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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1925)
- r- r 7 .t Hi By AUDRED Phone: -jnWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY A' cards were Issued for one M the largest and moat distinctive formal teas .of the entire spring feeason when Mrs. W. H. Steusloff fend Mrs. F. W. Steusloff enter tained from 2:30 to 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the attrac tive residence of the latter on Korth Commercial street. ' - - At the door the throngs of -fkuests who called were greeted, by little Miss PrfscUla Waish of Eu gene and little Miss Charlotte IcKee, with Mrs. W. Carlton iwith welcoming and presenting 'Jo the hostesses.-' A' lovely-pro-"'Tusion of Irl, With the bine shades Jpredominatinr, transformed . the W-!livihg room. In the library great masses of f -Coast ; rhododendron Assisting the hostesses , In the rooms throughout calling hours were Mrs. A. f - -Marcus, Miss Olive Sklptpn, Mrs. Gordon Purvine of 'Portland, Mrs. Charles ftVeller, Mrs. Clande Steusloff, Miss Dorothea Sjteusloff, and Mrs. d. F. Chambers.- '.- In the dining room pink and green were chosen shades toe flow era and candles. Pink snapdragons gave exquisite color against a bowl of jade art class, while pink can dles were used in Jade holders Presiding at the urns during the first ?hour were Mrs. Russell Catlin and Mrs. Dan J. Fry Sr.. while at the second hour their places, were taken by Mrs. H. J. Clements and Mrs. II. G. Shipley. .. . A number of out-of-town guests were present for the afternoon. ' ' . . The faculty and students of Kimball CollegeT theology en joyed ft picnic at Silver Creek Falls yesterday. All classes were closed and an enjoyable holiday was taken. r" Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Hill Thompson were among the guests at the wedding of Miss Cassie Hill Thompson and Mr. Frank B. Mitchell on Sunday In Portland. .The following account from the Portland Telegram will be of in terest to Salem friends: Tha wedding of Miss Cassie Hill Thompson and Frankr B. Mitchell took place Sunday afternoon at 2 oYlock at the hotme of the bride's brother, W. Lair Thompson, on Ar lington Heights. Only immediate relatives were present, A double ceremony was performed, first a religious ceremony by Professor-R. C. Thompson of the University of Nevada a Baptist minister and a brother of the bride, and a civil ceremony by Judge Thomas A. Mc Bride, chief Justice of the supreme court of Oregon, an intimate friend of both .. After, he wed ding a buffet luncheon was served. Mrs. Mitchell is the daughter of a pioneer, Oregon family, and the . granddaughter of Rev. Reuben C. Hill, a pioneer physician and min i ister in the Willamette valley. "Mr. J Mitchell comes of a well known pioneer jamiiy oi raner cuumy. iJThe bride and bridegroom left In I ine evening iur a iup mm mc Olympic j Peninsula and Brit'sh Columbia. ' - j i " ' -' Mr. and Mrs. A. C Brooks of Seattle spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Denni3 of 1540 Court street. Mr. Brooks, a super visor with the Pacificlumber In- L!ispection bureau, .was on his way to his new home at Aberdeen, Wash., from Marshfield. - - . .,, Mjrs. J, Vincent Meherin of Sari Francisco who Is the house iuest of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Farmer was the inspiration for an URUSually enjoyable dinner dance Tuesday, evening at the Illihea Country club wher her host and hostess en tertained in her honors Iris, -del-phinum "and snap dragon were combined In effective profusion In the low basket that centered, the table. An additional color note was given by the yellow candles In the sroup for the eveninf were Mrs. Meherin, Mr. and Mrs E. Vi McMechan, -Mr and . Mrs. V Walter J. Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. T. ,A .W. Poorman, Mr. and Mrs. Karle . i I G. Beke; Mr. and Mri.'Don -Young f L Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Proctor, Mr t 'J FURNACE For Your Home Why Not Try An J Eastman Sibloco .. - lf& a Marlon County pro Juct. .Scientifically in stalled in your home by our own men, anywhere in the Salem district. Low in first cost. Users will tell you of its ex treme economy in fuel consumption. . Easy to control, and durable. For information, (Write or Phone EASTMAN: BROS. Formerly Sllverton Blow ; Pipe Co. K Silverton, Ore. BUNCII 106 i and Mrs. Clifford Farmer, ' Miss Seline i j Eckerlin, Albert Eakin, Carl , Gabrielson, Jack, Elliott., Therori Hoover and the- hosts, Mr and Mrs. Lloyd, Farmer. Two! of the most , attractive bridge affairs : of the week will take Place, one today and one to morrow, " Iwhen Mrs.! George A; White "entertains each afternoon for a group of 16 matrons. This afternoon ;Mrs. White will enter tain with' four tables , of bridf e at her bome while tomorrow a group ; will be guests, at-a. bridge luncheon at the Gray Belle. . , . "i vj ' ; The I "eedlecraft j club met on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. LI c; Brotherton, 570 South Winter street, with- pansies and columbine'arranged attractively In the rooms. -At tli-e ea hour a de licious luncheon wasj served, fol lowing an afternoon of fancy work and conversation At the next jneeting Mrs.. M.. T, Moyer will be hostess, entertaining at hor home, 165 Waller street! . j f , "' - In the congenial groupion Tues- day were! Mrs. E. E. Gilliam. Mrs: M. .T. Moyer. Mrs. A. J; basey; Mrs, JW...La-BarirjJrsij,;.J.,..?ew-, myer, 1 Mr?,. Ruth Penison, Mrs. I David i Cade, Mra F.l J. Stearns, and the hostess," Mrs. X. C. Broth erton. j I . ; ' . : I '-; ."- rj - v - Always a charming hostess to her many friends, f Mrs., B. L. Steeves entertained in her usual delightful way Tuesday for the pleasure -of a congenial group at tea. Mrs. F. ' C. DeLong presided at.jthe nrn. and .Mrs.; p.: p.. Hick man cut the ices. 'The tea table was a lovely floral stdy in pinle and ,1a vender, with sweet peas the flowers : used. Assisting Mrs. Steeves , were " MrsM Spaulding, Mrs.; Lestei O.E.i Price and Mrs. Walter p. Barr, Mrs. E. B. Mil- lard, j . ; . . ; .-.I - In the!! group for theiaftempon were Mrs. J.- h Baker, Mrs. Wal ter Spaulding, Mrs H. K. Spaul ding, Mrs. Lester Barrj, Mrs. E. T. Barnes, Mrs. U. G. Boyer, Mrsi B. E. Carrier, Miss De Young, Mrs. W. Ef. Kirk, Mrs. A. U. Lee, Mrs. F. ' A.' Legge, Mrs. Baicer, Mrs. J. A. 'Mills, Mrs. E. B. iiillard, Mrs. O. Ef Price, Mrs., H. H. Vande vort, ! Mrs. , M. C. ;. Fibdley, Mrs. Frank Power, Mrs. A.j B. Hanson, Mrs. Benjamin- Blatchford, Mrs. E.-J;- Swafford, Mrs.' E. C. Hick man, Mrs.rB C; Miles, (Mrs. Robert Dann, Mrs. F. C. DeLong, MrsH. L. Marsters, Mrs H. Clements and Mrs,? Walter 'Winslow. v-h j L- : ' The Woman's union! f tbe First Congregational church- will , meet tomorrow; at.1 the home of Mrs, Louis Olsen, 1490 McCoy streets . ' v ji I:::-; - j t. Miss Henrietta White will ar rive In Salem today sto spend, the week-end with her parents, Briga dier General and Mrs. George A. White. Miss White Is a, student at Oregon Agricultural college. . h--In if. The Delta Alpha class of First Methodist church met on Tuesday evening! fgr a business meeting and social time athe'home of Miss Bessie Smith,) 1408 Ferry street, j A delicious pot-luck sup per was served at ti ;30 o'clock. At the business meeting Miss Gen evieve Findley and Miss Louise 1 SOGIAX. CALENDAR J il Today ."Better Homes'" tten house, 2 10 o'clock. Corner jiX. Liberty j streets. ; Highland WCTU. j and Meyers Mrs. McCar- roll,! corner