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':. HELD COHSTITUTIOIIAL
COOS COUNTY LOSES TAX
I CASE INSTATE COVBT
Ruling Applies to Other Counties I
In Which Similar Condi- j
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yVfTbe constitutionality of an act
of the 1925 legislature authorizing
the remission of the penalties. In
terest and costs on delinquent
taxes was upheld in the smpreme
' court yesterday, and Coos county !
. must Accept taxes under these re
quirements on pertain land in that
county upon which -the state land
board holds mortgages for 1921,
1922 and 1923, according to an
opinion by. Chief Justice T. A. Mc-
' Bride, s The amount ot money in-
yolved is .not known but the de
cision applies to all counties where
, similar conditions exist. .
Sidney 8. Mohler and others
. will receire ii 500 damages under
the eminent domain act by an
opinion affirming the Hood Hirer
county ""circuit court in the case of
the state fish commission as appel
lant and cross-respondent.
Other; opinions handed down
. yesterday were:
Lena Long, appellant, ys. Smith
Hotel company; appeal from Mult
nomah county; suit'to determine
title to furnishings In Congress ho
tel, Portland- Opinion by Justice
Brown. Judge George Tatwell af
firmed. : ; ' . J I
In the. matter j of, Scappoose
Drainage district, on appeal from
repprt of commissioners Assessing
benefits and damages; (appeal, from
Columbia county. Opinion by Jus
tice Brown. Judge James A. Eak-
in affirmed. i' " T
P. R. Sears, et al. appellants, ys.
Orchards Water company; appeal
from Malheur, county; objection to
cost bill of defendants based on
opinion of May T26 affirming, de-
,'cree of lower court; objections
orer-ruled by the court. 7 U
Eugene P. Waite. et al. ys Sius-
law Boom company, appellant; ap
peal from Lane county. Opinion by
Justice Belt. Judge 0. F. .Skip-
worth affirmed.
v Agnes Lange St. Johns Lutn-
' ber company, appellant; '. appeal
from Multnomah county; suit for
damages for personal injury. Opin
ion by Justice Burnett. Judge Wal-
ter. H. Evans reversed.
In the matter of the determlna-
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wa ers of Willow creek and tribn-
tsries. a tributary of Malheur rlv-h
ef. Willow river water users asscf
c'ation, appellants, Emery Cole et
al, cross-appellants, ys. Orchards
Water company, et al; appeal
from Malheur county. Petition
for rehearing denied in opinion by
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State of Oregon, ex rel Jack
Mcaney, vs. Industrial Accident
commission, , Original proceeding
in mandamus, to require defendant
to obey judgment of original court
for Clackamas County. Opinion
by; Justice. Coshowr , Writ denied.
EVOLUTION CASE IS
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' T It H fr n Tiil.tM In.Uiul 4fiA Tin.
A,C. Strtbllng, pastor of Dayton
Cumberland Presbyterian church.
to offer prayer from the bench be
fore the gavel announced the be
ginning of the official session.'
The prayer had been offered by a
Methodist minister on opening of
court Friday the first, day. The
Jury then bad not been selected.
Yesterday a .Baptist ' minister led
the prayer, jurors unsworn sitting
in their' court room aeats.p This
morning as the invocation was
wade and i the court and specta
, tors were directed to stand, the
jurymen had not entered.
T i As' the crowd rose, :. Clarence
Darrow held up an objecting fin
ger and addressed the court. He
told Judge Raulston that the de
' tense wished , to ' protest against
the public court prayer because
It might prejudice, the case of
John T. Scopes In the minds of
tb jury" and the court. '
"I object to turning this 'court
Into a meeting house," the Chi
cago attorney declared. v,
"As a representative of defense
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THE JOBEGON STATESMAN,
A pe Trial
counsel who is not n agnostic I
wish to protest against the court
opening .with prayer. We have
talked it over in conference and
agree that .such a practice ia pre
judicial to the ,case of our client.
