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Biff Program Is ArranowU'l
for Fourteenth Street
- Grounds for; AH Day
t 1, ' Will bo in Salem on Saturday
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An, all-day program of sports
and games will feature the closing
here Friday of the two city play
grounds at Lincoln school and on
Fourteenth street.' The . Friday
program will be. a combined affair
to be held at the Fourteenth street
grounds.
An invitation has been extended
to the general public to attend the
closing program which will be well
illustrative of the .activities that
hare been carried on during the
summer. .The playground is lo
cated, on Fourteenth street,. next
to Mill creek and southeast of the
Parriab Junior high schooL f
The program " for the' day fol
lows:. :' -VV. '
10.. to 11 a. m Exhibition of
games. Including prisoner's ball,
artillery ball, and bat ball. v
: ; .11' a. mT to 1 p. m: Swimming
and picnic, especially byttie child
ren from Lincoln, who are expect
ed, ;' for the tnost s part, ' to bring
their lunches with them and stay
throughout the day:1 "
""1 p. ra.- Dress up parade.
v " IS 45 p. m. to 3 J 45 p m.Races,
to be divided into three classifica
tions. Both the boys and girls will
be divided Into three classifica
lions -midgets, juniors and inter
mediates. The midgets' races will
be 30 yards in length; the junior
races 50 yards,, and the interme
diates 65 yatds. Boys' and girls
will race separately. Following
the foot races will be staged a bi
cycle race for boys, and a sack
race for' girls.
.3 p. m- -Water events, includ
lhg swimming, free style, for the
separate classifications, a diving
exhibition and " scow Joust. ? The
scow Jousts will be similar to a
canoe war, each team seeking to
u pset the other's boat by means
of V long pole padded at the end,
All water events wilt be staged in
the creek that runs., beside .the
playground.
: I It is estimated that a total at
tendance of nearly. 10,000 has
been .realized at the two play
grounds' this season. The figure
is compiled by adding together
the total attendance; each individ
ual' day, and Includes some single
children 30. or 40 times. On the
whole, however, the : Fourteenth
street playgrounds has seen a con
stant change In the' personnel of
children attending. It is stated by
Leslie Sparks."''; "Almost any' day
I 'go down there I find about half
of theboys are new ,,r said Sparks.
He has charge, of the boys at the
Fourteenth street' grounds. Miss
Grace Snook has charge of the
girls. " ':' " ' " -
Various, athletic events bare
been . staged at both playgrounds
throughout the season. ' At Lin
coln, tennis and other tourna
. ments bare been ' held ynder the
direction of Miss Dant Itohbins,
who has charge of both boys and
glrli at the grounds. Robert Hill
took 'the tennis tournament, win
ning over Delbert Viesco 8-3. 6-3
in the finals. In the semi-finals
Delbert JV'lesco won from. Louis
Schrfebner by default, and Robert
Hill"; won over Paul Tyler by , a
score of 6-1,' 6-1. . ..'.'. l' . ,
Grand prizes have been put up
by Ideal 'sporting goods stores tor
the winners la tomorrow's events.
jnaklns purposes only, of all items
of property comprising the Eugene
Street Railway used and useful in
the service of-the public and thus
constituting a developed street
railway utility, was, on December
31. 1933, 1541,000.".
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'Jever hear an elephant broad
cast? -, : '?"?' ' -T I
To watch 'Dolly," the two-year-old
baby with the Ringling Broth
ers and Barnum & Bailey circus
trumpet before the "inike" is even
more fun than listening in.? Geo.
Denman, boss of the big herd, uses
a very simple method. . He shows
thelittle shaver a. carrot and,then
drops the tid-bit behind the magic
disc. After which Dolly talks un
til she gets the carrot, j
While the big show was at the
old Madison Square Garden In
New York this spring a test was
made to see which of the animals
registered most satisfactorily for
fans. Each of the 43 elephants
was led before the microphone.
Albert. John, Babe and Romeo all
being old and rather sedate, mere
ly grunted and then returned to
their respective bales of. hay. " But
the twelve babies were all willing
to air their views on circus . life
That seemed quite - understand
able, since j being merely young
sters , of the jungle they entered
into the, fun as readily as then
play at "London Bridge Is Falling
Down" in the' circus rings.'
The seals registered best of all.
probably because their voices are
most penetrating. "Big Nep" was
persuaded to play the solo on the
electric piano, which he executes
as an accompaniment for the com
panies of nigh senool horses " on
the'big show program. "Shagg,
the giant bruin who drives his own
automobile , in . performance, . ap
proached the "mike J', . gave i
couple of loud "sniffs" and. honk
ed vigorously.' Upon being shown
the lofty towers which, they scale
in their act, Alf Loyal's - police
dogs yelped with Impatience and
so broadcasted in very able fash
ion. - -1 : ' . .