of Highland and Ma ple streets, hostess.,- 2'r 3 0 o'clock. - :-i l - Friday Woman's Union of the First Congregational r church. - Mrs. Louis Olsen, 1490 McCoy street Mothers' and - Daughters' - ban quet. First Methodst church. - West; Side cirele of the Jason ee j Aid, society., .i Mrs. . Bert-ha Loveland, 2010 North Fifth st.' Saturday - American Association of TJnl- versity Women. Woman's club house, 2:30 o'clock. ! . MCTt 2Q Discount . ! i All pictures in stock .will ,be sold at '-'-'-'.'tjor Two Weeks-Only Thii is the last week of discount See Wl Jv PORTER'S Painting and Bryan , were chosen to act as the social committee for the next three months. Plans were made for the songs and yells the class will contribute at the Mothers and Daughters banquet on Friday.- Those present Tuesday evening were: Bessie Smith; Florence Waldo, Grace Robertson, Joseph ine Shade, v Violet Hoover, " Ruth McAdams, Phoebe McAdams, Min nie Miller." Edna Miller. Sylvia Marsters, Eulalia Lindsay," Maude Ramseyer, Mable ; Savage Nancy Savage,' Lois Leopold, Elsie Leop old, Elsie Miller, Ethel Jackraan, Louise Bryan. Mrs. C. -C.' Clark, Mrs. J. W. Robertson, and Rena Mickey. ' , ; - Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Durbin are at home after a week at the beaeh. , They were-domiciled dur ing their absence at their sum mer home at Neskowin. : v ! ' r.-" ' - : -. ' Dr. Mary C. Rowland was elect ed president of the Salein Aarts League at the final meeting of the year held on Tuesday evening at the( library. ; Dr. Rowland; who promises to fill the office in . a splendid" manner, will be assisted by y the following officers: first vice-president, Charles J. Lisle; second vice-president, Robert Pau lus; secretary-treasurer," Mrs. John ;F. Lau, and art director, Mrs. F. S. Barton. A thoroughly entertaining pro gram, provided a delightful social time; wjth Perry Reigelman a particularly pleasing reader, giv ing "Ko.'S Collect Street,?' "Mark Twain and, the Guide," and "The Trial of Abner Barrow." Lyman MeDonald, a baritone soloist, whom Salem audiences are fond of .hearing," iong "Slitpniates of ' Mine? and "On the Road to Mandalay.V Mrs. McDonald ac companied at the piano, Avhile Mrs. Clarence Bowes gave an or gan accompaniment as well Mrs. and'Mrs. B. J. Miles have returned ..; home after, spending Mothers' day- In Portland , with their isoji-in-iaw. and . daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Will Knight. .Visitors in laro numbers have been calling: at the? 'Imodel house open tnrougnout "Better- Homes week at the corner of South Lib erty and Meyers streets. Today the Salem' ArtaLeague will be' the organization In charge. In - the afternoon Mrs. J. M. Clifford will be the acting hostess, assisted by Mrs..J. C. Nelson, Mrs. W. F. Far go and .Mrs. S.- M. Endicott -In charge for the evening will be: Mr. and Mrs. Robert "Paulus with their, assistants,' Miss Grace Elizabeth Smith, and Mrs. Blanche M. Jones. . "- ,:., "i .:, ... Yesterday . Mrs.. J. H. Brewer, representing the Business and Pro fessional Women, acted as hostess Her assistants were ,Mr9. Simon Director, Mrs." Louisa Kezar and Mrs. Haley. . ". : '".:.. , . Mr. and Mrs. George E. Waters are entertaining as their house guest Mrs. Ruby Flint Hughes. After, a month, In -the immediate future, at the Portland Hotel, Mrs. Hughes will return to Paris. WATER P0WERST0- DO ALL OUR CHORES In Due Time Our Whit Coal Will I Make ih Willamette Valley. - a Hive-of Industry ; (The time is coming when the Willamette valley will be a veri table hive of Industry; when all our water powers will be harness cd, and when the motors driven by the forceof them will mil larm work a pleasure and w may rlook forward to the-, time when there will be.no more drud