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Tnn Oregon sTATrstAN, salh:.i, Oregon FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 7, 192G 1 -Norllv Howell The rain on Monday will be of ' . great benefit' to growing crops of all kinds. ' - .- ' - A large crowd attended' ehnrch '; at the N.n H." church - about 70 from the surrounding country and Bome from Salem and SHverton. MelvinBeeF and famfly of the Danes,' Mr. land Mri.lLeWis Saw yer and two thUdrett of Stivertoh , Mr-i . and ; Mrs. Arthur JWckman ...and little nn Bruce were Sunday "visitors at F., Beers. ' Mr.' and'MraV'Li E: Dunn arid little daughter Blanche motored to(Gerral3 Sunday.- ' " " ' Mr1 add -Mr. Ira" Jones and family - of Portland were Sunday visitors at ? the" Ge6rge' - Vinton ' '-home. V ; - ' ;: ! Mr; and Mrs.' Logan Ruthford and children Mr. arid Mrs. Won sky and two daughters were Sun day Tiaftors at w. : w..-Baugh-mans. . '"- ; ' " ; r 7 Onion' growers ' on 1 the Lablah meadows are busy weeding their onions. : -"' I . . GenterviewEyergreen - Everyone Is rejoicing over the fine .rain., ; t ' Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dahl and , two children motored to Portland ' Mohday 'morning accompanied-jfey Mrs:'Dahl's parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. Julson, who took the train for . their old home In South Dakota. , They expect to be gone six months looking after ; property Interests. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Dahl of SIler-ton-are staying at the farm1 during Arthur's. absence. - - - - - Mr. and Mrs.-. K. O: Rue " and family spent. Sunday at the Albert ; Kerison home east of town. Tm fr - MmM SjS mm ff. m.m ws mvm , borhood. went to Charapoeg Sat urday. ,;Among them were' Mr.-and .Mrs. W. J. Haberly, Mr. and Mrs Charles Riches, Mr. and Miss Sci? oer and ilr7 and Mrs. A'. Al Gee and" family." : . : . Mr. and Mrs. i. B. Haberly have a tftvrirvt onv rmm t n ia - vtAwn a nne new uonge seuan. . Mrs. ? Edson" Comstock spent Thursday arid; Friday In Silfertor.1 where -she was , In attendance at the Wbmen'a ' Home' Missionaory district conrentlon. . ; I : -Mrs. Sererson of SilTertori Is a' visitor at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Clarence Sebo.1 : ; , " -X vt uuauu a. w sx7 icib wttaj - " . in ouTiis Way to 'Alaska.? , M A tfumitelr from this neignoor . hood have been'attlaaj'ng the spe i , rial meetings held at the" Christian ; thurch In SilrertonJ " ; -1 -'i Mjr.Tabert was down from camp 16 spebd Sunday at hli home. " " The "Wfllard Women's club held 'Z their regular : meeting last ' Thura- lAf. dajfai , the ; ,h"ome tiMraUF, f iKniaht-- ; Officers for the coming Wear were elected as follows: i l rcBlUvUbi vita. n. ' - , ' presiaenU. Mrs; J.' Currle; sec- ! retary; Mrs. ? Dave Ramseyer; treasurer. .Mrs.w F. D. 2 Knight. Plans for next year were discussed. The hostess served dainty refresh- - ments at Uie close or inejaxier noon. Mrs. L. B. Haberly will entertain at the next meeting, ' which 'will ' be'the-tlbsing one of 'the'year. - Fruitland - Rudolph Flegel visited in Frult land 'last Sunday. He formerly attended the? Fruitland school but Is now litlnr in Portland. - Rev. Guy Stover preached his last sermon of the conference year last Sunday. There were 91 pres ent. -This was the largest attend ance for the past year, , - The contest, which, was held be tween usQuads captained by Lloyd Clrod anddBuy Flagg, ended re cently. ' CuyrFlagg'a squad was de feated., They have decided to give B we iner roast- Saturday night. Mav 8. and wlsh everybody to come. It wllf be held in Cade's Dasture. . Ralph Beutler andtAlbert Gerig motored to Portland last Sunday, Mrs. P.R. Coulsbn ' returned from a visit wlth,,her mother Who lives In Ohio. : She reported a very pod trip but says there ia nothing like Oregon. Lloyd Glrod made the biggest catch of fl trout his.. season 3 last ' Saturday When h displayed -several beautiful rainbow trout Caught In the Pudding river i ; -v Mr. and Mrs. Vai Gerig? are pap ering their house.' ; v . Russel Beutler, who is working in HUlsboro, f isited with Ids folks last Sunday: I hS'-1?