All the ministers who have prayed
here have : been . fundamentalists,
and much of their prayers have
been of an argumentative nature.
Judge Raulston wished "to be
reasonable toward ail parties." He
believed in , prayer and practiced
ft hfmaoir u
tie overruled the objection of
the defense and Mr. Stribline led
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the prayer.
Mr, Parrow then asked that the
court permit the record to j show
that he entered the same objec
tion daily. The court replied that
the court wouid show the object
ion daily and show also that It
bad been overruled " in eaeh in
stance. ,
VICTIM SEEKS DAMAGES
MRS. M. .E. REED OP OREXCO
ASKS 118 JFOR WRECK
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As a result of an auto crash at
nignway and the Chemawa road
on July 8 Mrs. M. E. Reed, of
Orenco, has filed suit in the cir-
cult' court against O. D.; Kennedy,
driver of the other car. She asks
$400 for personal injuries, and for
shock of mental suffering," and
$48 for damage to her, car. V
According to the complaint Mrs.
Reed was driving on the- highway
and Kennedy was going east ' on
the Chemawa road. The plaintiff
declares that - Kennedy : failed to
keep a proper outlook on the road,
and that she had the right of way.
Several occupants of the, Ken
nedy car were, eutand injured in
tho crash. ;No date hae been set
for the hearing.
Champoeo Park Is Mecca i
: lor community Residents
CHAMPOEG PARK. Salemites
who enjoyed the shade at Provi
sional Government park Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. George W
Todd, Mrs. A. J. and Elbers. Miller,
Sylvia Marsters, - Mr, and Mrs.
Ellis. Georgia Ellis. H. F. Wilant,
Mrs. Chas. Cheese, Frank D. Mar
tin, Mrs. F. D. Martin, Maude
Martin, Robert Martin, Mrs, S
Armstrong, Mr. E. R. Leedy,
SHverton's delegation consisted
of II. J. Iverson, Mrs, H. J. Iver
son, Mr. and Mrs, L. M. Butler,
Marie Iverson, Mrs. ChasMcLeod.
i From v Hubbard:, came i .Otto
Wengemoth, Helen "Ash ton, Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Ashton,! F. -A
Howe. Mrs.,0. C. .Whitney,, Doro
thy Whitney. -Mrs. F. A. Howe
Mrs. Kettle Herman; D. H. '" Her
man; C. J. ; Rinehart, Orval Bar
tram, Lulu Bartram, O. A. Rine
hart, Millie Bartram, Keith Rog
ers, Nadine Rogers,- Grace S M
Rogers, Lou Rogers. i ' j
Presbyterian Synod Will .
- , Open Session at Eugene
' UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene, July 14J (Special. )The
thirty-fourth annual session of the
Presbyterian Synod ot Oregon will
be held at the University of Ore
gon, fieginnlng Wednesday, July
lo, and continuing for a week. It
is neid in conjunction i with . the
summer session at the invitation
Of President Campbell. "-University
professors and visiting , lecturers
instructors on the campus, will
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SALEM; OREGON
A dds to Tcnn asset's
MRSSTOCKWELb LAID
TO REST ON TUESDAY
FINAL . SERVICES iFOIt PHY
; KICIAX'S WIFE HELD
Splendid Tributes Paid By Rev.
W. C. Kantner of Congre
gational Church
- Funeral services in memory of
Mrs Stockwell, wife of Dr. H. K.
Stockwell! of this city were con
ducted by Dr. W. C.; Kantner at
the Webb Funeral Parlors Tues-j
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. ,
He Baldwin part as follows:
"We are gathered today in a
service of memorial in iovlng re
membrance of Mrs. JC. K. Stock
well, who so suddenly and unex
pectedly has been called by death.
