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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1925)
TITE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OfcEGON SUNDAY MOHNING, MAY 17, 1025 Fined and Jailed ... ; Charles Needhatn, p. Hathaway and Q. A. Barnes were fined $10 each. In addition to the night In jail, after being-arrested for mo isting young women. ? They fell Into the drag net of the Salem police who are endeavoring to curb the activities of the -so-called "Jazz Hounds' Who endeavor to entice young women and girls in to their automobile. A move is underway at present to secure a Jail sentence in addition to fine. IAT Tl n mtotim ASSURES THE WEARER OP A MERCHANT TAILORED Hl'IT ! A PERFECT FIT , Your success in business depends to a large degree i upon your appearance the only way that you jean ibe . assured, that your appearance is absolutely 'correct is to wear a suit built for your own figure. i HAVE IT MADE FOR YOU COME IN MONDAY ANI SEE I OUR NEW WOOLENS f u D. H. Mosher 474 Cc irt St. Phone !t0 Sidelights on Indian Customs Are Given in Letter From Reznicseks Journey Ends Early In Morning on Handcar; Oxcart is Hard Riding MIM!onai-ies Discover; People Are Dirty and Itagge.1 An interesting letter from Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Reznicsek, from the Bbarosa Ghar mission, Bhagal pur ' Groakhpur District, U. P., India, .has been received by Rev. Ralph D. Bullock, 251 Mission, pastor j)f the Free Gospel Mission, The letter gives much Information upon the country as Is as follows: "We arrived inCalcutta. India, without mishap, December 15, 1924 ." This! was earlier than we had expected so. Sister McCarty, the missionary whom we looked for was not there to meet us. However we finally reached our destination on the Ganger river, the last leg of our journey being made In very primitive fashion -on a hand car about 3 a. m. "Many things have happened since that day. We have been out preaching, ! sometimes walking sometimes in the champany or ox cart and once upon an elephant. The champany is Just a ( big box on two wheels without springs and as it bumps over the roads one almost becomes sea-sick. The men walk and keep far ahead of the champany for the oxen i art eo SlOW. ." i ;. ; 1 - 1 ;Our , numbers are' increasing and we have opened two new out stations. Within a radius of 12 miles we have about 400 villages to visit. If we had a Ford car we could accomplish so much more. Arcip Primps if of L : - J ; - - I I - ' ' ' '' ' ' ' - .J .. I .. - ; .. ......... siiidl Mo f " . adlies We have the most complete line of Archpreserver shoes carried in the state. We can fit any foot. If your feet hurt now is the time to get a pair of .these wonderful shoes. ' r!- ' ;i J-. 1 . ! " . ... - , They relieve tired, aching feet and make it possible to be on your feet all day without tireing. i We have them in enamel leather, black kid, and combina tions of enamel leather and apricot kid in pumps, oxfords. High shoes are all made of black kid. We are exclusive agents for these shoes and will be pleased to have you call in and try them on. '. , . . - I. All Styles from $S).00 to : $12.(0)0 M Exclusive Agents for Hose cCalluim "You Just Know That She Wears' Them We carry every shade in these "very exclusive hose includ ing a number of new shades just produced. All colors and most all numbers. V K j. e All makes of 50c rubber heels put on Every Wednesday.' Bring them any day. Do Your Feet Hurt?' ! Corns and callouses re moved without pain or sore! ness. Ingrown nails removed" and treated. Pains in feet, weak-foot. flat 1 foot, foot strains and fallen arches ad justed. Do nt suffer. I will give you the best that science can produce in scien tific chiropody. Consult v ' DR. WILLIAMS i About - Your Feet. u Hours 9 to 5:20. Phone 616 ca4r 1 fiaui b rup fR$usSed(J ViLbDsnecb Repair Department . Our shop is equipped with all new machinery. We use nothing but the 'Tery. best B 'grade of leather that money (will buy. -?