The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, September 01, 1925, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON STATESMAN7SALEM, OREGON if If i 1 ! I l ! IH CLB VS FOB Woman Believed Seen Near .Home Short Time Be fore Murder . OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 21. Information t Indicating, that Mrs. Bessie Loren, Oakland nurse, may have been plain In an automobile within a, b!ock,oi herjiome about two hours after midnight, August 21, 'Was furnished officials .today 1y Juliua Souza, employe of an Oakland sign painting firm. Souza, who lives near the home of W. T. Ferguson; father of Jlessie Loren, said he was return ing home In an automobile with five companions early Friday when they passed" small inclosed car parked at ttte curb near the Ferguson homer and observed a man and - woman apparently, en- gaged In a struggle In the car. From photographs of Bessie Loren, Souza Identified her as the woman In the coupe., ; A firm of San Francisco detec tives today was called into the ' case, James F. Hoey, assistant district attorney of Contra Costa county, subjected members of Mrs. Loren's family to . further questioning this, afternoon.. Hoey said before the conference that he was convinced that the mother and brothers of the slain woman had not old all, they knew that xmgnt be or assistance to auinori ties In solving the El Cerrito . swamp mystery. Investigators today reiterated their belief thai the Loren woman had on several ; occasions and pos silly Just prior to her death, simu lated for the purpose of obtaining money from well-to-do admirers a condition necessitating an opera tion. Under Sheriff W. M. Veale naid his theory was substantiated by thefindinj of letters among the dead woman's1 effect in which St was indicated that on several occasions - she had been assisted . financially during periods of sup- ' posed 'stress. ,! s . ' . ASSOCIATION AEDS; ARTISTS IF 1ST Novel Plan 'of Distribution of . Paintings Is Announced Fron Chicago -; . be assisted by a committee com posed of tbre art experts or con noisseurs to help them select the best although they are permitted to choose any picture they desire without advice. ; v ? The artists however do not all receive the $600 foreacli picture chosen. . Regardless of the pic tures selected by the layman, as sisted by the committee of experts this latter committee -will decide which picture deserves, the first prize vf $1,000, and the artist will receive - this amount, j Following this, the committee will select pic tures for the second, third, fourth and so on down to the twenty- fifth prize. w ' The prizes will be: One 11.000 prize, two $-r,00 prizes,'1 three' $400 prizes, five (300 prlze,Jfour $250 prizes and ten 200 honorariums, i A rule of the association says: It Is our problem first of all to give each layman the picture that he likes and that -he wants from the exhibition for the, money he has paid, and secondly! to see that the pictures thus selected are the best pictures in the show and that the prizes are properly awarded to these, pictures." . 4: V.v Artists from Ohio and all states west to the Pacific coast are to be invited to enroll In' the association, the list being confined to artists of high standing. , 4 , f - The Galleries ; asociation . also will conduct whatJt calls Its cir culating department, U . where any or all of the 140 laymen may se lect smaller pictures from the gal lery walls and take one of them home for a per '.o dot : from 30 to 60 days and then return It and take another home and continue this system as long as he hold membership. f ! ' " Each artist will be required to furnish a designated ' quota of these smaller pictures for the gil leries , in addition to submitting the larger picture for the prizes. - The galleries will" probably be opened the coming autumn. THEY'RE LOOKIN' MEAN. - 1 And Wanting Blood: Are Skipper Bill and His Mate "'- ' '"' ; r ' - - -. r 1 - .... ; : - - ... - :: -;.v V r v - "h v ( V 1 r.