- H. C Todd visited In Fruitland last Saturday and" Sunday. . ' . . Mrs. A- Harman t and Mrs.' F. Alf ord are -picklng gooseberries for Crawfords In Polk county. , 7 Allen ; Harman. off Lng Beach, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Harman, U ill Trlen tonsUitim Forgards are' now living on the old Mitchell place."" '. Wardy Graham visited in Fruit land recently. ?" I P. R, Coulson and sons. Jack and Ralph, and .Fred Flagg tried their luck at ashing on the Santl am last Sunday. ' The young people of the Emifli and Boje families motored to Wcstlrnter - Sunday morning; JIar.2. . . ' a H. Kelley has installed an electric Usht plant in' Ws home. .?Tr Mart Sherdon vis- fki $"-t toaejlooaefeirarjto last Sunday.' Desmond Reins and' Harry Kel ley visited the Rosedale school suit 'Friday afternoon- x "C i The1 play, "'Looking;" for ' Mary Jane, was presented at the Rose- dale" school Saturday evening,! May 1. A large crowd attended. The play wilt be presented again Saturday evening,- May . Srln -the Salen Heights' Community ball. - A social 'party was held- at-the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Bloom Saturday evening JUGiy ?1 " - 7 - , . . - The jLadies4 Aid aociety met With Mrs. A. B. Harris on Thurs day afternoon. The afternoon was spent embroidering and sewing on dresses' after- 'which .delicious luncheon was served by the host; " The first trip5 of 'carrier "on R. F. D. I out of Brooks -was made oh SatuMdy, Mar 1. " Ray Coiel was appointed1 temporary carrier until returns are received by those taking the examination" arid a per manent' carrier appointed; - Mrs. Dollie Ram p. who was tak en suddenly ill on Wednesday evening was taken .to the' Salem hospital ' on ' Friday evening ' arid operated on for appendicitis. She is getting along as wejl as can be expected;;.;;. MrsJ. Leta Irhart, who has been confined to the Salem hos pital since her accident at' Brooks, where her; Overland sedan "V was demolished , by a stage, was al lowed j to ; come home : Saturday. Her condition is much improved but it is feared she will be -unable to take- her room as teacher again thlavterm6.fv;i -. ..viy.y'ivU Mr. hnd Mrs. John Dunlayy and family, were guests of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Nay lor, In Oervals on Tuesday event ingv ' i : -' - ;' ------ Stayton Leona. the little' four-year-old daughter of -Mr. and ' Mrs. O, P." Burmester, has been seriously ill the past; week, suffering from an attack of ptomaine poisoning. Mrs. Burm ester's mother arrived today rrom mamatn rails ana win as sist in the care of the child: Hopes are now entertained for her re covery. - - ' - MrslC D. Hoke' was seriously injured In an automobile accident Sunday morning & "Corvallis, and is In the J Corvall is hospital with several brokeri ribs' arid other In Juries. ' Mr. Hoke and their son Gene Hoke, were in the car also at the time of the accident, but both escaped without injury The Hoke car.' a new, Ford sedan, was completely' wrecked arid the other car badly , damaged. .', At 'the? May day festivities on the high school campus Saturday Miss Helen Fresh war- crowned queen o I the . May. f With- her maids of ! honor, two tiny flower girls and ; lltle train bearers; she made a ' very pretty queen. A splendid program was given by the pupils, followed by a pretty dance' executed gracefully by lit tle - Hazel . Murphy.' Then fol lowed the winding of the maypole Myor George: Keich closed the forenoon i exercises 1 with a splen did talk. 1 The afternoon was giv en over to a track meet, and gen eral athletic sports. ' " - Mrs. E. R. ' Olds, teacher of violin - and piano, presented her pupils in a recital Monday even ing at the high school auditorium.' A" good' audience" witnessed the performance, which' Was spoken of in' highest tenris of praise. Each number on the program was well rendered, while the1 violin work Of '- Delmar, Gehlen and 1 Donald Steipka was especially noteworthy. - The heavy rains of the forepart of the week have been of Inestim able value to fruit- grain arid veg etable gardens in this section. The farmers .who come Into town now are" wearing a more contented look than has; been the custom during the past two months of hot, dry weather. 