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rt 1 4 The Oregon Statesman 111 1 , 1 11 '' 1 i 1 issued Daily Except Monday by THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPAKY 213 Ron lit Commercial St., Kstcm, Oregon R. J. Hendricka - - r Hiupt W. II. Henderson - Circulation Manager Fr-d J. Tmii . - Managing Editor, I Kahh If. Kletaine Aiwtii JUt . , 'rank Jaskoaki - Manager Job Dept. I. M. iUrriman - - ty l.dttor I E. A. KhoUn .... l,,vtock fcd.tor Aodred Ranch Society Editor W. C. Couner .... poultry Editor S MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PEESS Tha Ataoctated Press is exclusively entitled to the as for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited thia paper and slko the local news published herein. . BUSINESS OmCES: Albert Byeri, 33S Woreaier Btdg., Portland, Ore. Thomaa F. Clark Co N York. 128-136 W. 3Ut Rt.; Chicago, Marqnette nidg .; lotj A Payne. Sharon Hldg.. Kan Frwscifico, Calif.; Iliggins Hldg, Los Angeles, Calif. .... - TELEPHONES: Holiness fJfTlce 23 or 5S3 Society Editor. i 108 XirenlatioB Entered at the Post Office in Salem. Oregon, a seeond-elas matter. September TUB LORD OUR STRENGTH brought me forth Also into a large t - , f-' September REGULAR republican ticket ; )t Tuesday, For" TJ. S. Senator: FREDERICK W. TPRIWRR For Governor : I. L. PATTERSON For Superintendent of Public Instruction: C. A. HOWARD For State Labor Commissioner: CHARLES II. GRAM For Public Service Commissioner THOMAS K. CAMPBELL For Justices of Supreme Court: THOMAS A. McBRIDE GEORGE M. BROWN HENRY J.- BEAN WHAT IS BELOW OUR SOIL? What is below our soil, and what is underneath the thin crust of the earth that is beneath our feet? We know little about these things And beyond this little, one man's guess is as good as another's. We have "always" supposed that our red hills soils, here in the Willamette valley, which are quite extensive, were , made in the geological long ago by volcanic ash tinged with iron ere, making them red ; like the rust from iron. There are abundant evidences of volcanic ash formations in many parts of Oregon, showing that the mountains of the Cascades were once active. volcanoes; perhaps the mountains of the Coast Range, too. Prof. Condon while he lived proved that .the whole of the inland empire country of Oregon and Wash ington was once a great inland lake, and that it was filled up with the volcanic ash of the mountains surrounding it. Not in one year of thirteen .lunar months, certainly, nor in ten thousand of them; perhaps not in a million of them but little by little, for a very long time, even estimated by geolog ical ages. But Prof. D Livingstone, teacher of geology at tne Oregon Agricultural college, and a minnig engineer and a chemist of outstanding ability as compared with the great est men in that realm) , found in an examination of the lime deposits near Falls City on Sunday, that the red soil above the lime rock there was not made by: volcanic ash. It was left as the residue of the lime rock as It settled down; the ancient lime rock having been tinged with iron. , This may not be a very scientific way of putting the matter, but it tells the layman about what happened some millions of years before his first named ancestor, Adam, was born - . -J And if that is the fact concerning the lime deposit near Falls City, it may be at least inferred that possibly it is the ' case with the other red hills soils in the Willamette valley. There may be a potential lime quarry under every acre of this red hills soil. Prof. Livingstone does not say that. He, with his kind, is very skittish about saying anything not proven as a fact. v But there is no law against the rest of us drawing infer ences and making deductions. Well, then, there may be billions of tons of limerock under our red hlils soils ; more than we can ever use up in