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ualSlTOI:ELECTi Federal Department of Edu-! i catiom" Program .,Snf : ; - ported by Delegates WASHINGTON. Feb; 23. (By Associated Press). Election of a president and' the recommendation ot its' ' legislation ', committee la favor ot legislation : now - before congress ' to create a federal de partment of education, assumed major" Importance: today in the annual ; conveatloir of the depart ment of superintendence of the national education , association while group meetings continued todWCuss- a multitude of educa tional, problema,:; :--'.4- i--Tdtn candidates are in the field for the presidency' with the ballot ins continuing through tomorrow. They are B. C. Broome, superin tendent or schools, Philadel phla ; Charles ' B.CHenn,' superintendent of. : schools,. Birmingham S. E. Otarholtzer ' 'snoertatcnderit of schools,' HousionTand. Randall J. Condon, superintendent of schools, Cincinnati. . : . ' C 4-The Jeglslatlve committee, de scribing the ; American public school as "The bulwark ot our ciTii and religions liberties,"; hfeid in . reporv juM iuq jKuuws for-department of education .'"doe not ' permit of anr interference! with the V complete autonomy of the state In the ndmintetratlon and control1 of their schools, but does.: jprovide for, some " efficient federal, participation - ajid- affords, "that - recognition and serri which : the -importance of pnbi education merits and the advance xnent of; edA cation requires. " Mr. Broome', as chairman of the curriculum commission, presented a declaration that ah Intelligent adjustment of the curriculum wil solve- more ed ucatlonal problems than any ether attempt at educa tional reform. He pointed out. however, that f a uniform, all- i American course of study would : not-, bet ieasioie. v Secretary Wnbnr askedlhe cenj- yentton, for, cooperation in obtain i ing.contributions 1 rom school chil dren to furnish; fundi for recon ditioning the, old frigate Consti tution, now at the naTyjyard, Bos ton, Mass. Chndren have far larger voeabi- : claries thail they are credite with, Df. Ernest Horn of the Un: 'versity of Iowa told the researc i BUREAU S IB gronpr Placing the rocabuIajT'oJ cliarge preferred agamst him, al the average three year old child at ,eed $el defense, Chlef JostIce 800 words and that of the child just entering elementary school at 250e words; instead, of 400, &a ' formerly estimated.' ' I " '.Percival Symonds of the teach - ; era college of ? Columbia untrei slty, asserted , that ten minutes daily training for one semester in vocabulary equalled two years of Latin-in the knowledge of English forma one would acquire. He said a pupil entering high school could I understand about 15.000 words ! but could use one third that num- I ber. i -' A resolution endorsing the pri .pbsed federal department of edi- i cation was adoDted at a dinner tended! by members, of (he educa tional press associations composed of editors and writers for educa ! tlonal jonrnalsr -...'A . -,.;a$ ; j Ratification of a child labor amendment to the . constitution also was advocated. DILV HTJRDEH JURY 'WALLACE, .Idaho, Feb. J2S.- Eleven Jurors had been selected when the opening day session .of the Lee Foyte murder trial closed here late, thl safternoon. The panel - of 30 -' jurors -was. exhausted and Judge A. lit Featherstone Instruct ed court officials toVdfar a venire of 25 additional purors to repo rt tomorrow morning. GirJ Gained 7 Pounds iniie'Ycai'SSii Invalid That's inst; what McCoy's Cod T Avar tSt fnninniiii for the i Babcock Girland Is do- ing as much for ten of thousands of thm, . underweight, weak ' and discouraged people all over America. , . !' -, These sugar coated pleasant to take tablets should be clven to children instead of the vile stom ach- upsetting oil Itself i-they sure- ly da help the. fralU deUcate little ones ana uwau com oai pu cents at J. C. Perry, Central Phar macy, D. J. Fry, or any druggists. Read tnur letter it- yon nave a child that needs to gain health and strength; ""My little girt was stricken with infantile paralysis when she was 5 months old and was an j invalid for- years when I saw an ad, in me payer mat aicuoy a voa uveri Oil Compound Tablets would build op wasted tissues. I bought borl and she gained slowly at first "L""!!. !h! McCoy Cod Uver Oil?Compo4nd Tablets, after trying almost every tTiina- dsn on th market Sh ig on the road to recovenr. and soes'l811"' ouw, ana 3,5U0 respee- to - school everjr day." Mrs. , Eabcocirt Arpletonr Wis. fr . Imitations cf McCoi'ar raay be ' offered Jat he sre and ask for1 r:cCoy the otIz'taI and genuine anj If after tRirty days treatment tons, bituminous coal in week end yoa are not delishted with results ed January j IS; highest previous why get your ciotfe back.