gery. "The" following, headed "Electrify Oregon Farms,": "ap peared In the editorial columns of the Portland Oregonlan of yester day:) ; . .Oregon, In common with other Pacific states, has In Its abundant waterpower a means of making the farm profitable .and farm - life at tractive that Is not . possessed . by. those sections where coal Is the main source of power. Electricity cannot only . HgMt - the farmhouse; it can do alL manner of household work and can do mechanical work with little noise and no smoke I Itean-pamn water for -irrigation? j either from a river or a well. The more of it used, the less it costs M It them at , Decorating Store per unit, the rate fast becoming smaller as consumption-grows. !ThIs ! extension; of 'the use of electricity to the: farm la intim ately connected with the problem of development of Columbia river power .and" improvement 'or - the river as a waterway. The first requisite to construction of a dam and power plant ani assured market for a large enough'propor Mon of the power to Justify the investment. When the hydroelec tric industry; was in Its Infancy; cost of transmission to scattered farm was considered prohibitive and electricity was considered the perquisite of cities, towns anil big industries. ; Bu- "juice 'has. be-, gun work, on the 'farms of Oregon as of other states, and a' concerted effort! Is made by leaders ? in t the electric and agricultural -industries to extend Its use on faTmsi. A Joint committee has.mad a - survey . of 18$ farms on .ten lines ; in Ore gon, on 139 of . which electricity Is used and on fifty of whichs It la not nsed, and bas made1! a report rwhieh sheds lignt -on th',results and on the fequlsltles foif extend ing use with economy. for the farmer and at feasible cost for the electric company., j The, average tillable I area of lund among users is SL7 acres, among honusers29.5 acres, ap parently because owners of the larger farms are better able finan cially to pay-the- Initial cost, this opinion being confirmed! by the largpr proportion of ; good , houses on large farms than on small. Of the' total connected lload 1 53.4 per cent' Is used .for "lighting" and household conveniences, s"uch as cooking ranges, washing; Jr6ning, vacuum 'Bweeping, and '"iti.'i . per cent for machinery, rh linly V for Irrigation.; .Oht2l3 .farms' in Tilr laruook' county 45.9 .pf- cent of the cows are milked bv. electric machines. ' On- Hood river elec tricity drives f our 'apple ? graders. Poultry house -are liglited "by electricity,; 'snd oneiuin' credits thelfact With a 20 perf cent' in crease of csgs for three months of the -year,. Brooders and Incu- hators in a few Instances " are warmed by this means: on a 2000- acre farm it is used for refrigera tion,' and"pn others electric power fills silos.p There are also' a few instances jof woodsawing,; -cream separation1, water-heatfng, feed- grinding a,nd dehydration by elec tric motors; '- -' 'Economy' it defeated by the scattered number of .users on the ten .rural lines selected for survey and by t$e .limited . use on each farm.. Electric companies hold that cost of ' transmission line should not exceed . $60. per con sumer, bdt- on Jthe t lines surveyed the cost.waa f245.S5 per user, and if 100 per cent, of .those adjacent had been connected it would have been; ,$1S 1.9Q per . user, or three times the jstandard eost. - : , ; . In forjef ia 'nta'keTeiectrifying the farm sound business for the electric 'company it-f Is i necessary thaf theri shall be a number of farms on leach line and that each of them shall be a user. Ths smaller tie farm, the more users there, wilt be to divide the cost,- and the more units ' each farmer uses; the Jess is the cost per unit. On f one 'line where- a farm con sumed