- m r -- aA- VvH i ' I CHURCH HEADS ELECTED FIXXISII LlTHEnANS' II O L NATIONAL COXVKXTIOX son the physical education. The Marion county child health dem onstration work la being carried on dally. . ASTORIA. Ore.. Aug. 31. Leander Vlnantaki. of Brash Crossing. Mich., was elected presi dent of the national organization of the Finnish Apostolic Lutheran church at the opening session of the church's national convention here today. .Iaac Nelson.' Qulncy, Ore., was named vice president, and Edward Pummalainen. of Rudyard. Mich.. Matt Matlson. of ClaUkanie. Ore.. Charles J. Shakrison. or Hill boro. Ore., and John G. Onkka, of Astoria, Ore., secretaries. Almost' a hundred delegates at tended the opening sessions of the convention -yesterday. The convention meetings will continue until Friday evening and will deal with various matters. Delegates at the meeting yesterday ' stated that there was no modernist prob lem In their church and that "fun damental Christianity.!. was Ihe basis of Us doetrines. - DEATH ESCAPE XAItROW SEATTLE. Aug. 31. Mason Backus and Mary Koddie. both 1 j years of age. narrowly escaped death here today when a catboat in which they were sailing In Lake Washington capsized a mile from shore. They, were rescued from the water by two companions in another boat. ed both the anthracite and bltum inous mines two yeara ago. re commended also that the govern ment serve in aiding fuel distri bution in time of emergency. It was the plan ' tif the commission that the government regulate the coaf Industry through Its power of control of interstate commerce. All f the oresldent'a confarees agreed there was no cause for general alarm. Washington county plans to oil its macadam highways during 1926. i PRIMARY WOMEN MEET OPERATORS BLAMED ! FOR COAL WALKOUT exploitation, will be ready to dis cuss sanely the problema of a new contract." SWAM PSCOTT. Mass.. Aug. 31 Ey The Associated Press) The approach of a suspension in operations in the anthracite fields tomorrow held the attention of j President Coolldge today although LVSTITI TK AT WOODBUKX I little apprehension over the altua HECORD IlUEAKEIt 'tion waa apparent at White Court. I Mr. Coolldge discussed briefly Skipper McKecanie of the PI headRear for naughty I CHICAGO, Placing of the best works of. western artists of the hlghestaljiUtyj in the homes of art loves; Instead pt retting them remain in their original -environment of' the studio, has been made possible here through the creat'on of the Chicago Gallerie association and-lts novel plan to distribution of the' artists' i work - Curtis B. Canrp. anattorney of Chlcag'o, is presidentthe association is to 4 a con d noted as a nonprof it onel j The association is a combination of .4r Hits and 130 lay members' American and British -Interests Get, Contract ATHENS One of the most Im portant: contracts awarded by the Greek government is that given to American and Brftish capitalists recently for improvements in the Saloniki .district. ; The contracts provide for the abolishment of 'akes in that district : and t for changing the course of the vVar dar River in Macedonia, , It is expected that Uhe work when completed will result in Im proved health conditions, for the entire district by the r removal ot the sources of malaria 'and. that 400 square kilometers' of land will have then been reclaimed The amount of capital to be;, furnished by the 'Americans and Erltains is said to be 128,1)00.000. j The con tract was signed for American In terests by Franklin i Remington president of the New York Foan dation company. By Norma n K. Brovrnl ' Meet the skipper and the first mate of the Pirate crew that Is driving John McCraw and all the other free traders of the National league baseball main to cover. ' -Note the skipper's visage. A mean one. It is. There's a hint of x longing for . blood in his eye. There lurks a suspicion that he will riot be. content until he is wal lowing boot-deep in the gore of the Giant crew. For four years the Jolly Roger has roamed the summer sea in the vain hope of scuttling McGraw's craft and reveling in the treasures rates, left, and, First Mate Carey, Pirate. . Whoever saw 'a Pirate have brought Tils men.' Four times have the Pirates been foiled. "Not this time." mutters Bill. And as he .hisses the threat through his teeth First Mate Max Carey draws his thumb caressing ly over the edge of his cutlass and asks: -' "When do we get at their thr.oats again?" The two sloops are bound to meet for three more fieb.1 captain, wearing the proper with a haw-hall cap? J '."." men take injuries lightly. They like the smell of blood.; McGraw's crew, for the most part, have grown tired of fighting.. They draw a tardy sword.