1 . Strawberries 'have been coming into the cannery in such quanti ties that the manager, R. D. Hoke, Was forced to begin the rwork of barreling Wednesday some ten days earlier than he had planned to begin, and, almost a month earlier than the work was: begun last year.' s 1 - : ? - ; Mr." E4 Sheppherd of Salem, a former, resident of this place, and the only remaining charter mem ber of the" Stayton grange was the honor, guest at 7 a banquet given by the grange in the grange hall on Saturday, May 1. Mr; Shep-; herd: lsS2 vears of age. Is still hale arid hearty and is as spry and active as many' men 20 years his Junior.- Mrs. Oneneth' Mielkl and" two small sons' left for their' home In. Portland' last Saturday after - a three weeks stay, at the home of her mother; Mrs. Wntl Crabtree. Dr. a; M: Brewer and George Brewer of this city drove to Tilla mook Sunday where they visited their ; btother; ;J. H. Brewer, and indulged In a' few hours Wishing. Ther wives started with them but owing to a break down in Turner, the women were' forced: to 'return home: r r ;- vt ' " : Mrs. Sarah Davie-and her grand daughter. Miss Viva Davie ;went to Portland Monday for a week's visit with relatives. They! accom panied Roy ' Brenner who , is aery- anderbilt to If Newspapers Falr Flat Youthf ixV Ptiblishfer' Declares He W1U Begin Bottom if Necessary to Protect "Employees and Investors - j " Yfho Place Confidence' iri Him : . f . 'i- NEW -YOR&, May '4(By. Associated Press.) Even it he has to move out of .his rooms at: the: Mayf air house, and start work at the bottom, of the ladder as a reporter, Cornel ius Vandei-bilt, Jr., declared today that the people who be lieved' in! him, whether employees or investors in his news narjer enterorises. will bd Daid. 1 yt- , L"irHe declined ta make any I'm 1- T A J - ersoip ox ms j-kjs vngeiea ynjjtzj. , aim me busiuuuii ui mo San'Fancisco papers but declared "it will take niore than this to make me give up . life's worx I wdnt Into because I love it." ' It wis : 1 disclosed thar General Cornelius' Vanderbllt, father of the 28 year old publisher. at no time had made any demand for the 11.080,000 represented by demand notes for advances by the Vander 'bilt .family.' to- the publications. Youriig Vanderbllt, however.? said Teiently the family had decided to withdraw its support. ' V " ' "t may' have' to start 'again at the bottom, asking city editors for a job," said young Vanderbllt. I never asked any odds because my name i was Vanderbllt, and from what I know of the game I think I could get a Job no matter what name X took. "It's no disgrace to fail. At the present stage I the game I've failed. I saved a hundred thou sand dollars in two years out of my syndicate work and I am ready to go to work tomorrow." The staff of th,e jSan Francisco Herald today wired. Vanderbllt of fering to publish 'the' paper with out pay as long ias th-supply of newsprint held odti -f No effort has so 'far been 'made to obtain a ' re ceivership for-; the I Vanderbllt newspapers; In., & the1 Delaware holding corporation of all the Van derbllt publications. Such a step was regarded as the natural' out come of the petition for a receiv ership for the' Los Angeles News, largest of the string of tabloids. SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.--(By Associated Press.) The Daily Illustrated Herald, Vanderbllt newspaper here, will be published tomorrow morning1 for' the last time unless a potential purchaser can reach terms with Cornelius Vanderbllt, Jr., in New York. The employes of the paper were getting out the paper on their own responsibility tonight in hopes .that the deal would be consum mated. ; Vanderbllt . newspaper headquarters in Los Angeles or dered publication suspended yes terday. . Although the press association which has furnished telegraphic news to the Hero Id moved its op erators and Instruments to 7; an other newspaper ' buUding, ar rangements were made today for continuation of the service for to morrow's Issue.' tl was decided to limit the final issue to eight pages as; that is air the paper stock on hand will permit. Salem Persons Involved in Defense Against $1,000,-. T ' 000 Action C. E. Dempster, special agent for Henry Ford, automobile manu facturer, was in Salem Wednes day interviewing " prospective wit nesses in a suit isled ;by Aaron Sapiro, nationally" known cooper ative association organizer, against the Dearborn f: Independent ; -end Henry Ford, ita? owner ;Mr. Sa piro is seekinr to -collect -damages in the amount ofif 100,000. v - The suit was based on an Article printed' in the Dearbarn Independ ent attacking the methods used by Mr. Sapiro in organizing , cooper ative associations. ' ; 774 - - l Depositions taken here, will in volve - a number of : persons who were parties to the organization of the old Oregon Growers'! Cooper ative association. The depositions will be taken by attorneys for Mr, Ford, who will f arrive 1 in Salem next week. :.,'. : ' . The suit was filed In Michigan, and .witnesses from 21 states' win be introduced by the defense ' The Women's Community club has . a ' committee at work ' this week solicltitlng, the women in a house ta house campaign for. new members. Excellent results are being: obtained by this' method.' ' Mr. 'and Mrs. Chas. Hall had as their house' guests from 'Fri day' until Monday, Mr. and Mrs. George' Matlick and their i son Jack of Portland. .. i i;7 ; Mrs. Jesse Shepherd and chil dren of Salem spent the 'week end here. They were guests! tjf Mrs. Shepherd's ; sister, ; Mrs,:! Chas. Gehlen while here. 5 1 rtMrs.: H.; B. . Condit and two daughters Miss Addle Condit and Mrs. Roy Hammer and Mr, HanP mer of West Stayton attended the track , meet: here Saturday. ; iMrs. ' Maud Harlan and small daughter of Mill City were here over the week end, visiting with relatives; iiV-t-ftM:'- i't1 : i' A . daughter was: bom I to' Mr. fcsl'Zlrs. A.'Erou3r "i" " ' FORD LIBEL CASE QUIZ STMTS HERE Pay Debts statement regarding1 the receiv- . 1 ' At- V,Sri S1HFISB ! LIMITS FnVORED Independents! Seek Barring of Catches by Wheels, ' Traps, Etc. - . Independent fishermen on the upper Columbia river Wednesday filed in the state department, here an Initiative bill prohibiting the taking of salmon from any stream in the state of Oregon by use of fish wheels, traps, seines, trolls or trammel nets. The: bill also provides that the mouth' of the Columbia river shall be closed : permanently to fishing other than by angling. The name of Erick Enquist was, signed j to the bill. : It has been referred sto the attorney general for' ballot title and will go before the voters at the general election in November. FDR STATE OFFICES Ashland: and Portland Club Members Are Suggested for President LA GRANDE. Ore., May 5. (A. P.) Miss Grace Chamberlain of Ashland and Mrs. G. J. Frankel of Portland were nominated to day for the presidency of the Ore gon Federation of Women3 clnbs, in annual convention here. The election will be held tomor row. ; Following are the nominations for other. officers of the state fed eration: : ; ,.f . ' f ; For first vice president, Mrs. George T.. Cochran of La Grande, and Mrs. : A. E. Ivanhoe of La Grande; for second vice president, Mrs. A. F. Meyers of Mashfield. Mrs. William Bell of Roseburg was also nominated for second vice president, but ! declined the nomination. For recording secretary, Mrs. C. ' N. Bilyeu, Dallas; treasurer, Mrs. Charles E. Wells, Hillsboro; auditor, Mrs. Ray W. Logan, Sea side, are the only nominees 'for their respective offices. For first director, Mrs: E. O. ' Blanchard, Hood River, and Mrs. Charles E. Runyon of Portland. ; Mrs. Arthur H. Johnson of Portland was, also nominated, but withdrew her name. For second director -Mrs. Elizabeth j McNary Albert of Sa lem, present incumbent, vv The "procession- of presidents," an annual custom, featured to day's -session of the convention. Each president of a club marched In tum'before the delegates and related briefly the achievements of ner club during the past year. PORTLAND, May 4. By As sociated' Press.) With but one mile of track still to be laid on the Eugene-Klamath Falls line? being constructed by the Southern Pa cific company, officials of t gys teni already have' laid plans for the start of passenger and freight service between the two Oregon cities and 'points on the line. - It has been announced that the last rail -will be in-place by June 15. and Immediately thereafter lo cal service will be provided when trains 91 ! and 92. now operating between' Eugene and Oak Ridge, will be extended to Klamath; Falls' The one mile still to be completed la In the heart of the Cascades, In what is known; as Salt Creek 'can yon. ' Through service to the south will be ; commenced in 60 1 or 90 days after the completion