less than the minimum for which $! is 'charged, ; the rate averaged almost 12 cents per kilo watt hour but on another where fifty times as much was consumed the average was 1.5 cents per kilo watt hour. 1 Electrifying the farm would progress much faster In a section divided Into many small farms than In one having, few ; large farms. ' For the same, length -of line- foui 40-acre farms wonld provide 'four customers where a 160-acrefarm provided only onel Hy growing high-priced crops of (Continued on page 10) : 3 t L A.week observed throughout all the nation the homes of our country. We are in a position tox sist you by furnishing such supplies that you may need in your -1 . i Koereid It Crtla-t4 BoofiiiK Deidentiif Tcltt : , Asphalt ShMtiag i Bolldinc PPr - Perfection PUittr Boar Pbe.yrnishe and Stains Prleia Bnllt-ln MaUo MaU Box V' CaWS's Qnflt DapiM Jalst H : cp .; i ' ft. Concrete HardBra , Cabot' Shtngl Stain Baboroicl 8aincl fl Cartaia-teod Sbluclea 1 Baaoment 8aa Powder Supply Gabriel Demonstration House Becomes Social ' i 4nt?rfrfnirongsr of Interested Folk Tj-plcal American Home Features Coiniuirtqe4Vith Completeness; ,. -"r 'Open Afternoons and Kvenlri.s; - , 'Hy AUDRED BUNCH "if A' veritable social center of the week. has been the much-talked of demonstration bouse in South Sa lem which was erected In the in terest of a national better homes program, under the untiring: local . chairmanship of Mrs. Winifred Pettyjohn. - j :. - The home, newly painted, and with flowering window boxes on either side f. the small cement porch,' represents the typical domi cile of the average American fam ily in which there are children, i The house, together with, the 50 by 90-foot lot on whtcb It is erected. Is estimated at a .value of ,6,000. The furniture,; w-tistic and 'appropriate, increases the actual worth of the house to probJ ably $2,000 more. ', The whole effect is one of com pactness and yet-essential- com pleteness. It is a favorite remark of those who have called, "What a large small house'"- Andi there is indeed an tinguessed spaciousness about every'room of . this one-story bungalow- whose total flodrispace Is 32 by 42 feet. The 32-foot front You Save When You Buy You Save WEeh Ybii Use TflElVRII1S; GREATEST; There is No Substitute BALES aVa TIMZS TUCS3 O? ANT OTKTIX SXLANO iir--. " vi - h.i .... ''--r-, ."..vi .'"'. -r .!' v- Save the wear ; and tear! Dark, rainy days, miserable cold, wind swept high waysyou know from exper ience how hard this is on your own car, when you have to take ' it out in all kinds of weather. - ' i ' ' ! i ' i . - , r.- , . Make use of the Motor Stages and sayt your own carl ' Revel in the warmth, the cleanliness, the luxury of 1 the modern I safety : coach. Always on time, run: at frequent intervals, no worry. 4 For business or pleasure, it's the economical way to travel. , , . 1 OREGON CI? No. 1 '- This Is ' improvements such as i ? . - Cedar Shingles Standard Gypsnm Plaa'.er Waterproofing for Cement ManUa Brick i Mantle TUe ' Metal JLath, Corner Bead ManfcaU 4c Steran Wall Beda Sicketaon'a Mortar Colors Heat aonnd angers and Beam Homes W affords dining room- and livSng room, opening together. The silver gray j woodwork in the rooms has been; the' source of continual admiration, the entire surface having been first stained, thett'gone over with shellac, and then'waxed. The tiffany wall fin ish proves a second! point of prac tical, yet harmonious, beauty. A stipled finish woodwork gives interest to the northeast bedroom which, .in actual measurement, is 11 M feet square. A similar bed room is interestingly furnished across the' hall. The third bed room, or guest ropm, measuring 14 by 11 feet, is somewhat larger. The kitchen, fitted electrically, measures l& by 11 feet. The ceiling height of . the house throughout is S feet, 6 Inches.