There will; be no broadcasting
locally, but all the various sounds
that go to make up the circus will
be in full swing when the great
combined circus comes to - exhibit
here next Saturday, August 29.
British Lords Defeat
Living Farm Wage Bill
, LONDON". The Marquess of
Lincolnshire, owner of 23.000
acres, surprised bis political
friends as well as foes by pleading
recently In the house of lords for
bit bill designed to giro a "living
wage" to. farm hands. Many of
the members, land-owners them
selves, twitted . the '-. 80-yea.r-oId
marquess tor bis sympathies with
the working man and his cause.
but his reply was: "Tut, tut I
was one myself two or three gen
erations ago.: " -;
The. Marquess of Lincolnshire
said he knew what was a living
wage on the land in England, and
he made it plain that be practiced
what he preached, for his farm
bands t-cre' receiving 4 6 ' shillings
week, considerably - more than
made necessary by law. As a re
sult of bis consideration, the mar
quess explained, only 19 families
out of all th03Q bundreds on his
vast estates bad left the land dur
ing the-last 60 years.
'.'Only six hours have been glv
en to discussion cf agriculture in
the. house of lords since 1905
said the marquess, and I consider
It more than a national scandal;
it is a national crime and. a na
tional disgrace.
The bill was defeated by a sub
stantial majority. .
alowed. In ' common with other I
public uses,k the 'right of use of
the public streets. " Such a con
tention that the publle ehould pre
sumably pay a- return upon the
right' or gift extended by it, does
not merit the serious consider
ation of 'k rate' regulatory body.
"However, the railway" company
is not alone in its. conception that
the franchise or privilege to oper
ate in the streets has a value, for
the city of Salem requires a fran
chise tax to be paid in return-for
the privilege or occupancy of the
city streets, j Such 'a requirement
has little Justification if executed
after the state assumed regula
tory powers over its ' public utili
ties. It means, in effect, that the
rider upon the street car indirect
ly, pays for the privilege of use of
the 1 public streets, while others
moving over! such, streets are un
taxed.' We Woulf recommend that
at such future time: as feasible,
the requirement for franchise tax
of utilities be rescinded and the
users of the utility service there
by relieved from the payment for
this cost of : service, which is in
consistent ., with our American
'From the foregoing presenta
STREET RAILROAD
PROPERTY VALUED Btandard8 of falr.play
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would' have been received by the
peller.'tjhere is applied" various fac
tors until there 1 built up a claim
for value, amounting to 351,
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' ."Tbfscommisslon cannot coun
tenance the' acceptance of the ap
plication of factors which would
so Increase value, as exemplified in
tnls- case. 3 The' item "under con
tfideratlon Is not a parcel of right-of-way
"for whicb condemnation
proceedings are necessary, nor is
it. the only parcel jbfjand swhich
would serve the railway com
pany's' purpose,' as Is very often
the Instance where, rights-of-way
must be"secured. . .'
"At the time this site for car
barn was purchased the seller was
in competition;, with th owner of
cvery;ofher parcel, of land of the
same "size and similarly Jocated
from one to two blocks away from
the street railway lines. . It is true
thai, the location : in . Salem at a
point relatively near the Junction
point of -the Jlnes has a conveni
ence value to. the railway com
pany, because, of this fact. How-
- ever, there .are , and were many
other tracts of- lands with loca
tions .equally advantageous.. With
these facts in mind the commis
sion will not apply factors in ex
vess of the normal overhead al
lowances for the value of car barn
lands. . .'. . : -
"Another feature which,, nas
1 novelty of being entirely new, is
the claim for franchise values
based upon the number of square
feet' of street ; space requited for
; passage of the cars over the' pub
lie streets' and at: a rate of value
equivalent to that of the adjoin
ing property fronting tho atreet.
- "It is the commission's concep
tion that a franchise is a mutual
agreement betm'een the public and
an agency ' undertaking- public
rervlcei" whcTeby ' the? medium.
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Acquittal of Alleged Liquo
Transporters Brings Note
hrom Wilbur
maintenance question.
On the basis of - state figures
for 1924 the suspension would af
fect 828 mines operated by -135
companies, controlling altogether
272 collieries. The maintenance
problem involved is 3iown la the
fact that 3,362 pumps must be
kept ln continuous operation to
prevent the mines being flooded.
Less than a dozen of the cor
porations and only three of the
ten aatiracHe counes . produca
the bulk of the hard, coal shipped.
Lusern. Lackawanna and Schuyl
kill counties accounted for about
67.00. 000 gross tons of the 1934
gross tonnage of 77,929,249.
