location which they have gives them a chance to care for their eu Homers j in a more prompt manner. Clear Lake Bass Fishing Reported to Be Good Bass fishing is good, particular ly In Clear Lake, according to LOeorge Caldwell, of the Anderson sporting goods store and Gus Er lson. -. "; The fish are reported to Le bit ing" food and the two men return ed with a fine catch, some of the larger specimens weighing two and one-half pounds. , ; Bass season closes April 15 and! witl not bo open again until June UNEMPLOYED DEMANlt MONEY EDMONTON, Alta., March SO. -Premier Greenfield of 'Alberta announced toda ytbat he refused to consider a demand for $500, 09 from v the provincial : govern ment for the relief of unemployed men ot Alberta. A committee of unemployed had demanded an ap propriation root the government. .' - :. . -i , : . - . Ml mn fefr)) I f-I 111 I V M It It I W E GOING TO PEOPLE Referendum Proceedings Is Launched Against Pay ment of Fees to State The referendum will be invoke against HD No. 502, providing for the payment of a portion of fees collected by various departments of the state, with certain except ions, according to papers filed with the secretary of state Mon day, digned by Tom E. Shea, Port land newspaperman. . A ballot title is sought and In formation wanted on the form of petition for referring such act to the people at the binnial general election in November, 1926. Franklin High Team -to Play in National -Tournament Tonight CHICAGO, March 30 The grostest assemblage of high school basketball stars ever gathered together are ready tonight for the opening round tomorrow 'of the national in-ter-scholastic championship : tournament conducted under theajisplces of the University of Chicago. , . The tournament drew a , recordbreaking entry of 42 teams from 34 states, making a total of more than 400 players. Thirty-three of the teams are state cham- ' pions. . Tomorrow's games: 10 a. m. Miami. Fla., vs. 4iramie, Wyo. 13 noon- Durham, N. vs. . Helena, Mont. v 3 p. m. Greely, Colo, vs. - West Waterloo, Iowa. 7 p m. Salem, S. D., vs. . - Clarkston, Wash. 8 p., m. Franklin high, Portland, Ore., vs. Du Pont Manuel, Louisville. 10 p. m. Medford, Mass., vs. Rupert. Idaho. in bui m- rnhf they deserve it There's no doubt about it a ciga rette of Chesterfield's high quality deserves to be at the top. Chesterfield has won its present position because men know by its taste that here is clean-cut superiority of tobaccos and blend. - ifie CIGARETTES The bill w;as introduced in the legislature session of 1925 by the joint house and senate ways and means "committee. All " depart ments and boards named . in the act would pay into the general fund of the state 10 per cent of the fees collected. ' Excess Supply of Labor Reported for Last Week The labor situation in Salem took a backward slide during; the past week, according to the re port filed for the period ending March 28. A total of 179 work ers made application for jobs, while 82 were actually placed at work. . ., ' . f- " "During the past week 110 em ployers asked for help, whilei 99 persons were . referred to places, resulting in the 82 being placed. - Common labor took the lead as usual with the placing at work ot 34 persons, while a total of 56 workers were registered, -VI Agri cultural workers came second with 34 farm hands and agricultural workers were given, work. Six carpenters filed their applications for employment, as did the same number of restaurant " workers. Twenty-five woods "laborers made Fece to Face in Death Vallsv Erichfea Strchsim XtRJKD j Starting at the Liberty Eunday.' tec I ri Lay's i, Ktatesiniitt. for Particulars more and mote snioloffics eveiy day annlication for work, while sine of them were sent on Jobs. Four women agriculturists made amplication for labor, with out any employer asking for such help . However, 12 hotel workers filed application and nine were cared for. v ' CLUB MJ3MBKRS TO SERVE otiAi i ijs, Aiarcn motor- ists belonging to1 the Automobllr Club of Washington are - to- serve here on juries... trying persons charged with serious traffic of fenses instead of selecting jurors from mixed superior court dnry panels, justice; C. C. Dalton an nounced today..,, THTJItSDAY ; V April 2 ' : v! is the Day (THIEF OF B.GDA1) ' t f