Coming to this city but a short
time ago, she had nevertheless en
deared herself to a large circle of
friends who had come to recognize
and value her splendid character
qualities and who are stricken
with grief by her death,
She came among us as a strang
er but at once made for herself a
place in the religious and social
life of Salem.: .r ' ; j
: Having been-.-' Congregatlonal-
Ist from her early girlhood she
very naturally identified herself
with the First Congregational
church and quickly and beautifully
assumed her share of the responsi
bilities of church membership and
enthusiastically entered upon the
activities 'of the church with a
willing mind and ready hand. ,
Possessed of a fine personality
and giving herself to a life of use
fulness, sbewielded an influence
for good, and the presence of this
company is evidence of the far
reach of that Influence.;
Deeply interested in her hus
band's life-work, she was faithful
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Fame
Tennessee.' lamed In . story
and. popular songs lor its moon ,
tains, moonlit cabins and ro
mance, is drawing mere atten
tion these days as the Scopes
evolation trial holds, the center
oflhe stage. The scientific world
is Interested in the arguments to
be presented by both sides as
the young Dayton, Tcnn., school
teacher John T.' Scopes, goes to
trial on a charge ol teaching evo
lution, against the statute ol the
state.' 'Photos show workmen re
decorating the courthouse in
, Dayton and the temporary home
ol William Jennings Bryan in
Dayton. The house has been
loaned to bim by f. R. Rogers.
and true in ber devotion to him
in .all his professional activities
as well as in the home life and
found great happiness in his sue
cess in ministering to the sick and
afflicted.! -
': How she loyed their son and
planned for his future. v
' In fact she was always giving
of herself for the good of others
How many perplexing questions
arise as we contemplate her early
death in 'the midst of her great
usefulness and her family's need
or ner.
; We cannot answer these ques
tions. It would be useless to try.
We remember, however that the
Great Master once said to one of
his disciples i. j: t. . .
I What I do; now thou knowest
not, but thon shalt know here
after." And that masterful char
acter of apostolic days, Paul, de
clared : "For, now we see through
a glass darkly, but then face to
face: now I know In part, but then
shall I know as also I am known.
-Evidently : then, these unan
swered questions are oue to the
limitations ot our knowledge, 11m
itations that are shared by men
of the greatest intellectual attain
ments when they contemplate the
really perplexing questions ot time
and eternity
It we are wise we will find our
comfort in the words of Jesus and
let tne perplexities go. In my
Father s house are many mans
ions; if it were not so I would
have told you: I go to prepare a
place for you and if I go and pre
pare a place for you, I will come
again and receive you unto my
self that where I am there ye may
be also" ' r - -
1 -Or, consider that sublime ut
terance: "And' whosoever liveth
and "belieyetWon me shall never
die. -"pf"
The Influence of the Christian
living on; in this life long after
the world says "He -is dead"
illustrates one tfhase of his im
-IJd LIalfer HovjF; Away Yea live
You can still bank here at the United Slates National
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The facilities and services here are of county . wide
circulation, being used by many farmers and out-bf-.
towners residing in all parts of this section. They bank
,by mail a plan so convenient and advantageous that
we know you would appreciate having your banking
handled this way, particularly during the busy seasons
of the year.
United Stiates
National Bank
Sal cm; Oregon
morlUltT. wblto W entrance Into
Si.S'iS.'S.
Christian's immortality. -He shall
never die." Into that blessed
heritage of Immortality our sister
has entered. . " T""
So looking beyond the tears and
sense of loss let us comfort pur
hearts with these facts, knowing
that some day, some time, the per
plexing questions of this " hour
know, not in part, but as we also
are known, and the knowledge
that hour . shall disclose, ' shall
bring to us the vindication of The
wisdom, the goodness and the love
of pur Heavenly Father. .
BUSINESS CONDITION:
GOOD, HOOVER SAYS
(Continued from pas 1.)
endar) year shows an Increase
over 1923 of 10 per cent in ex
ports at $4,591,000,000, and ia
decrease of S per cent in imports
at $3,611,000,000. The most per
manently significant change in our
export movement was an increase
of; 7 per cent in manufactured
goods, as compared with the previ
ous year. Our merchandise ex
ports exceeded our imports by
980.000,000.