-:..sf -44" v Mr. Jacobson In charge of , this department, is an ex pert in his line has spent years in factories and repair . . shops and ' win ao noioins but high grade work, f seal like making several villages in a week. Aa it la now, we cannot begin to cover the district In a year. Most of the year, as you know, the heat is so terrible that we cannot be outside only In the morning and evenings. "A Tillage consists of hundreds of mud huts, close together as tivv can be built, with narrow, dusty, bumpy alleys between. The farm ers go out to the fields each day to work. Men, women of low castes and children: are seen, but the other women are not allowed to show their faces outside of their houses. ' They see4 nothing but bare mud walls and dirt floors and a patch .of blue sky above the little court where they do their cooking. ' , f "We are g:ad at ntght to return to our camp or "our compound, where We see bright, happy faces of our Indian Christians. Out side the people are (ilthy and rag ged or naked. They stare at us with sad and sin-hardened faces. When we smile the women hide their faces and go away and the measTare blankly. They do not understand even a smile, for they rcely know what love Is. They e the music, and a crowo of 100 or more quickly gathers when we begin to play and sing. Every where we go we see ugly idols or mounds of dirt where the people worship. At night we hear them beating their tom-toms and yelling in their weird way. : "But many are coming from time to time for prayer, for they have heard how our God heals the' sick. Were itnot for the terrible chains of the caste sys tem many more would turn to Christ. But if they break their caste it means a separation for ever from everyone and often costs them their very lives. .No matter how hungry or thirsty they are they would not take a bite of food or a drop of water from our hands lest tbey be defiled. ! "This is a sacred4" spot on the river where thousands come from time to time to bathe and wor ship. Here also is a burning f ghat." as you know all the dead in this country are burned and the ashes thrown in the rivers which to them are sacred. Several times a week funerals pass near our house. The corpse is carried on a stretcher of bamboos and several men carry bundles of wood for the fire. When an old person dies. . the men who accompany the corpse to the river beat drums; ring bells and throw sweets to the poor people. They rejoice that the spirit has left the body, many believing thai it has gone into some animals body or to some higher plane. ' "On February 9, there was an almost total eclipse of the moon. Thousands came here to bathe, many of them walking for many miles and sleeping in front of our compound. They 'believe the eclipse signifies that God once borrowed food from the sweepers or .low caste people. They give sweets to this caste as they believe Jthey must pay God's debt. ; "Poor blinded souls.; We went out into the crowd that night and preached several honrs. r?Ot course you understand we " are preaching through an interpreter until we get the language. We are studying several hours a day on the Hindu language.) . About 3 a.' m. we were awakened by , one of our men. When we went to the door, there on our porch was a newly born baby girl, wrapped In a rag, covered with dirt and -crying hard. We took her in, bathed her and sent for the watchman of the village. But the mother of the child could not be found in s the big crowd of bathers. So we, are raising her for God's serviceC'We now have 63 in our family, includ ing orphans, widows and preach ers and their families. If any of you1 would like to adopt one or more of these, we would be so glad to keep them for you. "The cost is small compared to the cost of a child in America.' We have no board back of us, but as means comes in we are able to reach out, extending the gospel in this dark land where the need of Christless millions faces us daily. Coul we picture these conditions before the Christians of America, we know more would be willing to deny themselves In order to fulfltUh last commission of our Lord who said, "Go ye . into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature," and those who could not go would help to send. ' f "We would be so glad to near from any of you, who would take, time to write us a line from, the Homeland. We are ; especially grateful for every one who helped us to get here." NO. o shoe: saves fixes - v ' Th e wearer of a NW 9 shoe, driving a Studebaker standard six motor car, will save, fines and avoid accidents,; it has been dis covered, because he will not un- j consciously exceed speed limits- v ; The spherical foot accelerator and the contour'of the aluminum floor board is responsible. ': On these cars, the driver may rest hla foot flat upon the floor board. the accelerator beneath the foot ahead of the heel.. . Y' C.vV-'- f C In that position, a No. 9 shoe will operate the car at 22 miles an.houIhnsjdrlTlns abstracted ly, the