- record was1 12,853,000 tons for -r. " .. A a :' : ' ' T -run orcoN sTATHorAN, sAuni. orxco:: "Black; Bird" -.. i Lon Chaney, premier character Black Bird," story of London's underworld, has lived up to bis record. The' drama- now playing at the Hcllig theatre has been showing to large crowds. ; '.!":;:: noEHisH TERM FOR fflULT Supreme Court Holds Ques- n VVaS oeillU UV VtJI- diet of Jury Joseph 1. Cavender, tinder 10 years pert ftentiary sentence for the crime !of assault ; with 'intent to kill in: connection with the shoot ing of R. LA Haines in Harney county on July? 5; 1923, must serve the term imposed upon him by the court, according to an opin ion handed down by the state su preme court yesterday. The opinion was written by : Chief Justice McBride and af firmed Judge Louis : P. Hewitt of the Harney county circuit court. Justices Rand, Brown and Belt concurred in the predominating opinion. i I The record in the case showed that the , shooting resulted from an altercation between the two men. : Ca vender was arrested and twice tried; for the offense. 'The jury at the first ' trial disagreed with the result that s retrial was ordered. At, the latter trial Cal ender was convicted and later sen tenced to a term in the peniten tiary. Cavender. in defense of the McBride held in his opinion that ; the1 question of whether self de- fehse entered into the case was a matter to be determined by the Jury. CITIZEI COKED BY HOME WES Instructions Are Issued Gov erning Persons Compell ed to File - i PORTLAND, Feb. 23. Many taxpayers apparently are confused as to the provisions ot the new federal Income tax law as to their liability for filing returns of In come for the year 1925. In view of this fact, Clyde G. Huntley, col lector of internal revenue, i today issued the following Instructions for the guidance of taxpayers In determining whether or not it will be necessary for them to file re turns on or before March IS No income tax returns are re quired to be filed by individuals covering the year 1925, except as follows: Where an Individual was mar ried and living with his wife, and their combined net income was $3,500 or more; Where an individual was single and his net income was 1 1,5 00 or more; Where an Individual claims ex emption as and his or her ' net income Was 11,500 or more; Where . an individual, ' married or single, had; a gross income of $5,000 or more, regardless of the amount of the net Income. ; : Gross income. In the case of" the purchase and sale of merchandise. mean gross sale less the cost of goods Sold.; ! :;; Where an ? individual , was' mari ried at the beginning of the year land was nnmarrled dnrlne any portion of the year,- or vice -versa, the exemptions above 'mentioned are to be apportioned according to the . changed , status during the year, tractions of months being uisregaraea.,. i . f r Blanks have been forwarded to all I individuals who filed rtnni for the year 1924 on the basis of th $1,000 and 2,500 eiemplfoha. W1h "t' " .;-- w 'e aoea exceea ine araounta anove uveiy,: u , wm not oe necessary to complete or file returns for the year 1925. . Railroads m o'red 13.073.000 wee ended December II; 1920, r - Thrill Crowds artist,' in bis latest drama, "The; : I t ' . . i ii i ' - -. EES PROPOSE fJBE Ifj STATUTE Brazier SmairElected Secre tary at Meeting of ourt Officers . ; Imprpting ? Justice : court pro-, cod u re and possibly working out a plan taf substitute district courts for the present justice : courts,'1 is the purpose of an organization of1 justices of the peace froni many of the larger cities and towns out side of Portland perfected at a meeting heid yesterdayV 4 .. E. J. Noble of Oregon City was elected president of the organiia- tion. Brazier Small, justice of the peace for the Salem district, was elected secretary and treasurer. A committee was appointed Ho jcon f er with! the state bar association with a, J view of