- The. crash of ship against ship brings them to the rail reluctantly. The cutlasses waver In their hands, j And, besides that, the Pirates have been cruising long enough. battles late In September, and If ! They want to pull Into pennant the rare Isn't over at that time Skipper Bill and First Mate Max feelthat those thre boarding par ties -will settle things. Skipper Bill has what McGraw lacks youth afield and -: In the the capturing of the pennant and i box and the confidence of youth split of the world's series melon 'effervescing all oyer the ship. His cove, make fast the ship and spend a few well earned weeks dabbling in the treasures and wine of suc cess, j , So it looks black for Jawn Mc Graw and his barnacled bark. Es pecially while Skipper Bill and First Mate Max look mean. Sixty-six teachers, or times as many as have registered heretofore, attended the opening session of the . primary methods teachers Institute at Woodburn Monday. Because of the 'large number it was necessary to move from the east side to the main high school bnilding. The' insti tute, - which Is voluntary, will close Friday. Seven youngsters wtio'have never been in school are being used for demonstration purposes one hour In the morning and one hour In the afternoon, according to Mrs. Mary L. Fulkerson. county school superintendent. Mrs. Ful kerson has charge of the methods with Margaret Scollard In charge of the hand work and Anne Simp- ' three! the anthracite problem with John Hayes Hammon, chairman of the federal coal commission; James L Richards j and Henry S. Lyons, both of Boston, and interested In the bituminous field. Mr. Hammond'urged the presi dent to demand congressional ap proval of the suggestion of the coal commission that the govern ment regulate the coal Industry. The commission which Investlgat- A Good Insurance Policy They Won't Skid McCLAREN CORD rOaTLASn, ORJMOM Ira iMiktrii ail ! rrt arvteiB. atrt tlUak rial tlniltra 4t Mnl trviata. Oat . .rrtwx j ', rfy? Mini' Smith & Watlrins Snappy Service . PHONE 44 IE ACTORS FILE I T s Dope - Is - Upset : in : Many Cases; Sid Chaplin Pays : Less Than Arbuckle n- 4 4 Musical Corned in English ' . Fails to Attract Cubans HAVANA. Experiences of sev eral American " m'usjt'al.t. Corded y companies ' here ihlsjyear ?have proved that the field; for English, language artists In Cuba is very limited. . One company came from New. York .with a conirat for four .weeks and other guarantees. Af . - ; jxKa mm utucr eUii:autcra. jvi- andithe plan of distribution prov-ter p!aylng to 8iender nouses for jues iot ie ncnon ut iiy.n tvo weeks, the theatre manager the best paintings shown in the ! galleries over i a period -of three' years, or 25 to be selected at each spring and fall exhibition to be presented to each of the 156 lay members. ' j These paintings will be selected by the laymen, each of whom is required to pay Into -the associa tion' as membership. dues S2(U) a yeat for 4 three-year period. This assures the: layman, however, . of obtaining one of. the best, pictures shown for $6 0).. The selection of lay members to choose pictures will be made by' lot, but all wHf informed the company ithat there was not . enough : money in ' the treasury to pay salaries. 1 Efforts to collect expenses aiso Jailed. The .entire" company j of 18 was stranded and unable to' get funds. Tae American Club staged' a ben efit a,t which nearly! 500 was raised and a local theatre !was donated -rent free for lone night. " Two other companies were more fortunate. They had enough money .on hand to pay -their hotel liUis ana steamsntp passages hone ,Hoosiers Ask Presidential Pardon for McCray, Imprisoned Ex-Governor i 1 .f LOS ANGELES. Eept. 1. (By Associated; Press,) Strange up sets puzzled film fans-here when the-federal income tax -returns of internationally known, motion pic- ture--ce'iebritles were made public by ;the collector; of internal rev-enue-today. A comedian and a former com edian handed one of the biggest surprises In this district. They were Charles Spencer Chaplin, an outetahdlng figured in the film world,' who paid' a $345 personal Income- tax, and"; Rbscoe .C. Ar- buckle, whose . comic ' bulk once" was a famiMar sight on the screes. who paid Sd.ll6. ' ' Others who trailed -Arbuckle In cluded "Rudolph Valentino, Wal lace J3eery, Monte Blue, Lon Chan cy, ,Hobart Bosworth Reginald Denny, . Buster; Kea ton. Barbara La Marr, Ramon Navarro, Charles Ray and a score of directors and producers prominent . in: filmdom. Chaplin's showing on the list vas strengthened somewhat by he. $1,994 tax paid by the Chap in. Studio, Inc., ' but even - with hat he was well behind the cross eyed Ben Turpin who paid $6,104. ' Of the forty-two resident of Los Angeles and vicinity who paid more than $40,000, each on their personal incomes, only four hailed from the motion picture colony. . They were Douglas Fairbanks, who paid $182,190; Gloria Swan- son, who paid $57,075; Jesse L. Lasky, the ; producer, whose- tax waa $48,592, and the ' director, James Crate, who was down for $40,853.