wearer of that size' the -3 never will Exceed rpeed limits TWO SALEM GIRLS WILL FINISH COURSE AT 0AC .: f '. t,V: . , , . , Misses Robbing and arrus Have ! Taken Active Part In Stu "',"" ' dnt Affaire i Oregon Agriculture College. Cor vallis. May 1 C Two ' prominent seniors of Salem. Miss Danta Rob bins, daughter of J. D. Robbins, and Miss Mabel Marcus, daughter of A. F. Marcus, will be candidates for graduation in June. The 192.r class is expected to be the largest in the history of the college. Miss Robbins is a graduate of Salem high school, where she was a member of the basketball' team. She is majoring in physical educa tion and has. been very preeminent in activities on ; the. campus. . She has been on the class hockey team, tennis, basketball, volleyball . -and baseball teams. She is a member of; Delta Psi Kappa, honorary physical education society, chair man of publicity committee of the Y, W. C. A., and treasurer of the physical education club. She Is also on the Beaver, staff in the circulation department, and on the class debate team. Miss Robbins is a member of the Alpha XI Delta sorority. " ' V '1- ,' '.Miss Mabel Marcus Is majoring in . vocational education and will receive the bachelor of science de gree. Though partially earning her way through school. Miss Mar cus has found time to take part in numerous activities. . She isra member of the madrigal club, girls musical organization, Delta Psi Kappa, and YWCA student cabinet. In her junior yearf Miss Marcus war girls'- director-tn the O.A.C. junior summer school. She is a member of the Sigma Kappa sorOrity. ' ; ENTERS' FINAL CONTEST Jack McOnire to Reprreent Uni versity of Oregon at Stanford :UN'IVERSITY OR OREGON'. Eu gene. Ore., May16 Jack P. Mar cus P. McGuire of, the University of Oregon, will compete in the Pacific coast finals In the national intercollegiate oratorical contest to be held in the auditorium at Stanford university, California. May ,22. .Prlies at stake aggre- gate $5,000 and the contestants are the six best from the colleges and universities of the Pacific coast state. The general subject is the American, Constitution, j ; r The Pacific coast finalists, in their spet.klng order follow: Eleanor R. Evans, University of California . Merrill Urinninsiooj, VACATION GLASSES When you go for an out ing away from , mental and physical cares eyes work on. -your Protect and rest them with easy, comfortable SOFT LITE lepses. " "--I ... i . t Xo straining, or striving- no dread of the bright sun -no headaclies or eye .. aches, i . above ; all. be wise in t-eyeglass "preparedness be fore you go. Don't leave with but one pair,; for the first day of roughing may end with a broken lens and leave, you helpless. Aeci? dents will happen and-two pair is the only safe way. Morris" Optical Co. SO 1-2-1-4 Ore. Itldg. Salem .Oregon University of Redlands; Edmun Tj. Becher. University of Idaho; Jack P. McGuire. University of Oregon; Kathleen Southern Campbell,! .University . of California; D. Thomas George, University of Washington and Phil M.GIrard. Loyola college,-: Lo.s Angeles, Cal. : The StanfoFd-wnlversUy-meetins:; wlll.be presided over, hy Dr. Ray1 L. wtlbur, president of Stanford university. - j . V: ZTA ANNOUNCING The arrival of the new CREAM TOP BOTTLE the bot tle which separates the milk from the cream. This progressive service fs art "exclusive" -feature of our dairy and is available to milk users at no extra cost." ; You may; now have a daily eupply of cream and milk not just i milk. Phone and have your milk delivered u- v .n j MEADOVJ LA17H DAIRY High -Quality lastui1ed Milk . Phone 90F12 - ! ' - Order your milk delivered in Cream Tops It costs no more Old Way i f 9Z?e new IleWiilk bottle L:il;illif;aa'iii!iriil;ili .,' ii:r:iffrfsr:::i iji-v-'i..ii 'u; m -, ,, . n,.,J Ms t?ie M I ET US SHOW YOU how happily arUand utility have been united to make the porch and garden beautiful and comfortable. 'There are chairs, tables, desks,; ferniers and many other lovely individual designs to make your porch complete. , -t- ' -f ii 1 ... AT m . ... k ' 1 a . . Med . rosea Shades Aerolux Ventilating Porch Shades makes the best porch. Ckmf ort night and day. . 1-4 Ton Ice Free 0 With every automatic ' purchased We will also take in your fesnj old ice box as part pay- jwf mem on an automaiic. Where you can always do , better - - " 'ZZ. "LL' "" 1 """ "" ' ' '...i-'W 1 ."K.i!,,, 1 '..j11!,,. ,,i,.,g ' nun i.r , , ''f HT" " rgggS5 Credit gladly without 5 interest v