all of .our future paper mills and sugar factories and buildingoper ations of all kinds, and for grinding into agricultural lime to sweeten our perpetually souring soils; our soils that become iacid the more they are cropped and their lime taken away by; the crops. None of us has thought . The water of all our streams ' But it fs certain that "hard" water, very hard water, filled with, lime, comes from the spring that supplies the reservoir with t drinking, water for the state, tuberculosis Lahospital - ' . i 5 s r And there are mountains of lime rock in. the Falls Citj district running down perhaps . more than 100 feet deep ; and there is a great deal of lime rock 700 to 800 feet lower, near Marqua'm; that is, nearer thesea level. The sea levels tdo hot amount to much in "such calculations For there is a . mountain in Calif ronia that is moving north at the rate of 44 inches ayear, and the southern Oregon caves are rising higher each year. As suggested in the first paragraph, we do not know what is happeningSn derneath the earth's thin crust underneath our feet. Much Jless do we know what was happening a million or a hundred million years ago. , r K But the suggestion is that red hills farmers might poke around i little. Some of them may be potential billinoaires, and not be even dreaming of the possible values beneath, the tred surface of their holdings . . For this is the lime and cement and concrete age, and - getting more so every blessed day. ; Z WITHOUT GOING WRONG 1 Governor Withycombe, and Dr James Withy combe be fore he was governor, used to say the Oregon state fair was vthe greatest exhibition west of Minnesota-i-especially the best agricultural exhibition V " f 1 - T And that is true yet,. and will no douhti "continue1 to be u e may '-8afe,y say the .to be bigger and better than TTIE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, .OREGON Newt DepartmanL.23 or 108 Office. 58 Job Department....... ..583 28. 1026 "The Lord was my stay, place." 2 Sam. 22:19, 20. 2, 1936 He November 2 For Congressman, First Congres- atonal District: W. C. HAWLEY MARION COUXTY TICKET For State Senators: SAM II. BROWN LLOYD T. REYNOLDS For Representatives : MARK D. McCALLISTER JOHN GIESY MARK PAULSEN F. W. SETTLEMIER of our valley as a lime country. Is "soft" water. nt Oregon state fair is going the one jus held; or the one held last year. And we will be safe in this as long as there is pro gress in Oregon, drid more so 'as long as there i good man agement, as now. . Mrs. Wilson has provided a number of improvements since the last fair, notably the new automobile buikling,:ost ing over $27,000, and paid for but of money she has made or saved from the former fairs; mostly last year's. You will admire the building. Remember that it is there on account of the good and thrifty management of a woman ; Mrs. Wilson, secretary of the state fair board. As to the progress of Oregon, it is and will continue to be partly due to the friendly rivalry invited and carried on through the medium of the state fair And that is the principal reason for the existence of this annual exhibition. Come back next year, every year, and see the new build ings and other improvements. It is your fair. It belongs to the whole pepole. EVERY ACRE, EVERY TOWN LOT Let the farmers of the Willamette valley sign up for 8000 acres of sugar beets for the proposed sugar factory in Salem And dollars will be added to the potential value of every acre of land in this valley, and every city and town lot For this will mean about a million dollars more a year for the crops of our farmers, and more than another million dollars more through the feeding of the by-products to say nothing of the wage earners in the factory; to say nothing of the investment in the factory of a million to a million and a half dollars And to say nothing of the