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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1925)
THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1925 t 1 PIERCE LEAVES SEATTLE GOVERNOR IS ' TO . KPKXI OllilSTMAS IX LAIiRANDK SPOKANE. Dec. 24. (By As sociated , press. ) Governor Wal ter M. Pierce of Oregon left here tonight for La Grande, Ore... to spend Christmas day with his son. He -was In the city today attend ing to some private business, he said. c a it ri a 1 1 er a A nv - BIGGEST IN HISTORY (Continued from vise 1.) ' celebration will , be carried cut in ,.fjrand a manner as the. lacili :fHtlP: of ttt-chateaufaf ford. There 'rtfi be 'princely:' KVests .from, the irtaviiP6 And nbtablf.s who Ine f4itfci'i .hUt days f power - - J 'ONDOT hec. ( Hy Asso ' i ci atadi Prea- 1-Great Britain to hi&ut threotf the. cares f bad iiHraderand fce&vY:ta.ailo& tof make jtendaxthe country wiil le, at rteSvttn. There will be no newspapers. : 1 1 aula uuw , ui li Mnmw nor : nn Munruir. Kntpr daylfoT the Ecgllsh carry on the ..Sat, 'U-C'.u. . - - n 4 r ATLAS . - We Extend - The Season's Greetings WE HOPE s MS" " The New Year Will Find You On the .Threshold of . Success and Future Happi- m 214 N. CAPITAL r-v L lis. s , ' .1 ' '-A t c:-ii. merry- ; m - : Christmas : m To You - - - xh ; And To Yours - ml SCOTCH WOOLEN MILLS " ; W, W. -J - . feetivities of Christmas other ? 4 hours after it - for an- :-..-.:'r.'-....i.. t The-rbyir -ramfly:hadfeithered-at Sandringham to pass the next few days. Their yuletirte is sad dened this year by the deatL "of Dowager Quaen Alexandre. While millions are staying homo for the uiet Engli?li juletide, thousand? have departed for" the' continent for the winter sports.- BUD FISHER TO BE SUED 50,000 BREACH OF PRD3I ISE ACTIO SAID OPENED ' NEW YORK, Dec. 24. (By Associated Press.) The New York American will say tomorrow that. Harry (Bud) Fisher, car-1 toonist, has' been 'made the de fendant "la , a $50,000 breach of promise suit . by Miss Ada Shields.; whose Identity was: not disclosed further '.The papers, filed two weeks ago.'' said that Miss shields resolved on the action after "read ing accounts of the recent mar riage of Fisher on the liner Levi-! athan to,;.th .fcrmef l;Countess! Aedita de Baamont of'Paris.'- j Portland Klumpp Co., engrav ers treble size or plant. Annual payroll is $50,000. MERRY CHRISTMAS BOOK & STATIONERY COMPANY 465 State Street 5'X-Sj & Co. ? High To our Friends and Patrons we ex tend our hearty good wishes for a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a Prosperous New Year TIRE MANUFACTURING COMPANY CAPITAL BARGAIN HOUSE MIKE'S JVUTO WRECKING HOUSE r ; STORE C'im Emmons f3n -T-; m mmmi PICKFORD PICTURE DELIGHTS ! f- ' I If1)- -X Mary Pickford'ns "Little Annie Rooney." in her new picture at the Oregon theater,' hides in an old boiler when warned of the near approach of the cop on the beat. In this picture, now delighting theatergoers at the Oregon, the popular star returns to ragamuffin roles. The picture will be shown . during Saturday, also. MUNSEY SERVICES HELD'3!0. -li "lhe FUNERAL. RITES J IE LI) TUH EIMTOH-prni.ISHEU' V NEW YORK, lice 2(5.-(IJy Associated Prew. With iuiprcs sive simplicity funeral services -were held today in the Cathedral of St, John .the Divine for Frank Ai Munsey. publisher and editor, who died Tuesday. i Prevented by a delayed train from being present at the servi ces, Mrs. John M. Hyde, only sis ter, and. nearest relative of Mr. Munsey.. arrived in New York from her home in Florida at C o'clock tonight to afl'ord.her an opportunity for a last view of tli body lefor it is placed iu a re ceiving Vault in Wood lawn ceme- U-ry. the bronze casket containing the remains was 'returned, to. thy chapel of St. Ansgar's in the cathedral. , ; In deference to Munsey's anxi ety for her advanced age and her health. Mrs. Hyde was net noti fied of hr brother's illness until litter his death. The funeral rite wre conduct ed by Bishop William T. Manning. In accordance with the publisher's expressed wish ;there was no ser t;n.. Approximately 1700 per sons attend'-d. Included am out Lthe 'mourners" were high ofikials fji f tie stale ana city Bpvfcrntnvnl, persons prominent in professional, business and social life, and 'jtcures -mplfM:iVenKappd in the various Munsey enterprises. POOR CHILDREN'S GLEE JMNGS THROUGH ARMORY (OKUtmued from ttngft 1.) Santa could resist no longer. Down through the chimney and out through the fire place he sprang, with the pack on his buck loaded with presents for all. A gasp escaped from the some -3 an instant of silence Three rous ing-,- -cheers , then :weleomed- St. hania responaefl wjta a cneerv laugh, and told briefly of his har ried trip over bouse tops. Dancer and .Prancer and Dunder and Blitzen were on the roof of the Armory at the time, partakinpf their hourly feed. The program over,, Santa's greeting having been ,made. the boys ami girjs filed . hi orderly fashion down the stage, each one receiving a liandsbma topt a bag' of candy and nuts, an orange -and an apple. - . As the children filed thrcgh the door after having received their presents, they were handed free tickets to Frank Bligh's tb'ea-, tre party to be staged at the Biigh theatre this morning c.t lf):30 o'clock. 