iaV the line company officials said. RAINS if REVEMTIBIaIeS TKAIi OREGON LESSENED fBEND; ay 6By Associated Press.) General precipitation In tho central Oregon district has not only relieved the great fire liati ard, but has materially benefitted forest range conditions, according tO r E. r .Kavanaugh,i assistant sute -forester in- charge ot grat ing; who' 1? in Bend for a'conrer eac 'v- ;al etilclaU; -; - - MITE EIIGIErHTU ICE1 OPEN mother mm TAKES BilBES" LIVES Bitten by. Rattlesnake Kills' .Children to Prevent Them t Starving - r CASA GRANDE, Ariz., May S (By": Associated; Press.) -A grim tale of triple death on the desert was unfolded Tiear here today with the finding of the bodies of Mrs. E. J.; Cox and her two children, ted six years, and four months, v The woman killed her child. en, and explained in & note to keep them r from ; starving to death on the desert and then ended her own life because she could no longer ptand suffering, resulting from a rattlesnake bite.. ; The woman's husband found the -bodies at noon today -when bo returned Ajtov the homestead about miles southeast of here. Mrs. Cox had shot herself through the heart, and a four-page note to her husband explained her action. Parts of the note -were written Sunday, Monday and Monday eve ning. Towards the last the woman apparently weakened to such 'an extent that the handwriting' was almost illegible. ' ! The note disclosed that- Mrs. Cox was bitten on'the boot by the reptile' Sunday night. She finally falit the wound with a knife after home remedies failed to alleviate her suffering. In so doing she severed an artery. Weakened by loss of blood, the woman was unable to crank the automobile to go for aid. She fired a rifle several times, but this failed to attract the attention of neigh bors, the closest seven miles away. Frenzied by her suffering nnd believing herself to be djring, the note said, she finally shot the two children;and then planned to take her life with the same weapon. ; Cox had been working on a range a score of miles away and the woman said in her note that she feared the children would starve to death before Cox re t urned. MOUNTAIN VIEW TERM IS CLOSED Parent - Teachers' Associa tion Celebrates With Entertainment The school term of the Moun tain View district in Polk county was closed Friday evening with an entertainment offered by the Parent-Teachers' association of that district, A large number at tended the gathering. Esther Diessanbaugh sang sev eral selections, accompanied on the piano by Miss 'Ritchie, and by her brother; Ezra Diessanbaugh, playing a Violin. Selections by R. Stebbins, played on a home made violin of the cigar-box var iety, were greatly enjoyed. Mr. Davis,' high school instructor of Salem, spoke on education. Myrtle Lewis and Aubrey Trib ble were the teachers in the Moun tain View district during the past term. 1925 Membership Figures Set at 230, Large Increase Is Sought . ' 7-' SILVERTON, May 4 The SJ1 verton Post of the American Legion-began its campaign for in creased membership today. All members who have not paid their 1926 dues are being urged to do bo and in' this connection every Legion member is being furnished with a list of those' ex-service men Whd hare not yet renewed their memberships. The 1925 membership- totaled 23.and the present drive 'Is expected to show: an in crease over last year. TROUT HI r-'-k. Shipment Js Received From Roaring. River. Hatchery iSILVERTON May lTwenty thousand young trout were yester day planted in Silver Creek, Pow ers Creek and the Abaqua by the State Game Commission, j :i r The fisbr werr of the cutthroat variety "and were of snlendld slie. This' shipment was recelted here from the Roaring River hatchery near Scio, and i( , is understood that .the -Game. Commission's pro gram includes additional slantinars of young troht ta local streams in SILMMI BEiraiEN ,.: ' . ' ' .... . v i ' me nar lamer '';.t - Theft CStarged- ' - '. " A charge of stealing an automo bile has been placed against Geo. Nelberger of f San- Francisco , -and Wilfred R Johnson :of Sacramen to, who were arrested early Wed nesday morning by Officer, -Put- nam.. The two, it is charged, stole a--rFord coupe, registered to, J. c M. Bonner . of Springfield. s Warnings came in from Eugene and Spring' field