other beet sugar factories that will follow ; for this whole valley is going finally to be filled with such factories; a hundred of them, in time. O I Bits For Brealtf ast Weather man says fair m V And that sounds rery good. ' ' W Let's hope it holds good for the balance of the week. "m Everybody is bragging about the fair; it is the biggest and best yet. And it belongs to the whol people. mm Where is the red hills farmer who, after reading The Statesman of this morning, will not be look ing for lime stone quarry below the surface of his soil? Say com mencing about twenty feet below the surface, and in, some cases cropping out onto the surface. This is not saying that every red hills farmer will find a quar ry on his farm.; nor is it saying that if he does find lime rock that it carries a high enough percen tage of pure lime to make it com mercially valuable. . V S Lime stone is not strictly rock. It is the remains of dead sea fish, mostly shell fish, principally; sea life that became extinct several or many millions of years ago. Just the same as the oyster shells of the present time. They are lime. The poultryman grinds oyster shells to feed to his hens, so they can lay eggs with firm shells. They are made of lime. The Oregon state lime plant at the prison is grinding lime rock now to Bell to the poultrymen. Several grades of It. m The state fair board yesterday made a rule, or. promulgation,, or law, that there shall be no agents canvassing for anything at the fair. . Directed at the strong-arm new-paper solicitors, principally. It would be a good rule, if It were moderated. It should be changed, at once; allowing newspaper soli citors to work in their booths only, and to not offer premiums. That is the way. the Washington fairs handle the matter. That Is fair. The way it stands now, it is like preventing soda pop sellers from offering drinks, because some one or more pop sellers- are bootleg gers. That would not be right. It would be punishing the innocent for the guilty. That rule ought to, be changed; not next year. Today. Capital City Cooperative Cream ery. Milk, cream, buttermilk. The Buttercup butter has no equal. Gold standard of perfection. 137 S. Com'l. Phone 299. () The Electric Restaurant serves elegant meals and lunches. Try them; you will come again and bring your friends. Best In Salem. 47V State street. ! REPUBLICAN MEN SHOULD BE SENT TO WASHINGTON ? (Continued from page 1.) tstration was praised by the con gressman who said that it placed the - government on a business oasis: The last congress passed on all foreign debt settlements except inKU ei-' ... the. French which is still before the senate. Mr. Crumpacker said that the debt settlements were based on what the traffic would bear and that it allowed the coun tries .62 years in which to pay their debts. The United States on the other hand will refund its debts on a 25 year basis. Oregon was especially favored during the last session, Mr. Crum packer said, in that a complete survey of the Willamette river will be made from" Portland to Salem with a view of increasing and extending water transporta tion. He also stated that close to a million dollars will be spent on the Umpqua river project for de velopment and that a re-survey of the Willamette and Columbia riv ers will be made from Portland to the sea. This will enable the present channel to be increased from 300 feet in width to 500 feet and the ultimate hope is for a 35 foot depth channel. Mr. Crumpacker said that such devel opment was an aid to the entire state and that Portland taxpayers themselves had spent 25 million on Columbia and Willamette riv ers development. This has been matched by an almost equal sum by the government and places Oregon in touch by water trans portation with all the. seaports and trade centers of the world. Other speakers were C. B. Wil