Hartwig Refuses Re-election
. Salem Man Nominated
.for Vice President
MARSHFIELD, Ore., Aug. 27. j
(By Associated Press.) After
nominations form whicb the exe
cutive heads of the organisation
will be chosen by vote of the mem
bership on December 15 and after
unanimously choosing Klamath
Falls as the place for the 1926
meeting, the twenty-third annual
convention of Oregon state feder-
tion of labor came to a close here.
today.
The surprise of the convention
occured just before adjournment
when President Otto R.1 Hartwig
of Pdrtland. arose and declined to
accept the nomination which bad
just been offered him ' for the
ninth 'consecutive time. He was
followed by E. J. Stack, Portland,
who has faeen secretary of the or
ganization for 16. years and who
also declined-the nomination for
another term.
Eleven laws and amendments
were written Into the by-laws and
constitution of the organization
during the four-day session.
Thomas Hunt, Portland; D. E.
NIckerson. Joseph Reed, Bert Slee-
man and C. O. Taylor, all of Port
land, were nominated for presi
dent; J. S. Haughey, Portland;
Harry H. Hill, Salem and Richard
Whttty, Marshfleld, for vice pres
ident and C. O. Taylor, G. A. Von
Schrtltz, and Ben Osborne, Port
land, for secretary.
tion : of the several measures of
value the commission will deter
mine the value of the fixed capital
of the-utility,' used and useful as
of December 31, 1923, to be the
sum of 3560,000.
"At the time of the hearing It
was proposed by the Southern Pa
cific company , to abandon ; the
Summer street and the Seven
teenth street car lines, the value
of which is included In the above
mentioned amount and to substi
tute for such fixed lines of trans
portation automobile busses which
would serve approximately the
same districts as served by these
car lines. This 'abandonment has
occurred subsequent to the dates
of these appraisals and the fixed
capital of 1560,000 should be re
duced by an amount of 334,000
and in lieu thereof, the added in
vestment in motor bus equipment
be substituted. . And the Southern
Pacific company is hereby re
quired . in its j next annual report
to show the exact amount credited
to fixed capital for the retirement
of these lines.".. ;
In a second order today the
commission' ruling on the property
value of the Eugene Street Rail
. way held that "the value, for rate
17. WASHINGTON, . Aug. 27. (By
Associated Press.) Lieutenant
Andrew L. Gordon of the marine
corps was admonished by Secretary
Wilbur recently for his conduct as
prosecuting officer in the recent
court martial proceedings which
resulted in acquittal of two navy
nurses," Miss Ruth M. Anderson
and Miss Catherine Glancy on
charges of bringing liquor illegal
ly Into the United States on the
transport Klttery.
The secretary took this action,
he said, because of Lieutenant
Gordon's failure to cross examine
Miss Anderson and present to the
court a statement he bad In his
possession. The leter will be filed
in bis record, . " ". Z
The findings were disapproved
recently by Mr. Wilbur, who beld
they were not justified, but Inas
much as a court martial acquittal
eliminates the possibility of a new
trial, his action has no punitive
effect. - ,
j In the letter admonishing Lieu
tenant Gordon, Secretary Wilbur
declared that, "It is perfectly ap
parent that there was no effort up
on your part to establish, the guilt
of the accused."
False Top in Trunk jound
Storing Place for Liquor
VANCOUVER,. B. C, Aug. 27.
Customs officials in making an
examination of a truck for valua
tion because it had not been pro
perly cleared at the border, 15
miles' east of New Westminster,
discovered a false top where 120
bottles of liquor were concealed.
The truck was owned by C. M.
McKenna who was convicted of
illegal entry into the United
States several weeks ago, but the
false top was overlooked by the
American authorities.'
IRISH FRUIT CROP A FAILURE
DUBLIN The fruit crop this
year has proved almost a com
plete failure, the Free State de
partment of agriculture reports.
The yield is the smallest in many
years.
COAL MINE STRIKE
ORDER IS ISSUED
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prepared to hear of such a move
as yet. Their Impression seemed
to be that they were being disci
plined for opposition to the de
mands of miners made on the
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FROM OUR USED FURNITURE DEPARTMENT,
BUY NOW
Convenient Terms Extraordinary Values Big Savings
WE MUST HAVE THE ROOM
Below are just a few of this sale's Irresistible Values Study them
Solid Oak Extension Table 48"
I round top. good value...
i. $22.50
Square Oak Table, 4 8' square ' ClCfift
10 ft. extension ldUU
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Round top Extension Table . QC
42" top 37Od
36x45" top Extension q Qf
Table vJJD
..$2.75' $4
.. $35 ' $50
Used Kitchen Cabinet
: Breakfast Tables finished
and unfinished . . . . .
