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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1925)
- ; i i . . '" i spin THE OREGONSTATESMAN", SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 18, 1925 LflRGESTlH cm Location of' Theatre Bril liantly Marked by 800 ' t Electric Light Bulbs . ; : One of the largest electric .To-no (,(. UM .lj:i..t w eelc at the corner of High and court by the HeUlg theater. The sign was the product of (fcre io Archie Holt, resident "manager ot' the Ileilig. The sign will be than ged from time' to time .and always be made to appear, differ ent, Mr. Holt declares. : 4 -' The sign contains 800 electric light blubs, is 9, feet high' and 5J4 fet wide. It- la -equipped with an electric flasher with fife special circuits, eaeh of .which can be flashed on and of t at will and subject to change from day to day. At the start , the letters 1 1 E I L I G, running down the tenter of the. sign, will remain on steadily. They may later be changed to flash on and off; The border, running around the. edge of the sign, will flash: on and' off. jam giae aiternatinr. with one side being bright part of the time nnit tba l)ia. ..j.i sa. A circle at' the topf. of the sign wm hare Its lights flashed on and off in such a Way atf 'to sire the effect of & circular mo tion. '-A huge sttr !wldrtne cir cle will flash on and off; our country wouH be- reToration- lied.: , If yon can hels the Slogan man , on th annual ffecriSlogan num ber, on Ttnirsday; iriease de sfc . H - . "One reason I wouldn't be. a good ; traffic policeman is .becausi I couldn't etay mad all the tlmV sflys a Salem 'man. t: i-: -: S S S "X dispatch etafcs the Rooserelt boys hk' siren np the search for the ov4 poll, but that sounds like a funny name for an of f ice.- ' :. " ' V, V ..... Beware of the man who wants "dnly vaallcew" Jt'losnaUy happens that Jurtke is the last thing" ia, the world which he. dees want. FLA GROWERS GATHER : ' - - EXMSlltS FROM OAC MEET : WITH AUAWVIliOS MEN w m i Bits For Breakfast Irofi Hx R. Hyslop and. James A Jardine, botfr of OAC, met with a large delegation , qf Aumsville flai growers at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium .Saturday and arranged to meet with the flax growers in Aumsrtlle on Not- ,.' The; Aumsville, flax growers will hold a creliminary meeting on. October 21, in order to prepare for tha meeting with the experts from OAC. They ate planning on putting 20 acres into the growing of flax In an endeavor to ascertain the best sort of soil and the best kind of eed. to use in this part of the conatry; for the-growing of flax. OAGMs going to cooperate with the Aumsville growers in the work, done on. these 20 acres. in mm is urn OF PRIZE Writes Best Essay on "Best Gift" or Annual Y.MUA ' Summer Camp ' balem had a big Saturday. .Talking of changing tire name of Salem' to ; Chemeketa, there would arise a question as to how to spell Chemeketa, to say noth ing of how.to prononnco i.. , . - i ,2.'3ifeVV V " '-'Mi-f - ThlnfV years ago,- and for year? theretofore, there- were- man ex cited deputes on these points, among.the old timers who remem bered how the Indians pronounced the name, and' how the pioneerr t nought it should be spelted and . there y ere several ways, to both spell' and pronounce Chemeketa. which Vas the name of the Indian village that 'used Jo be located on part of the present site of Salem. Thera Is no o neat ion concerning tiie growing dl a ginwl eugar beet ia the-alem di3t-ict, with a sat Isfacu r7 angar cantrn. Ehcmgi cnuil tegrcrwn, undet firm cdn tractSi to iustlfy the hnllding Bre of a beet sagai? factory No doub of It. A 11 that I? ned-d is organ ization,: , . , A Salem man ai the. writer's eK bow aaya this: ,"if half tht energy that ised In national sports and the money expended on them wer? f.pplled to useful ; jprpd uetiveness. 1' General Markets J PORTLAND, Oct. 17.-rHay: 1?9; do eastern Oregon, nom inal; flfalfa, 119 019.50; 'clover 117; bat Bay 15l6; oat nd vetch llT.50; straw" f.5d per ton. Selling Prices ?2 a ton tab re. -a U -';:;--; PORTLAND, Oct' ITGraln future4t.: CSVliea hard white B'B, OctcfberJtl.48 ; Nef ember J1.4S : Decern tcr 1.4S hard; white,; BS, BR, October, , November, -Deeenv ber, . 