'The current items of 'invisible
imports' (that is, tourist expendi
ture, immigration .remittances,
payments for Bhipping, etc,) to
taling about $1,180,000,000 In
1924. however, . considerably ex
ceeded the current 'invisible ex
ports' (chiefly interesa on foreign
loans, etc., and receipts of the
merchant .marine) . amounting to
about $790,000,040, , Nevertheless
large fraction of, merchandise
balance in our favor , was taken
care of by. our loans to foreign
countries of nearly , one billion
SHIPBUILDING DECREASES
LOW MARK IS SET FOB FOR
EIGN' CONSTRUCTION
NEW YORK, Juy 14. (By As
sociated Press.) A new low rec
ord in world shipbuilding since
the world war is shown in the
statement issued today by Lloyd's
register of shipping for the quar
ter ending June 30, covering all
maritime countries. On June 30,
there were building, or on the ways
2,369,831 tons as compared with
2.396,910 tons March 31, 1925,
a decrease of 27.079 tons. In-
reases in tonnage orders over
those ot the preceding quarter
were received by shipyards of the I crew of the Lady Kindersley, ill
United States. Italy. Japan audi fated Hudson's Bay comnanv mo
some of the smaller shipbuilding!
nations. These, however, were I
tnore than offset by the decreases!
in Great Britain and Ireland. Ger-lthe
many. France, Holland and Den-1
mark. I
i.invn'i raiii. t nta. th.i nr. i
ders for steam tonnage is' continu-1 .laskan reindeer stations, schools
Ing to decrease, while orders fornd stores as far north as Point
motor shins show a steady in-1
Crease. Almost 50 per cent of the
world's shipbuilding now calls for
motorehips.
WRECK KILLS ONE
NAPINKA, Manitoba. July 14.
George Oke of Winnipeg, brake
man, was killed and three others
of the train crew were injured
when a locomotive ot the Napinka
local train on the Canadian Pa
cific railway was derailed here to
day. Paceepgers were .badly shak
en, up when several coaches were
turned on their sides.
IRON WORKS BURN
t PORTLAND, Or., July. . .(By
Associated Press.) Pi re, belk;vei
tp haire started frpct an overheated
core furnace tonight damaged the
foundry and iiattern' shops of the
Commercial Iron Works here. The
loss, estimated at,, 120,000, was
coverea oy insurance.
SCHOOL .REPAIR WORK
. ;, OUTLINED W. BOARD
B1AY ""SLISS?
Minor Matters Are Piscusswd 5 Con
tract I Offered fo ?14a
Edith Bragg
It was decided hy unanimous
vote of .the school board in session
last night to repair Washington
"d Grant School, beforc th o w
ing of the school year, bo that they
can be used if the enrollment m
the city schools - Is greater than
can be accommodated without
them. Bids offered by local con
cerns were accepted by the board
for this repair work. Hutcheon's
Paint shop was given the work of
repairing the roof and fire walla
of Grant school
The bid orrerea
was $935.
The second floor and the base
ment of Washington school will be
used this year,-and' arrangements
for repair of this building were
discussed. Six rooms in this build
ing will be used.
It was voted to have a new roof
put on the Richmond school, and
the fire walla and around the win
dows repaired.' The cost of this
wqrk will be $50
l it was unanimously - voted to
give Mrs. Ella Roberta and Mr.