son, president of the Newberg chamber of commerce, who asked for the support of the Salem body in making the Newberg-Woodburn highway a state highway. This Is becoming an important connecting link between, the east and west side highways and the traffic warrants that such action be taken, he said. F. G. Deckebach made a motion that a committee be appointed, to meet with other civic committees next Monday for the purpose of making some plan of relief fxr the Mount Angel college which was destroyed a week ago. Mr. Deckebach told of the importance of the college to the community and the work that it has done. 4r 1 u-Dl to zvm w - fs g- B -r- tL 'JZ." temUi! LULL. LU IT . yi ? 9 Health the Greatest Wealth NOTHING more quickly or completely destroys health than chronic Piles or other Rectal and Colon ailment The constant irritation Affects important nerve centers steadily undermining both physical and mental capacity. Yet. a cure U atmnje, easy. incxpcaaWe and are aa pwood by wmt Qwntaanrti of twecrmfuj cases. Bat. to Teame all doobt. 1 GUARANTEE IN WRITING to co any case of Pile, no aatter how severe, or retin-n yoor fee. Instead of looking forward to many yean Mffetintf, be wa, happy, strong ( M V. . , . FREE lOO-oaa llfcastrat "& Book eiricantaln AUL 3 A DEAN. MDJix; PORTLANO Cr uets: SEATTLE OFFICES! ur uwon Buiiamf , aunu mmbw bhmmi 3 m An uriAi n TM .AND PI Ml J . . .. I lie said that it was non-sectarian In its educational work, and that one-fifth of the student body last year "was non-Catholic. He ap pealed to the citizens of Salemfor support in re-establishing this in stitution. The Marion Automobile Co. The Stndebaker, the world's greatest automobile value. Operating cost small. Will last a lifetime, with care. Standard coach $1415. () A. II. Moore, 235 N. High St. apartments, and store where you can get high quality furniture and furnishings for every room in your bouse. () ' S. E. Shafer's Harness and Leather Goods Store. 170 S. Com'l. Suitcases, valises, portfolios, brief eases, gloves ana mittens. Large stock. The pioneer store; () TRAPPED MEN LIVING, 7 TAP SIGNALS REVEAL (Continued from page 1.) rope about his waist and went down into the darkness. The shaft is 20 feet by 10 feet, divided into three channels, one. for the cage, and two for cars called ?klps. by which one is raised to the surface. A slender and active man misiht bo able to wriggle' his way through the labyrinth. In his pockts Maki carried food tab lets. His start was made from 100 feet below the second level, the poir.t to which the shaft had been cleared. The second level Is aifout HO feet below the surface. As the eighth level is 727 feet down Mftk! has more than 350 feet of peril ous going before him. The message from the earth spread like wildfire. Tears of joy coursed down the cheeks of wives and cHldren, who flocked to the entrance to set confirmation of the newly aroused hope. Workers redoubled their efforts ai the four methods being pressed .0 reach the ground-locked min ers. Men tunneling from the 13th level of the Aurora mine to the eighth level of the Pabst mine came up at 1 o'clock with the declaration: "With good luck we will have them out by tomorrow night." Tomorrow noon the men will have fasted four days in the dark ness of the mine's subterranean chambers. Army and Outing Store. Bijgest bargains in clothing, shoes, under wear, hosiery, gloves, valises and suit cases. The working man's tore, 189 N. Commercial. () Silverton Editor Back From Minnesota Visit SILVERTON, Ore.. Sept. 27. IN Ml THE l FULL ELECTRIC THERMOSTATIC CONTROL High grade clock starts stoker in the morn ing, thermostat maintains everi temperature all day and lowers temperature at night. LOWER FUEL COSTS THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE Best grade of pea size bituminous coal suit able for a burner can be bought for about $5.00 per ton less than similar grade of lump coal. J ... CLEAtf SMOKELESS FIRE The coal is fed from below up into the fire, the gasses, ordinarily wasted in hand firing are burned in special constructed burner. SEE IT AT OUR EXHIBIT IN THE -. , : - , rrrrrr-ir.1 V imnMTMn QTCPTTCMBER 2. 