submitting some remedial legislation at the next session of ' the leglslatnre. . ! VALLEif BUSINESS CULLED BEST SEE! u. s. CrOWder TellS North Salem Business Men of Northwest Survey Declaring that conditions in Oregon are far better than any where lelse in the northwest, U S. Crowdef addressed the Norton Safi lem Progressive- .Business f Menjs association at their last meeting. ' SDeakihg on the economic con ditions jbf Wyoming, ftr.Crwder also enlarged on conditions as he found !; them in . Colorado, South Dakota Idaho, Montana and other northwest "states. He ald busi ness conditions in Montana were bad, and worse in Wyoming., ' By way of illustration he point ed out that in one Wyoming coun ty with less than" 3,000 popula tion, tbjree banks failed twi years ago. i Receivers held 12,025,000 against! the farmers and business men of the county. He pointed out the impossible burden . faced by those 3,000 persons.' ' I ' ' ; ' Nebraska, however,' he declared to be In fine condition.- First sign of true! business prosperity came, however, at Spokane,, and possi bilities of development, together with business prospects: were bet ter in the Willamette valley than in any other of the 15 states he has visited In the past: 15 months. OFFICE BUILDISG Details to! Be Worked Out Before Authortative State Si merit: is Made Directors of - the First National bans; will meet today or tomor row t to consider detail plans for the new building to be erected during the" summer , Sketches: of the building. It -is understood, have , already been made, though no -authoritative statement will be Issued until the plans are worked out 'completely, Dan J. Fry, . Sr., -president,; re turned from California recently where, with the architect L. L Rougan, a careful investigation of modern bank and office buildings was conducted. ' : I : ? It - is understood that the new building, will be perhaps a story higher than originally announced rruz biaoe, wno returned 1 some time ago,; was with ilr. Fry and the architect durlng much of the tnvcstlgatlon fcrtjrrH ..Si . ! iOLDTLME FIDDLERS - contest ; , ;, - andT.Old FasMoned IAhcin-j lie 8uro to Come 1 '" I FRIDAY FEBRUARY J j pALEMArjIORY. - ' , A --T- vt. i.A - m mm iinii.U A Ote Timers Tell Stories . of Early Days in Salem Judge t 11. eafafian Named President, Hal D; Pa it reiaty, as Early . Residents Adopt Constituti . - Uirarteny Meeuag3 &ei . Judge L. II. McMahan was elect ed,, president of the group when approximately 50 old .tlmers, who have made Salem thejr home for t to years or nlSre, met at the court house last sight to further their .organization,' a social and pioneer circle, which in the opinion of Hal i. Patton, who Was elected secrtv titjl will prove, "one of the mont vital organization in this com munity." I T : l Other officers named Were: first vice oresident.- Dr. W. C- Jtantner; second vice, president, Judge P. H. DArcy; ' third vice president. Halite Parrlsh Hughes; ad treasrirer, John Parrar. I According to the constitution which was ! formally adopted, the avowed purpose of the club is to bring, abput "a renewal and strengthening of ties, which will Iiittd- together lendurlng , friend ships, and give material aid to those who kho, and . believe is tho traditional Ideals of the pio neers, and want those traditions, of social, civic and economical! value preserved maintained, and handed down , to tho youth ot our state." j The business, of the evening was transacted- with; a great deal of jocularity with! many informal reminiscence following. ! r Mrs. Babcock was called upon to teir of her. fold .beaux -'of CO years ago"; Dr. Mark .Skiff, of his bill posting: Mrs." Croniso, of the. "old swimm,in; jhole;" Thomas Holman of installing' the 'first electric lights; A. J. Jiaisey of the old spinning wheel and loom; Mr, HELD SISTER CRIES Drama, "The Goose Wom an," Displays Innermost Secrets of the Soul .'