Thorndike permission to connect
sewers to the school sewer on High
street. s
, Miss Edith Bragg, a graduate of
Monmouth and of the University
of Oregon; was mentioned asa
candidate for the teaching staff jpt
the junior high schools, and Super
tntendont Hug authorised to offer
her a contract at a salary of $120
per month
MEDALS ARE AWARDED
RESCUE OF SHIP'S' CREW IX
' ,'J ARCTIC ICE PRAISED
SPATTT.W -Vil 14 tj ,
Associated Press.) The schooner
Boxer, Alaska bureau of educa
tion vessel, sailed for the far north
tonight. Ada Blackjack. Eskimo
woman survivor of Steffanaon's
ill-fated Wrangell expedition, with
her two children, a number of
school teachers and their families
ana several jsitimo cnudren re
turning to their homes from
schools and hospitals in the states
were passengers. Before the Box
er sailed. J. H. Wagner, chief of
the Alaska bureau of education
and Capt. S.-T, L. Whitlam, mas
ter of the Boxer, received medals
awarded for the rescue of the
torshlp, crushed in Arctic ise last
year,
: J5ix Eskimos who took part in
rescue will receive medals and
$50 in cash apiece from Hudson's
Bay company.
- i nn imipr win innrn tr uaiiim
narrow.
LINE3L1N IS KILLED
PORTLAND, July 1 4. Leroy
Brown,, 45, a lineman for the
Portland Electric Power company,
was killed today when he came in
contact with a 2300-volt wire
while working on the crossarm of
a pole at Seventy-sixth street and
Foster road.
THEATER IS' BURNED
RALEIGH. K.' C. July .15.-
(By Associated Press). Fire thai
started in a .downtown motion
picture theater earjy today de
stroyed the theater and another
building before it was brought
under .control an hour later. j
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Summer Weights and; Shades in M'lQdii 's
HOSE
Silk and lisle Hose of )aasket weave in .
French Nude, Blonde, White
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Full fashioned thread
. -of the wanted,
$1.50
Onyx Pointex
- Service weights
' Chiffons in popular shades.
?1.75, ?1.95,
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lace garter.
SUMF.IER CAL1P OF YMCA
WILL; OPEN f EXT WEEK
FOUND TO MA Vis.
HISTORICAL JHEAN1XGS
Flshling Good, Old Wrecked Ves
sel, Island nd Cabin Are
Close to Site .
preparations for the annual
TMCA training camp, to be held
July 23 to August 5 are practical
ly completed. The Salem quota
for the camp has been signed up
for, several days, and the outside
quota is only a few below the al-
owed number.
- Neskowin, the scene of, the
TMCA camp this year, is a spot of
some historical significance. ' It is
a former Indian paradise and fish
ing ground. The meaning of Nes-
kpwin-ln the Indian language is
"plenty of:-fiah." In the early
days it was a neutral hunting and
fishing ground where all the
tribes came to fish In the spring
and fall, and to smoke the fish
for the winter. . -
The camp is on the edge of the
Ocean and at low tide can be seen
the remains of an old sea vessel
Which according to the memory of
the oldest Inhabitant of the sec
tion, has been there for nearly a
century.
Right 4n Neskowin is an island
now owned and protected by the
government, but formerly fought
over by various commercial ad
venturers. It was once staked out
as! a mining claim by one clever
piner, who tried by drilling a
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This Store Closed All tiay
Thursday
So that our employes can attend the Elks
Convention on Salem's Day
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shaft, which today can' be plainly
seen, to gam . possession of the
island by mining law. so he could
erect a hotel on the spot. ; The
miner's plan was blocked by Will
iam Walton of this city who realiz
ing the Island's scenic value, as
did the miner. With the assis
tance of Senator McNary he got
the government through the presi
dent to make a national park and
rookery put otit.
; A short half day's hike from the
camp Is a cabin, now almost de
stroyed, which some' say was the
last home of John Wilkes Booth,
the assassin of President Lincoln.
Mr. Booth it Is said escaped after,
his crime to Oregon, and lived In
this cabin until his death. The
cabin 'was the recent scene of a
bootleg raid. ' ' ;
' An airplane Using a ' fuel made
from cull apples and potatoes re
cently flew, the 90 miles from Spo
kane, Wash., to Wallace, Idaho, fn
one hour.. . "
When, if ever, does a standing
army . in the Kite country sit
own?
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