4 . PW St3& sdsx 3 iffinnfli We take this opportunity to thank our customers for their patronage and wish to extend to them a very, very MERRY CHRISTMAS ii ini n iff vi in w 8 ; Happiness could not stay inside as the children were given gen eroiri parcels Smiles "cropped out like pop , corn over a fire. Al though onlj1 250 children had tickets admitting them to reserved sections and assuring them first choice at toys, there were toys and candy and nuts for every child in the Armory and for some grown folks in addition. Program for the evening con sisted of the following: America, by the audience; saw solo by J. McCroskey: piano solo by Gladys La Forrest; Dance from Holland, by Zoe Daniels and Margaret Bell: Christmas carrols. by the Sacre3 Heart chorus; Indian Slave dance by .Elizabeth Waters; violin duet, by Claudine Gerth arid Esther Birch; Headings, by Kathleen Fitipatriok; vocal solo, by Wini fred Albrick; Russian duet by Cynthia Delano and Maxine Myers. Dr. B. F. Pound, chairman of the Salvation Army advisory board represented Mayor Giesy and gave a brief opening address. A score of Elks were on hand to witness t.he party and to assist in the proceedings. j Sergeant Harry Plant assisted m arranging the Armory for the party. CONFERENCE IS PLANNED MINE WORKERS WILLING TO MEET TO DISCUSS TERMS SCUANTON, Pa., Ixc. 24. (By Associated Press.) An nouncement htat International President John L. Lewis of the John purkan today that the union miners union had notified Mayor leaders are willing to confer with the anthracite operators on any and all plans tending to restore i peace, was received with rejoicing by the rank and file of the union. The impression prevails among the thousands 6f idle miners that their leader now has paved the way for a resumption of negotia tions and the end of the tieup. The Christmas spirit, which was one of gloom in the hard coal fields, was suddenly turned to one of joy M-hen the news got out. Mayor Durkan immediately af ter receiving the message from President Lewis, dispatched a let ter to W. W. Inglis, spokesman tor the operators, in which he said, "the door is open." WOMAN RANDIT SEEN' SEATTLE. Dec. 24. (By As sociated Press.) A woman bandit, who remained at the driv er's wheel of an automobile while her male escort held up a pedes trfan, was reported to police here today;. Seasons Greetings Army and Outing Store ISO Coiu'l. 0c Rabbit's Fur Vogue; Was Pest, Now Showing Profit . , . . , . ; WELLINGTON. New Zealand Modern woman's fondness for furs Is enabling this country to turn it3 rabbit pest into a source of profit. For many years multitudes of rabbits were slaughtered merely to keep them from destroying the crops. With the discovery, how ever, that the rabbit's coat coull be dyed and made to look like a more expensive fur. he became an asset instead of a liability. Last year IS. ",00.000 rabbit skins were exported from New Zealand to the United States and England. These skins were val ued at upwards $4,000,000. Rabbit trapping has now become a well established and renunierative bus iness. t The opossum is another animal which New Zealand is turning into profit. America takes most of the blue and grey opossum sKius. The darker furs go largely to Great Britain. Second Coming of Christ Was Prepared for by Men LA PORTE. Pa. Buried be neath the ruins of a group of buildings, near here lie the shat tered hopes of a little colony of men and women who. a half cen- TYPEWRITERS For Christmas Look over these pric es, then come and see the machines. We have to unload these second-hand machines be fore the first of the year. Noiseless ..$27.50 Late Model Woodstock $37.50 Royal No. 10 $42.50 Remington No. 10 $35.00 Corona Portable $30.00 Underwood No. 5 $42.50 New Underwood Portable $50.00 Underwood 14 inch Carriage $30.00 And other machines " not listed These machines are all Fully Guaranteed Underwood Type writer Company 519 Court St. Salem Telephone 262 l'itty?Tffiy i we i -t-acj5ac W8S ;S3 i (fit ; tury ago, founded Celestia. a town laid out and made ready for the secofld 'eomlnjg-vbt ; 'Christ. V-t "J ' ' Celestla's memory is' preserved only by a yellowing deed filed in the archives of the county court house.. It was named for the Cel estial City. Streets were marked oat and an artificial lake was dug. At the height of its prosperity a newspaper, "The Day Star of Zion." was published with fair regularity. ' MERRY CHRISTMAS COMMERCIAL BOOK STORE 163 N. Commercial We Wish to Extend To Our Many Friends and Customers Our Sincere Wishes For a Merry Christmas h it Ellis K. Coolcy CHRISTMAS GREETINGS WITH BEST WISHES FOR YOUR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS THROUGH THE COMING YEAR. ill Most of the settlers came origin ally front Connecticut. In order, irj far'as : possible, to keep' . out wordly affairs,1 they petitioned'tha state .legislature to be set aside from. PennsyUvania. declartng that they did-not wish" to be as sociated with events of 'the mor tal world. Their petition was , not granted- Beauty, doesn't lastTwhlch is something you can't say of corns. i'sshop IlolILs W. Iiuutinglvn II.-44.' , ft I .. .1 .W l - 'I g . mi ci I Of m I 'J,. . .Til i 1 mtu 1 V