.' An interesting phase of life seldom brought to the notice of the average man and' woman Is brought out strikingly in "The Goose Woman," the Universal ttewel production now showing at the Oregon theater, ! in which Louise Dresset, in the character, of a once renowned opera singer who ha sunk, into oblivion, dis plays such- a inordinate j craving for the front; page prominence She enjoyed In her palmy days that she ; causes an unspeakable outrage in order to bring herself back once more lntp the limelight, Of attention. j Every day the newspapers all over the country carry! stories of beautiful and talented women who happen to be enjoying the public favor for the; moment. Presently they are forgotten, a new national darling slips into' th niche of fame and glamor, and ; nobody Cares what has become ' of the withered buds' of yesterday. . Nobody realizes tor what fright ful lengths a star of faded glory would go for the privilege of re- R0STEIM& lii CRIME MILLINERY ! DERAILMENT In Rear Room : NOW OPENED New Spnrigr Millfnery Straws Silk and Satin Hats- Loads of beautiful Flow ; era Big assortment of Children's Hats The latest styles; combined with quality, big variety, and low -5 price, makes this the most' v Poptdar Millinery Department in Satem Visit us, look oyer our; fine display -jtojt yriJI ' . not be urged to buy; - New Crepes, just in front New York -nice Dress Patterns, " very low prices . , New' yones Ptain Shades ' . NEW DRESS GINGHAMS Striped with big checks to match The "newest ' Stylish and Pretty -rr ENGLISH PRINTS 36 Inch Excellent Quality ' " - ' j . I New patterns ' ' - u The yard only 29c 36 Inch Figured Plise Crepes ' rretty patterns . , ; Low price yard 38c 1 , ; 94 Pernrot i Sheeting ': yd. 57c Ginghams 27 .Inch Fast Colors yd. 15c f 240-246 North COMMERCIAL STREET Pal ton Sec- ion; i Sposg of his memories oi me steamboats on the Willamette: Alma Gesler DavWson of life; In "beght' ;;;o City by pack animal, and ot her father, "one of the finosf f nrtn- ft ftrppnn has evor known", who r&ise.d some 6f the first ilax; Jadse P. 1L D'Arcy. of the "pass" he obtained to make the trip to PortTand on the Steamboat "Fan-1 pie Patton". the Journey taking I 40 ho;irs against be one hour and I the horror; of thef supernatural ; in three-quarters In wbich it can be..Th' phantom of the Opera" and made ioday by axito,tiiobile; vhllejo ta .Th(- piacir Bird,", he many others contributed Incidents r.- Mltfmatefhorror of interest harking back " to the days when Hal and Cooke Patton sv ero rid ins around in their baby carriages, wheri Governor Lord made his first trip into Salem, and when school bouses stood where the John J. Roberts and Louis Lftchmund houses now stand, with a number recalling teachers they had. '; According to the constitution the organization will meet regu larly on the first Wednesday of January, April, October and De cember, while special meetings may be called by the president or any six members i signing ior a Call. The personnel of the executive committee, the five members 6f which are to be chosen by the r.resident, will be named at some later date. 1 Plans are already underway"for a big meeting at the armory, protr- ablVia April, when a host of. old 'favprip. songs ill bo revived and sung. turning a monment to the pedestal of the shining past, until one has ' seen such a character in real life, ! or depicted on the screen in the remarkably true' presentation given by Miss Dresser in "The Goose Woman." . Jack Pickford is featured with Constance Bennett. The support ing cast includes Sppttiswood Ait- ken, George JDooper, Gustav Von Seyffertitz, George Nichols and Marc MacDermott. Clarence Brown directed the picture." St. Johns Purdy, Brush com pany makes rubber-set brushes for whole Pacific coast. ; CREAM FOR CATARRH OPENS UP NOSTRILS Tells How To Get Quick Re lief from Head-Colds I It's Splendid! 1 ) In one minute your clogged nostrils will open, the air passages of your1 head will clear and you can breathe freely. No more hawking,' snuffling,1 owwinjj, neaaacne, dryness. No strug gling for breath at night; your' cold or catarrh will be gone! Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your druggiat now. Apply a little of thi fragrant, antiseptic,' healinff cream in vour" nostril. It penetrates through every air passage' oi oeaa, soothes the Inflamed or swollen mucous membrane' and relief cornea instantly. ' It's just fine. lnt stay stuffed-op with a cold or nasty catarrbEelief ' cornea so gtiickly. ' Adv GREEHBAUM 36; Inch Challies Pretty Patterns : yd. 19c ; i 2f Iifch Outing Flannels , i Fair Quality - , ; yd. 15c WEDNESDAY HORNING, FEBRUAtlY v2-ly;192S KE CROWD SEES !! ii "The Black Bird," Latest Vehicle, PJaying to Capac- ; i Jiy.ai ine ntsui i rr -Lon chaney,J8 IS Heili theater t? weer w.Uis iaiesi