Tuesday; night to be on the lookout for the car. The two'men are being held in the city jail pending their v hearing. Men Released to Sheriff- George Neibergef" of San Frahi ciseo and Wilfred Johnson of Sac ramento; who were arrested early Wednesday morning - by Officer Putnam-and -charged with stealing an auto from Springfield, were re leased later Wednesday to the sheriff of Eugene. - ; Stewart Is 111 Jim Stewart, field investigator for the state land board, is. ill, it was learned Wednesday. He-is staying at his home in Corvallis. Mr. Stewart is member of the local chamber of commerce and a popular guest at local service club luncheons. Daughter Is Bora Word has been received of the birth of a little daughter on April 26 to Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hescock, (Arvllla Conn) of Tacoma, Wash. The child has been namedArviHa Annlce. Mrs. Hescock formerly lived in Salem for a number of years, Divorce Is Obtained Theodore C. Peterson was given a 'divorce from Anna B. Peterson Wednesday in the " circuit court here. The defendant defaulted the case. They were married in 1923. Desertion in February, 1925, was charged by the plaintiff. Trophy Displayed In the Hauser Brothers show window reposes now a trophy won by the Salem Rod .and Gun club. The local club placed first in the tri-city meet with Eugene and Cor vallis. Six shoots, two in each city, comprised the contest. v AMERICAN OUT OF JAIL CHARGES OF INSULTING MUS SOLINI PROVE FALSE ROME, May 4.- (By Associated Fress. ) John Adams Abbott of Boston, who had been held in jail here for the last week on a charge of insulting Premier Mussolini, was released today by order of an investigating magistrate. Abbott immediately returned to his hotel and after removing a week.'s Rrowth of beard, spent the re mainder of the day at the Ameri can consulate discussing the situ ation with his uncle, Samuel Ab bott, former director -or the Am erican Academy here. The magis trate ordered Abbott's release. Oregon Federation of Wom en's Clubs Declare Wets Get No Aid LA GRANDE, Ore., May 4. (By Associated Press.) The Oregon Federation of Women's clubs in annual convention here today went on record to support only candidates who favor prohi bition and law enforcements ' The adoption of resolutions and an ad dress by Dr. E. C. Holland, presi dent of Washington State college fPAtwred today's session of , the convention;' ' ' The -delegates addpted resolu tions favoring a state tubercular hospital in eastern Oregon' urg ing' promotion of a state campaign for protection of native plants, ap proving the state highway ' com mission for acquiring parks, en dorsing the proposed fine arts building at the University of Ore gon reaffirming a stand for Kin dergarten extension and support lug the Spanish-American war vet erans' project to establish a; bronze statue on the Roosevelt highway terminal at the Pacific oceah.; The chief speaker at tonight's Bession was President A. H. Upbam of the University of Idaho, who delivered an address on "personal con-fictions out of Europe." Chief -interest of the delegates Is gradually centering on the elec tion of of fleers to Tie held.Tfiors day.5 The two womenv most often mentioned as presidential possibfl of Ashland and Mrs. G. L.:Frankel of Portland. Miss Chamberlain stated today she had decided to withdraw from possible candidacy, but her friends intimated she will reconsider her decision, i ; , CONTINUE PASS TRAFFIC HEATyBNOWff FAIL TO IlAlT CARS OVER CASCADES EUGENE, OreU May 4.-r-(X.P.) iHeavy; shows in McKenzie Pass today: failed" to impede auto and stage traffic' official of the Ore gon stages Inc., announced here tonight upon the return of the Eugene-Bend stage bus from the eastern' city. ;; D. J. Johnson, driv er, stated that the big snow drift at' the 'west "side of the stUnmlt IMEIJSWW General WevWrte Road Bkl Awarded Grading and surfacing of 1.63 miles of. road on the Wheeler -section 'of the' Roosevelt Coast! high way in . Tillamook county, Tues day was ' awarded to : Lair & Co. or KelBo, Wash., on their bid of 147,500. - nBids for the project were received at a meeting of the state highway, commission ln Portland April 29. There Hrere 12 bids received' for this work. . Fares Reduced Fares on Jthe Howard & Grimes stages between