11.43 ; soft- whjte, October, Novembar, Decam her, $1.41 jweal ern white, QctoberrNe-yemberrDor cemberJ.lO; axd winter, Octo; her, Npyembar, December I l.S 6 aorthetn anjajCtoberj Nevem ber, ftecember.y western red, Octpber. lyoVmheiv" Decern-, ber, 1135. ,v Oatsl!C6bua white feed, j0ctdrr27;:;Kdvembef. $26; December. 1 2 f ;' do Z fi-pound gray feed".ja.ctol?ef, $28; Novem ber, December. $25. " I CornT ro." 2 ET. shipment, Oc- I tober, $23. r- . : " I Milirnn.'atandard, October $27; j Xovemler,?$ir5: - December, f- V ? j n LIBRARY BUDGET FILED INCREASE OP NEARLY f 1O0O pYER 1925 BUDGET ASKED r An Increase o nearly $1000 ore the requirements of last year aska ty the city library board in the. estimated budget - for this year.! The board asks for $10,- Sfi 6 i while, last year $ 2 4 5 was aprapriated: ! " " " The largest alnle.. item is sai- ariea-. 'with $5460 beint esU- raated; The 192$ budget called for $473 0 while In 1924 a total oi l $4826.48 was spent Pooks remain the same, being $1650 while-the amount wanted for periodicals- Is stationary, $350. A request is made for $500 for the building. The 1925 budget in elude $100 for this purpose while In 1924 $967.03 were spent Chief George Bent, disciplinar ian of the Chemawa Indian sCItool, who was one of the leaders in the Salem YMCA boys' camp la?t sum mer, initiated an essay contest, and presented the winner with a splendid book, "The Red Man in the United States." by G. E. E. Lindquist. Uhe "Swede Indian," as he is called by the Indians who know him. Thomas Childs, of Sa lem, wrote the prize essay, which Hi as follows: . . : j Uliat I Got Oat of Camp , v ;"I think the greatest gift 1 got from camp is a higher standard of Ideals." In town, surrounded by man-made things, one has a ten dency to shape his conduct accord ing to that of those baont him Unfortunately, this does not al ways lead to honorable conduet. "In the country, surrounded by the wonders of God's creation the awe-inspiring mountains, the majestic ocean, the wonder and beauty of "birds, trees, and flow; ers, and the infinite spaces be tween the stars -lt is easier to live a better life. "Mean and sordid thoughts can not exist under, sucty conditions and the spiritual purification caused by life in 'the presence of God remains with us after we have returned to . towii. I believe that my life in the luture wui te more nearly'what God would have it to be. because of these two weeks speat in camp. Buy a Want Ad It Pays Big I NEWS BRIEFS w, !..". . ; ' ; Intoxication, chained ' i M. C. McCune was arrested late Batnrdayvnight by City Patrolman Winterstein, on a charge o drunk enness. Employment Report la Given Out of 139 men to apply for work at the local YMCA employ ment office 73 were placed ac cording to a report made out by Sims Phillips, in charge of the em ployment bureau. Requests, for the help of 97 men were received at the office during the week and 84 were referred to jobs. Birth Reports Are .Piled :rt-. Two birth were reported at the office of the. city ' health of fleer Saturday,! 1 To r. and Mrs. Wal ter W. Rntherford was born a on. on October 2r who has been given the name' of Ralph Eugene. Mr. and Mrs.! George A. Doherty re ceived a son on October 11, and have named ' him George Alan. High School to Have Band Boys at the Salem high schoVl have 'been agitating ofr some time to organize a band. They have succeeded, and are to hire a band of abont 20 pieces. Os car Steelhammer, wha has been director of the Cherrian band, is to direst the boys. As the school board refused to help in the fi nancing, the students have de cided to finance it themselves, al though they have not aa yet hit npvn the method to be sued. To start with, they want to acquire two bass horns. Campaign to be hel Th Marion county YMCA con vention is to be held October 23 Members uf the ' board of the county "YMCA have decided to hold a financial campaign' imme diately after the convention Is held. The campaign will start jcioper z ana ena tJciODer si, and the! goal will be the raising of S4500 for