- . ' . ' "-'L:''- Mary Plcktord paid $34,387. Female Announcer Will Run New Tokyo Station TOKYO. The raucous-voiced male radio announcer may become a thing of the past la Japan If the officials of the new Tokyo broadcasting station succeed in setting a new style. In fact, wo ment are to be employed exclusiv ely as announcers in the new broadcasting studio. , , , . .1 They are being chosen by ex- am'nation. It Is said, and only those with excellent enunclatory ability will be employed. . One of the requirements is that the an ouncer have the plre Tokyo dia lect, so that the station will not be mistaken for the one at Osaka. There Is much difference In the speech of the two cities. PIOXEEU IS CALLED WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Aug. .31. Mrs. Susan M. Stringer. dIo- heer of the Inland Empire, died here tonight at the age of 85 years. With her husband, Robert J. Stringer, she came to Lewiston. Idaho, In 1863, moving to Walla Walla a year later. Mr. Stringer died in 1893. ! j i SCH(K)L SITE VETt)ED J MEDFORD. Ore.. Aug. 31. Hopes ''for the proposed location of the' Seventh ' Day Adventlst academy in Jackson county went g immerlng Sunday when the southern Oregon 'conference at tended by' church members from all parts of the state from Eugene south voted 52 to 47 that the school . be reopened at Sutherlin, Its former location. i ' Prominent Indianans, indnding Ocorge Ade, famons author, tls I I., i - tn t ... par'. r rr- - rother-in-laware petitioning the president to pardon Warren Cray, sentenced, to IcdcraJ prison wnuc governor i uu. V - '-c of wins thc ,na, 19 defran3- . IIc kM cTe1 to0 r5 7 illembers f a delegation are seen calling -at tLe "l cf justicr, Vashirjtca, or' conference -with the attorv MUCrt GOODS SHIPPEP PORT OF PORTLAND TRAFFIC . GIVK IX AUGUST According to figures compltled by the Traffic department of the Port of Portland -shipments of canned goods during the first three weeks of August amounted to 67,091 cases weighing -2,600,-242 pounds with a value of $276,' 814. All of this was delivered to various ports in the United King dom. This was carried on four vessels; the Pacific Commerce of the Furness Lines cleared "on the third with 15,773 cases weighing 683.225 pounds, the Nooderdyk ot the Holland America Line cleared on. the lourth with 6,785 case weighing 274.160 pounds, the Chattanooga City of the Isthmian Line cleared on the seventh with 25,287 cases weighing 915,622 pounds and the. Wanderer of-the Harrison Direct Line cleared ' on the twentieth with xl9, 246 cases weighing 727,235 pounds.. The large bulk ot thi movement - was loganberries,' the balance beta raspberries and strawberries. ALL TH ir PLUMBING- FOR WHICH YOU PAY-1 AT THIS SHOP'S Q-OT TO BE . K. .... "i 1 KP NELSON BROS. 3.V Chcmeketa Plione 1303 IRISH FIREARMS ACT EFFECTIVE DUBLIN. The Free State fire arms act, which became operative August 1, provides for the licens ing of all holders of arms. Many applications for Jicenses were received from sportsmen both in Ireland and across the channel. There has -been little game shooting in Ireland since til 4 and during the fighting in Ireland It almost wholly stopped. It Is now being renewed and the approaching season is likely to ue a good one. Portland Cascade China com pany rushing new plant to make $300,000 worth of chinaware a year. Payroll will be $5,000 to $6,000 a month. 25' :;. is the p right price to pay for a good tooth' paste l , j LISTERINE TOOTH PASTE Large Tube 25' TONIGHT Gibson Girl's ' i ' " .... ' . Ja?z Band You have heard them on the air, yen have heard their records, now see and hear them here. ; BLIGH THEATER r rr li f e kr r initio ST 66 . j.", . She's ztkr ihBM 59 starts easier, climbs hEls better and gives less trouble all around. "And I believe the answer is this new Zerolene 'F for Fords I've been ' using. It costs less than the oil Td I been using, but it actually seems to 1 lubricate better." , Zerolene "F" for Fords has been J on the market a little over a year and already the majority of Pacific Coast Ford owners swear by it. It , fulfills the most importantrequire ment of a Ford lubricant it gets -to all the parts requiring lubrication especially the wrist-pin bearings and upper half of the cylinder walls. Zerolene "F" for Fords is made ' -by the Standard Ofl Company's patented vacuum process?. It" de- posits a minimum of carbon, and" because it lubricates better it en ables the engine to develop a notice able increase of power over and above what Ford owners have been accustomed to expect . - A Ford is an A-l trarisportation V investment Protect your invest ment by proper lubrication. ' STANDARD OIL COMPANY-', (California) - , "Feeds "those oH-starved Fords" . vv y 1 ;. - Ji r fa n