Klamath Falls and Ashland' havevbeen7Tedueed from 95 to $3.20, according to an order issued by the public service com mission Tuesday, The new rate is 6 cents per- mile. : The- fares were Investigated by the pdblle service commission on-its own motion. . v . Fined for Speeding A. J." Borett of this city was fined, $7.B0tby. JudgePoulsen ;for having excluded- the city's speed limit R. rbss of Salem also drew a S fine on a similar charge. f!bntncU Practically all bf the Contracts1 for the yeai bf 1926-27 have heen siemed - by I teachers now in the Salem school system, and turned In at the office of the' city super Intendent 6t i schools.' ' The con tracts will rbecdme legal as soon as they are signed by Dr. IT. II. Olinger,' chairman -of the school Slanagemcnt Changes Marvin L. Shepherd of Salem and Saul Jans of Portland have taken over the management Of the local hranch of the Sherman Clay '& company! stoTe located on High sti-eet, between Court and Che meketa streets. The same line of pianos and other musical tnstru ments" will ! be continued. Shep herd has had experience In the business, having worked for a lo cal music store for several years. Jan e lias been for "some time con nected with a Portland music firm. 1 ' " Fails to Dim - David Bailer of Portland aas leen arrested by Officer G.' W. Ed wards for failing to dim. bis lights. He was cited to appear Saturday afternoon at 5 : o'clock. Bnllding Permits Issued . Four building - permits were issued Tuesday from the office of the city recorder. W. W. Walker took out a permit to construct a one story dwelling at 2475 Walker etreet'at a ost of $2,000. . Beck e &. Hendricks were issued a permit to build a one . story dwelling at 1S30 Fairmount : street, ; to cost 94500. Fi ; W. Sharpe received a permit to erect a one and one-half ttory dwelling at 1412 North Sixteenth street at a cost of 4, 500. The Oregon Linen $ Mills, Inc. todkout a permit to build its f 6900 warehouse. J' Collision Reported , Maurice I McCoy, 2502 Fair grounds road, has reported that his car . collided with that driven by M. B. Trester, 1285 Madison street, at the corner " of Hood and Winter streets Tuesday. : Slight damage was involved, and will be settled by McCoy, according to the report. s Park Report Submitted During the month of April 175 automobiles stopped at the Salem auto park, according to -a report made public -Tuesday.1 This is a greater L number than that sattain ed in April. 1925. - During- the month of March of this year 97 cars were registered. The' recent rains have; resulted in a slump of attendance! at the paj-kl 'M Articles Reported Stolen '; A diamond dinner ring, some cult links and a watch chain are the articles7 reported missing by M. Hart,' 533 Center street, who declares his house was ;; burglar ized some time Sunday. Seeks' Home' ' ; ' Dr Henry Morris is hunting for a home' for a boy, aged 11 years. The' boy' is without parents;" and must go' to the reform school" un less a home is offered him, Dx. Krorris declares. 1 The boy is said to be more: than" usually bright,' and - willing' to do such work as mrtght be allotted, him in exchange for a home on some farm.' - ' Finer f or fntoxlcatibn J. L. Nunge8ter of this city, who was ' arrested Monday ,by Officer Wilcox- onf a!.charge of being in toxicated.' Vae -fined S 10 by Judge Poulsen Tuesday upon having been found guilty of the charge: ; ; - Services Being Planned : Servicesj in. observance of Moth erstday are being planned by Sa lem Elk lodge members.-: The sef-vlces-- wllljv be -held7 t, the local temple on Monday evening at 8 o'clock In the Jodge. room. --William . Levens,,- state prohibition commissioner, ,will be the principal speaker : of . tne, evening'. ; An: ? or chestra , will play Selections e&pe cially appropriate to the occasion. Apprentice Work Started Fourteen girls have been sent from the commercial' department of the Salenvhigh school to do ap prentice work' for local business meh.: Reports received from the business men' speak high-praise for the' work shown by thtf girla; have already been placed h pertn. anent positions.