Used IToosier Kitchen
Cabinets .........
Complete
Used Library Tables
! like new . i
Used Dressers, in Oak
and Ivory
Used Dressing Table3
triple mirrors
; Iron Beds
full size . . 1
Dining Chairs,' each
Commodes,, each
i Small Tables, each
$11.95
$6.45 10 $18.50
.... $15 w $35
. $14.95 l; $26
.... $l,50lo$9
85c i'0 $3
$1.00
..$1.00
Bed Springs, full size, each ... ...$1.00
id Writing Desk.
$10.95 to $18
Combination Book Cases and
in full quartered
Oak
; Sewing Machines in good
order and good makes
$9.85 ,0 $35
.Kr:..u......... $2.45 ,o$i2
'Large selection of Buffets in Walnut and
good value . . . . $18.75 lo $4.50
Bed Davenports In Imitation Leather and
Genuine Leather, good Oak ends. First
class bed in large and small size,. marked
i $29.50 " $44.50
i Child's Crib 27x54. Ivory finish, in good re
pair, 'including full Cotton C1Q QC
Mattress dlOaOD
' Used Baby Carriage in Reed and ln '
; $17.50 w $27
: Used. Axminster Rug 9x12 size
good repair and newly cleaned
Another Axminster Rug
9x12 size
Used Body Brussel Rug
9x12 size
Couches In Velour and
Leather
$20
.....$12.50
$10
$8.75 10 $14
You can take advantage of our charge account service with terms arranged to suitv
your convenience. So don't let anything keep you from this sale tomorrow and Sat
urday and all of next week. j j ' . j
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Every Value' Exactly as Represented
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FRUIT RATE PROBED
YAKIMA ' Aug. 27. Members
I of the Yakima Traffic and Credit
association ' will meet Monday to
make plans for contesting a pro-
Y posed freight rale on fruit,.it,was
announced tonight. If the rate
the rdads are -petitioning for
should be granted It would mean
more than half 's million dollars
added to . the annual transporta
tion bill of the valley, it was said.
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Specials: for
Saiwdlay
- All 15c Bread
12c
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Rye, Whole Wheat, Raisin and Honey
& Milk, ' fresh, hot Bread, at 9 a.m.
' ' daily
All Cookies
2 Dozen for 25c
All large, fresh Cookiesyour choice
Light Fruit Cake
20c Each
JUvt full of nuts, raisins and cherries,
with a rich 'spice flavor. A cake that
" is sure' to" please. " ?
Quality Supreme Our Motto
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Indian, War Bonnet '
CALL I o)
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C. O. D. Orders
. Given Prompt
Attention
FLICKERS TAME NOTICE
HESE WEEK-END PRICES
Specials for Friday and Saturdayi
GROCERIES
Soap'
Crystal White",
6 bars .........
Creme Oil, -
4 ' bars .........
25c
25c
Pork and Beans
medium,' jq'
. 4 s
Campbell's,
5 cans
Corn Flakes
Kellogg's,
3 pkgs
29c
. Butter
Best Creamery,. .
per H. .........
52c
Pure Cane Sugar
'10 pound CO
ack OiJC
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Salmon ;
Medium red No. 1 as
can,. 3 cans ....... frC
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; Peaberry. Coffee
per pound, 39c; 01 '1 C
3-lb. sack ...... vllw
Blue
4-lb.
. Flour .
Ribbon. CI QC
sack ..... vitWd
Snowfall, (hard,
wheat) 49-fb. sack
$2.15
01 ACk
wheat) 4 5-lb. sack $liV
No.
pail
Compound
89c
Rolled Oats
0 pound J ""
sack
48c
PeetV Granulated
2 Pkgs.
for . . .
69c
BARGAIN BASEMENT
SPECIALS
500 j Blue Denim
claimed hats, ;
Basement .,
re-
army
...5c
CanTas Glores for Men, Q
women and children.. C
Summer weight .
shirt and drawers.,
39c
Women's Kahkl
COTerallj . . . . .
98 c
Children's heary san
dals, red and blue..
79c
Men's heary all leather out
ing fho"e. no"
Basement ylvO
Leather lined coats for good
wear, . . qo'
Basement $dmJO
Canvas white shoes
V oxfords. Basement
49c
Large heavy white cups and
saucers, regular 23c,
Basement . .'.
15c
Men's blue
work shirts.
Basement ..
light
weight
49c
Men's black and brown cot
ton socks.
Basement
10c
Boy's Blue Denim
Overalls, Basement.
89c
Felt Slippers,
leather bottom
49c
Women's Oxfords
'all Leather. .
. $1.69
Men's heavy Blue - Denim
Overalls.
riveted
..$1.19
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