-- A' beautifully, finished fireplace apd a furnace in the full cement base ment attend amply to the heating problem. In the door knobs and ia the electric fixtures, especially, attractive new ideas -are featured. The house will continue open to the public throughout the week. ILe Gchubert Octette eonirinut- in 1 1 STAGES A eu liW:-i, to impi fcZ 5' ed delightful jnasical numbe is at the Jewellers convention banquet on Wednesday evening at the Mar, ion hotel. The personnel of , the octeete, which is one of Salem's civic music oranlzationa, includes: Gladys Stevenson Gregg, Eva Roberts, Hilda Amsler, Ituth Reid Delia Amsler, MyrikGleason, Grace Fawk Ruth Bedford and Bertha Vick, accompanist. i FARM REMINDERS. 1 Black raspberry culture in Ore gon is better understood than for merly, though many small hoine growers do;not realize the. value of this berry. Trelllsing of biatjk caps, says the experiment station is not necessary -when-the caries are pruned low. i ' I i ' It ,- 1-i A ewe may bo expected to pro duce two lambs a year, bat I if forced to raise four site lays down on the 'job.' She jean profitably raise a lamb and afwool crop. but. I frye's is Fryc's Wild Hose Lard teed Pure because It is We beffin by usiag the - - i . - rfiniedLthfi leaf : and back fats not employed in the making of ordinary lani and then we make it by" a tested scientific process and under perfectly sanitary conditions, waVfttg it lit for the favorite recipes of tHe most f astrdioua cook in the Country. "A pail of WU3, nosfi9 Lard is a good cook's greatest economy and surest road to success. You will favcL wild ;nosf VWk nnz 3. Perfect Sliorienatg for Every Purpose, FRYE'STjyrEAT GViDE fa InvaluabU to evewy hoowf. On hundred Rested recipes and awrJiantle advice In th -choice aod cutting of H meats. Snd 2c for postage to Ftya A Co, Seattle. f : Safe Investment Headquarter . ..... yi- ' , " : r ' . : .". - ; j-- f The fact that millions of dollars are lost to. individuals every year who did not take the trouble' of investigating before they invested 1 shows that every investor should centralize his investing-at some institution which takes a-personal interest! in seeing that his money is placed in the most profitable andyet safe channels ,.-;-' ..- . . Hawkins & Roberts enjoy the distinction of being that institution in the Salem community. Our securities are f the very highest type and yield, the' maximum return consistent with safety. " ? , r" j Over 9 years without the loss - of a single dollar to clients should influence you to talk i your investments over i"' ' - i; -":-';-T ' N. ... y-'l '' ;'"''-"' :.' ' U :-; - - i MonrcAGt Loans Bonos and r' Invcstmcnts with - '.."bJCi??3 S1.T? lis I .. -H. Hi-- - i - i &Pr. if she 'has'.tb raise a crop of ticks and , stomach worms In addition she soon ceases to exist. Dipping immediately after shearing helps to eliminate-the-ticks. Stomach worms can be treated with a cop per sulfate solution, which . has proved successful, in getting1 rid of these parasites. Write the Ore gon Agricultural college - or see your county agent for instructions. An open seed for broccoli is regarded by many Oregon growers as the best method of " raising young plants. The seeds are drill ed ' at the ? rate of 70 .to 90 for every three feet. This is usually done- with the hamT seeder, says the Oregon Agricultural college experiment station.' Are you. telling your friends about the Slogan section of The Statesman? This paper's policy Is for the upbuilding of the Qity and the surrounding farming commun- ity. tW'yv(!M"H "-("TV'' is Guanm ptxrcJ : r finest ricK Hi tis; 'I 2jd4 floor. 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