YMCA work In Mar ton county. The money is need- ed, it is said, to carry on the work of the various clubs sponsored by the YMCA. and their activities. Conference to Meet TUe Willamette Valley Typo graphical Conference is to hold a meeting this afternoon at tone o'clock In the local Labor hall. according to word received Satur day. Delegates from the Typo graphical un?on in Portland, Sa lem, Corvallis, Albany and Eu gene are to be present at the meeting. Pioneers Organize en j. nimDer general secre tary for the Marion county YMCA announced Saturday that a pio neers club was organized at Sil- verton Friday night, and that it wil be led by Rev. A. A. Webb, of that town. " Fornm Meets The first public speaking class of tbe year at the local YMCA was held Friday night. Twenty three men are on hand for the class which is an advanced one given by Professor Harrington, in structor at Franklin high schdol of Portland. Woodmen , to Gather The Modern Woodmen of Amer ca are planning to hold their first open meeting of this season Mon day night"' The meeting is to be held at the ; Fraternal temple on North Liberty street, and there wIHbe a moving picture show combined .with a .musical' pro gram. ; ' XiiCX to Meet The members of the "Salem YMCA are" to hold their, ahnval meeting some time this week,' ac cording to word received Satur day. The exact I date. : has not been set L. E. Goodwin, 'acting sUte secretary for. the YMCA of Oregon and Idaho, m scheduled to be the principal speaker. Stephens Arrested R. C. Stephens was arrested Friday night by officer Olson upon a Justice Court warrant for iron-support. He is being held In jail for Constable Walter DeLong. Arrested Without Muffler- Francis E. Gould of 310 North 23 rd street was arrested Friday night by officer Edwards for hav ing no muffler vm his car. Red Cross to Meet, , The senior members of the Red Cross life saving corps are to hold a meeting at the Crystal natator ium of this city Monday evening at 7 o'clock, according to announ cement made Saturday. A free swim will be participated in by those present, and an endeavor Child's Harmless Laxative is "California Fig Syrup" Hurry Mother! A teaspoonfu of ."California Fig Syrup" now will thoroughly clean the little bowels and in a few hours you have a well, playful child again Even if cross, feverish, bilious constipated or full of cold, chil dren love its pleasant taste. Tell your druggist you want only the genuine "California Fig Syrup" which has directions for babies and children of all ages printed on bottle. Mother, you must say "California." Refuse any. imitation. Adv. wil be made to organize a char' tered corps Bicycle Found .- - Officer Cutler brought toi the polled station Saturday i" a girl's Harley-Davidson - bicycle, which had jteen 'standing on State itreet for several days. ' ' j McTavish Released . . . , Lester C. McTavish, wbJo was arrested here recently and held for Sheriff - Breshears of La Grande on a warrant of larceny by bailee, was released Saturday to Sheriff Breshears. the fact .that "Miss Elizabeth" But ler had been .employed ia the household of the Duke of Portland for more than 56 years. Miss But ler was awarded first JJrlse. All, the other .winners of prizes or, of honorable mention had seen 4 7J years' service in the'same family. DISEASE PROVES FATAL WALLA WALLA, Wash. Oct. 17. Orville Haasch, 12. living at State Line, near here, died Friday night from septic sore throat. This is the third death In the fam ily from this disease within a month, two brothers having been taken by it. Another bbrotber is ill with the disease now. ! HUNGER CAUSES MENTAL CASES : BELFAST. Hunger has driven 70 per cent of the patients here," declared County Councillor Kee gan before the committee of Mul lingar Westmeath mental hospital. Another member declared ttijat the poor in his district had tp eat bread without butter, and that the food they were obliged to Subsist upon was a disgrace to civiliza tion. ! SERVED FAMILY SB YEARS LONDON. Reanlts of a compe tition for long service among do festics in any one family revealed .-. .. 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