luiiuci , , o .v Lbn Cbartey .creator oL thrills, Is-at It agate!; .'i . '1 T He thrilled us with eVlminal h0rror in "The Penalty;!.with the deformity 'in lThe TVwsatinf Notre. Came:" with thrills wity the ultimate horror- of mystery, f - Throughout I the remaricaDie " -m m J sV ' ml A V new Metro-uoiawyn-iuacr he Is a thing of mystery: not a ghost, but a human being, wnose mystery lies In" '' an overwhelming suspicion that, in the denouement, crystallises! Into one of the most dating eurprises ever attempted by an acton ( 'v The story, an original by Tod Browning5 who was also its direc tor, and who directed Chaney in 'The Unholy Three," to which the new story can only be compared. is . laid in London's mysterious Llmehouse i district. Chaney plays wwam "! j' " " "V " """""Tr" "''" DEMAND Ithe quality in furniture hat"maldes it jsach a wofl dfirfiil investment one that will return liberal' dividends; iron nnriivnnrn In haDDiness of design and use of the finest suite and individual piece m mis aumuauia uisyiajf. ; vui find the cost at this store, even less. than that of the Inferior type of furniture! Admirable Suites in Mohair All Over " i - ' o Pnvarci1la riC!li 5L """" '" ' Included in tola noteworthy offer 1 a Iiixttlious davenport, low back arm chair of the sterling the finest horte. 6 ' You save rainy dollars at. V- 1 1 ' -' ' :- - S-Pc. "Better Homes'? Dinihg Suites At this season nature is working a wonderful transformation In an out-doors and you can get a lot of "fun out of doing the same with, your home indoors ern furniture like this. All erght pieces in dull rubbed walnut finish at. T Queen Anne Dining-Table $26 Popular oblong extension atyle, . r la graceful period j style, richly finished in wal-1 nut and priced at a saving. . 'if ' f - .Flo E I ET am two role the one as an 'under world czalC overbearing,' vicious, murderous; 'the? other . a erippled worker in a jjimehduse mission, 'wfidaS' sbul at j times: achieves " al most angelic heights. Chanejr s trahsitions f ropi "one role- to the ether are a" piece of acting un paralleled on screen or atage. J IEVEKS SEES DRY- S ( REGIME PROGRESS Points Out That School En : rollment Increased -With Prohibition galem Jdinjlsterlar; association was addressed yesterday by Wil liam Levens. state prohibition Says Dangerous Varicose Veins Can Rub Gently riiitt Upward Toward the. 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Active Member of (Tie : 1 ' . i . . t i I - . . 1 i 1 MiilLli Western Buyers Syridicite TVIalerMias five laricst ooperttf ro famUnfe buying , ( , nieiftbcfsliii Online PaUfic?Coast commissioner during the weekly gathering. ."; ; - : : " -- He declared - himsel f -- pleased wlthf progress madd In the en io'rcement Q,f the dry law, pointing out that many more students were attending high" scfcriorifian In the earlier days when fathers squan dered' theft ' -money on liquor, or when 'the children were forced to help' support families handicapped by liquor habits. .'-' '1 -i - " ' : Pointing out that no dry officer was fallowed to search without a warrant, he declared there was no Ann r-r of thd sovern men t beia e compelled to surrender to Jt frji' criminal class.. .-The associatU' i had lnncheon at the Evangelical chnrch-;-!;-:. ; r RtOKtt IS IJROWNED CENTRALtA, Wash., Feb'. 23. A. W. Thompson, ;73, of Grand Mound,- met- death by drowning today, in a slongh of the Chehalis river , at ;- Grand JMound -.when a horse that he ' was riding: across a bridge fell into the water. : Be Keduced at Home Moone's Emerald Oil (full strength) and apply night an l morning to the swollen, enlargeU velhs. Soon you will notice that they are growing smaller.jahd th's treatment ahould be continued un til the veins are of normal sie. So penetrating ' and powerful U Emerald Oil that evert " Piles nro quickly absorbed. . Alt , druggist: sell lots jof it. Adv. . is Buffet With Mirror i. Two-tone walnut rf inlsh. hf three eapajcioUs drawers and , i two tide compartments. ( Special. Full Ydnity True quality is the keynote in the construction pf this beautiful piece.1 Offered at a startlingly low price to morrow; - i " m : $35-75 "Dad" will find "solid com fort In settling back Unto tho . comfortable depths of this lutUrious chair.- Beau tifully upholstered in leather.) - ........ vN , 1 "- $2655 i- $50 j , , - AiA i , J e; ; S rm i .... .