1020 (Special). John T. Iloblltt, who has been spending three weeks with his parents in Minnesota, re turned to Silverton Monday morn ing. - Mr. Hoblitt Is editor of the Sil verton Appeal. During his ab sence Mrs. Hoblitt and her son. Seward, put out the Appeal. The Salem ITftw. Co., moat pro gressive. Every accommodation given to those in need of best hardware supplies. Work and pros perity the motto. 120 N. Com'l () II. T. Love, the Jeweler, 335 State St. High quality jewelry, silverware and diamonds. The gold standard of values. Once a buyer always a customer. . () Fry's Drug Svoo, i0 N. Cornl, the pioneer store. Everything for everybody in the drug supply line, with standard goods and quality service always." () O I o- o I o LISTEN IN Gr00-12:00 KGW (491). 6-7. dinner ron ert:'7, children's program; 7:30, re ports ; 8, educational book reriew IS IS, dance. . . 6:00-9:00 EFWT (213). ; 6-tX Misfha PeU oreheiitra studio program; "10 : 12, dance orrheMra. 6:00-10:00 KOIX (319). 6-7, pip or gan; ":4r., talk: S. .tudio procrara; 9:30-10. Spanish trio. 7:00-7:30 KTBI! (2t3). TonrintV guide, music. 7:30-10:4." KFJR (263). 7:30, Journal Junior. 9:15, tlie music of th mas ters. 6:00 KGO (361) Oakland. 6, concert; S. proeranv. 6:00 KFOX (293) I-ong Beach. 6, or gan: 7, stndio; 7:30, hook that; 8, program; 9, program; 10:30-12. vaude ville. 6;00 KPSX (310) rassdena. 6, re ports : 8-9. concert. 6:0 KMTIt (238) Hollywood. 6. re Iiorts; 7, talk; 8. orrhestra ; 9, dance orchestra.. 7:00 KHQ (394) Spokane. 7, prosrram; 8:30 program: lt-12. organ concert. g:T0 KFWB (2.'.2) Hollywood. 6, mn- ic 8-10, or( lietra ; 10-11 frolic. 6:15 KKi (407) I.om Angeles. 6:15. ertu--, rational program: 7. erenaders; 8, quartet: 9, recital: 10, radio club. 6:30 KI'O (428) San Francisco. t:30. orchestra: 7, orchestra; 8, orchestra; 9, musical program; 10, dance orches tra. 6:30 KHJ (405) hos Angele. :30, children' program; 8, studio program; 10, orchestra. 6:45 KFOA (454) Seattle. 6:45, pro gram; 7, program; 8:15-10, studio pro gram. 6:30 KXX (337! Hollywood. 6:30, or chestra: 7, program; 10, ort h-Mra. 7:00 KFSi) (245) Kfln Diego. 7-10, pro gram: 10-11. orchestra. 8:30 KJR (394) Seattle. 8:30, pro gram. 9.00 CXRV (291) Vancouver, 3. C. 9, program: 10:30 orchestra. 9:00 KTt-1. (30fi Seattle. 9. musical program. 6:00 KFWr (250) San Francisco. 0-7:30 program; popular ballads; 8:30, pro gram; 10-12. studio program. fATARRH cf head or throat is dually f 1 1 - M . . . , wBrana vy xam vapors of V Va fo Rub Qr ITMUIimm J arm tVW Yearly An Outstanding KITE RWAT I O N A Automatic Coal Burner Embodies the Following Features HILLMAN. FUEL Heat Merchants ,f n:r'. , : : General Market laVESTOCK TrtTr.4'0. Ore.. Sep. 1- tir' medium i;i; wmmon MfiT; . " and and JS- ". tJ 747: cowa, common medinm ' 4.7S(S :50; low cutters ana carter- 2W4..j: hull, good S4.7a 4 .7 5 Ci 3.50 : -rott e s 7- c.nner and bologna MW to choice milk fed 10. Tcalcrs. nicdiam and chc.ice fl0.50 12.30. Call and common $..50( 10.50. Hogs: Opening extremely lw : re ceipt. 340O. Hca. weight pounds medium, good, and choice 12.50 U, 14 50: mrdinm weiRhts 2()0 30 rounds, common, medium, good and choice $13rt, 14 75- lightweight 160-2HO pounds, com mon, 'ir.edioH. good and choice 14.50 $ 15; light Hght 180-260 pounds, com mon, medium, good and choke S14.50W 15; packing hogs, rough and smooth $11 i 12; slaughter pig 90-130 pounds. n dinm, good and choice S13.75 14.50; feeder and stoeker pig 70-130 pound. medium good and choice 14.50C1. J -(Saft or oily hogs and roasting pig ex cluded in above quotations.) Sheep and lamha low reeei.ita 2270, about one-half contract, l.ambs. medium to choice $10 (if 12.50; lambs, culls and common SSftt'lO; yearling wethers, me dium to choice $8.50 (r 10.50; ewes, com mon to choice $46; call $2(4. Outside quotation based on best Mount to cover against a large portion of new contract in a strong wool market, ana are -attempting to reatiao a. higher cost of the wool in tha aelliag prices. -Z CHICAGO; Sept. 27.