-Lolai Grilith has ' j been placed in the head office of jf the M lller Mercantile com pany 't Portland quarters, , Merritt Dav head bf tne department, anhouSw iuai iie wouiu use to nave more business men call on him for the service being offered,) Only those students-who v are -considered fully Qualified are put into'lhe service. Comes to City Y. " " Tony Iverman tL visitor in thia city Tuesday, lie is a resi dent of Aumsville.- One Licence Iscel 7 One marriage license was Issued here in the county clerk's oJTico Tuesday..8 It was applied for by Virgil C. Wallick of Baker ana Thelma : Ragsdale of Salem. Divorce Is Granted Eliza Allbrlght was granted a divorce here Tuesday from W. T. Allbright on grounds of cruel and Inhuman treatment. They were marnea m jNenraska in M 1884. The complaint charges Mrs. Allbright was caused gre griei ana numuiation by actio or ner nusoand in lavishing mon and MS attention on other women The decree was signed by Circuit Judge L.'H. McMahan. Case Goes by Default The action brought by H. n Burns against C. M. Burns was defaulted in the circuit court here Tuesday when Judge L. H. Mc Mahan signed an order after neither the defendant nor his at torneys appeared. Coffee Is : Releasd L. Leland Coffee was ordered released from custody Tuesday af ter being questioned concerning an assault ahd battery case in which Alfred Rose i was the victim. Coun ty officials declare they know the name of Rose's assailant and are conducting a sear, h for liini. Pose was attacked and severely beatrr over 'the head with the butt of a revolver. I - lVew Quarters Occupied 7 The two women prisani rs of the county have been transferred to the new quarters In the baseme of "the county jail here, bringing, the total i-number of inmates f 3veh. f 24. This1 Is the first time ia tfcwi7 history of the county that suit- 4 able cells have been obtainable for women prisoners. Heretofore they have "been confined in the city Jail, ij '- Applies for Divorce j- :R. H.! Vincent has filed suit for a divorce from Juanita Vincent ii the : circuit court on gro iaA,f .A, !i i TllA MAMA Vanrn-hvaf Warn, i thf 1923.Desertion in -lf, ischarged. ' ; Veterinarians Bleet Officers of the' veterinarians as sociation of the Willamette valley met here Wednesday In the county court rooms to; outline further ac tivities of the organization. No definite' action? was taken.' Those present were Drs.. Moorehouse and Lange of Salem, Henry Hahn and 81ms of Woodburn, Ai W: Simmons of Silverton and Cornick of Stay- ton.- - - " V H ."A ' .Vf '::-'''$': ' iV Thielsen Honored ' Fred Thielsen, retiring . preBi dent of the Salem Rotary club, via presented by R. Snelling "Will the customary past president's but ton at the Rotary club luncheon held , Wednesday noon. 1 Mum J f j 19 Z&, i Return' to Salem j Dr. M. C. - Findley, prominent local physician', is" expected to re- turn' to-Salem today after a few days' trip to Foley Springs. : He was accompanied'' bn his ' trip by ! Dr.'; Carl ' G;V Dohey,' president of I Willamette"; tantversity."' ' ' School -Closed- '' r ' classes for the year, -according to word received in this city by Mrs. Mary -j Fulkerson, connty school superintendent Mrs: Fulkerson states that this Is the flrst school In iMaribn' county to T close this yea. '.ji. V i 1 Collision Reported a j '.-77 Frank Barnes, while drlrlng his car into the ifltersectioix of Center and Winter street collided with a carr driven by-'Mr.r Schubert. Both men are residents 'of Sale No damage was reported. ?. j 1 ' 'i -4 t.A ii ' f ' " f -;, tr San Inglen of Jefferson la ; 1 reported that one of his cows was hurt whenf G. Moekle of Hallsdale ran into Wa herd as he was driv ing It along the Pacific highway. Escapes Hospital ' James Kane was picked up by Sergeant CnUer; earlr Wednesday morping at High and Union streets and admitted having-escaped from the Cottage farm, r He was later released to-authorities from fe later 1 state hospital for the insknew fVrr 7-1 i .' -. ltd Comtnitmcmt Right Asked Members of the state board of coniroi wui asx the t next legisla ture to pasr a; bill making it pos sible to commit to ' the- Oregon state hospitals, insane rpaticnts re turned here from! other statf wnnmii inn inraiiitv nr mmmii- mentdptoeeedlnCT: in- the county courts The Proposed law would apply tOi only Marian.- and Uma tilla f counties in which ' Oregon's state -hoeyitais-are located. i k i m V . T ' V ' ' I t '--''I -" -' : f . t n I' I ; i 7 : A i V'.