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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
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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.
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or the purpose for which it is sold
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power. Why? Because it is made
by definite specifications and bal
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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
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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
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LEVENSSPEAKS
i ON PROHIBITION
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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
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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 '
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The line that Mrs. Rupert added
was: .
Profit by the experience
of those who know.
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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'
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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.
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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.
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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. -
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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
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