- ( AP)--Offering Id the wheat pit today proTed to be ex tra light, and trafers who were short had to hid price up to get the grain. J aig of reduction in crop estimate in Can ada accompanied a sharp falling off in Canadian marketing of wheat. Closing quotations of wheat firm, 4 to 1. 1-4 nethigher. . com-unchanged to f off and oats 1-8 to 3-8c down and provisions unchanged to 45c up. GRAIN PORTI.A X I. Ore.. Sept. 27. (AP) Wheat: BBH hard white September. Oc tober, Xov. $1.35: hard white. BS, Haart, federation, oft white, western white Sept. Oct.. Xov. $1.34; hard winter Sept., Oct- Xov. $1.32; western red Sept.V Oct., Xov. $1.31. l-vt: ONLY 3 More Days To buy your ; Briquets at the Summer Price Get your order in now Phone 1855 Distributors HILLMAN Dealers: Capital City Transfer Development "SIMPLE IN OPERATION While giving highly efficient combustion the burner is so constructed thaf; it will,' once regulated practically take care of itself, the hopper will have to be filled about every sec ond day. The heat is ever present at your command just like your electric light. ' THE BURNER IS SAFE LEFT IN A WOMAN'S AUTOMATIC ASH RETTTRV The ashes are automatically taken out of the furnace -and dropped in a container outside of furnace. THE BURNER CAN BE INSTALLED IN HOT AIR, HOT WATER, OR LOW PRES SURE STEAM FURNACES. MAIN PAVILION ; " COMPANY Oat Xa. S. SS potn.4 whita feed d graT 8ept, Oct., X. 30. i , Barley Xo. a, 45 pound. BW, Sept, $28; Oct, JJot. S2S.SO. ni Corn No. 2 F.V ahipment, Sept., Oct. jr $37. -0; .or. Jp:o. XfiUran standard Seat. $22.50; Oct. $2S.50; Not. $24. more. Adam, lamba. . $ 1 1 .50. eastern Oregon and similar trie Few valley lambv belling aboe DAIRY . ..PORTLAND, Ore, 8ept. 27.- (AP) -Iairy exchange, net price: Ihitter ex tra 4le; standards 40c; prime fir-is 3,: tirts 35 He. ,. Egg extraa 42c: first 0c; pul.rt 36c; current receipts 37e; nder.ize4 22c. , SEW YORK. Sept. 27. CAP) Evap orated apples easier; choice- 10411-; fancy 12 12 fee. Prune slow.; talifornian 5fe(fl2c; Orftgon 9(l0ic Apricots quiet: standard 19fe21e: choice 21fe23e; extra choice 23feW. 25c. - . i Peaches quiet; stndard-14(315c; choice. 15S16; extra ehoire. 16 17c. 1 Hor steady; atate 1926: 4560.-:, state 1925 nominal; Pacifie-eoaat 19.;t 3033c; Pacific cos; 1925, 3031e. MILK AND CBEAlf PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. 27. ( AP) Butter steady: extra cube city 41c: standards 40fec; prime first SSiic; firsts 3e; prints 47c; cartons 43c. Milk steady; best churning cream 44e per pound, net shipper' track in zone 1. Cream delivered Portland 4 He per pound. Haw milk (4 per cent) $2.25 cwt. f. o. b. Portland. - Poultry steady: heavy hen 2526c; light 17e: springs light 22fS23e; do heavy 21 22c: young white ducks 22 23e; colored 15(n;17c. Potatoes and onions: Onions local 75c $1.10: Walla Walla 90c$l; potatoes $1.506 1.75 sack. . BOSTOX. Sept. 27. (AP) Asking' price on wool tops haTe been advance HS'jc a pound, bat are being" protected only very slowly. Top maker are forced. tNOsiASH "w J FUEL Co. Larmer Transfer ti i,i L ENOUGH TO BE CARE I.l.il STATE FAIR . .. ;- .: . ; .. HAY '( H rORTLAXn. Ore., Sept. S7. (AP II.iv bnving prices: F.aKterw Oregon tin . I j oth'y $20fi83: do ralley $17 17.-' W L cheat $13;' alfalfa $17.505?18; C?...r f' $13; oat and teteh $14.S0(i 13 ; HN-?7- ' ii 7.30 per ton. Kllin price $2 Tn s m t S 9