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THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OftfifioN THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 23. 1027 LOCAL Dill I.i Rev. N. K. Tully. Nate kjiiou, Samuel Chambers, Adolph Nelson and Dr. .Henry E. Morris of Sa lem drove to Dallas yesterday and attended the meeting of the Kl wanin club in that city. Rev. Mr. Tully Rave the address of the hour. May Oay Festival Dance Dad Watson. Crystal Gardens. Monday, May 2. a28 lilackstone Club Ilanqoets After a spirited contest for the election requiring a succession of ballots before the necessary ma jority was secured, William A. McAllister Jr. was elected presi dent of theBlackstone club, Wil lamette university law school hon oiary, at a 'banquet held Tuesday night at The Spa. Walter Fuhrer jr.. and Charles- Redding were other candidates for the position. Fuhrer was elected vice president, jack Minto secretary treasurer, i,nd Roy F. Potter historian. New members taken in last night were Harley Alien Jr., and Frank Al ford. " . ... j Body and Radiators repaired while you wait, muiis, zed s. Commercial St. a29 Club to I.unch The El Karaz luncheon club will hold the first luncheon today noon at the Salem restaurant, ac cording to an announcement made yesterday. s - ' . Klks, Don't Forget Dance next Saturday evening. a29 Miss Taylor Improve Miss Lois Taylor, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. F. C. Taylor, who was operated on at a local hospital the first of the week, showed signs of improvement, according to re ports late last night. I'scd Baldwin Player Piano Cannot be told from new. Will make price and terms to sell this week. See this snap. Tallman Piano Store, 395 S. 12th st. a28 Washington Visitor Returns W. A. White has returned to his home in Nevada. Wash., after a two weeks' visit with his niece, Mrs. J. T. Hunt, wife of County Judge Hunt. Mr. White comes earn year at this time to celebrate his birthday, this being his 84th anniversary. Concrete Water Troughs Few left, discount while they lash See Oregon Gravel company, 1403 N. Front Street. a28 I'runp Grower In Tow E. W. Powers of Shaw, a prom inent prune grower In that dis trict, was a business caller In Sa lem Wednesday.- Well Seasoned Second Growth Fir wood. 16" or 4 length, Im mediate delivery. . Large or half loads. Fred E. Wells, Phone 154 2 a28 t Vinltv Constructioi A. A. Klinger of Mount Angel charges that he has been damaged to the extent of 11,167.2? by the installation of a patent roof and other materials on a residence which he built there In 1924. Johns-Manville Company of New York City and N. Schmaltz. Mt. Angel merchant, are named as de fendants in the case. II ... .1 Xf.sin Dollar dinner served 5:45 to 8 every evening. n26tf Three Tars Jam Near Prison Automobiles driven by Herman Ruck Jr.. of Macleay. Joel Norris of Turner end F. J. Goodenough of Salem created a traffic jam on the Turner road Wednesday noon a short distance from the inter section with the prison drive. Coodenough stopped his car to pick up two pedestrians and Nor ris skidded into Wm on the pave ment. The Norris car then ca reened across the road and hit the Kuck car head on. Norris and Riick charge that Goodenough waa sit fault for failure to signal. . . 1 TO, mm n . In service station dm'h. small investment required; exc tnt proposition to right party. Ad dress box 69, care Statesman. a30 Perennials, English Daisy Delphinium, phlox. Canterbury helJs and many others. Water weighted lawn roller for rent. Pearcy Bros., 178 8. Commercial treet. B" Issued Permit -Fred Mills was issued a, permit vesterday to erect a one-story dwelling at 1065 Spruce, street, j costing $4000. Furniture Upholstery And repairing. Gleae-Powers I Furniture Co. .; 3tz Accused of Assault Wyley Weathers, accused of as sault and battery by Herbert Lunt 615 North 12th street, pleaded not guilty when arraigned in Justice ourt yesterday. The date of the trial has not been set.. Weathers i ; Af-'ii mack c; v. - " , Lnnt claims to hare been blt hpen in the leg. - , : Have Small Grand! Piano Manufactured by Baldwin Piano Co.. to sell at nearly half of ori ginal price. Terms if sold at once. Will consider upright, n'ano as part payment. Tallman Piano Store. 395 S. 12th St. 2f Apwal In Made Evangeline Booth, national com mander of the Salvation - Army, has apoealed to beads of the var ious territories to . raise emer gency funds lor 150.000, people la the Mlaslssipnt valley who are NEWS-W 'BRIEF reported homeless and actually destitute. Local officers have been instructed by Major A. E. Bayn ton, head officer of the Oregon division, to meet the appeal of the national commander. May Day Festival Dane , Dad. Watson. Crystal Gardens. Monday, May 2. a28 Called to Grants Paw- . City Attorney Fred Williams was called to Grants. Pass yester day by the death of his mother in law. He will return Friday. Wanted, S3.0OO Ixw On suburban property; good se curity. - Address box 67, care Statesman. a30 Conductor Htricke ' Milo Matthews, Oregon Electric conductor, suffered a stroke of paralysis while turning a 3v itch on Front street Tuesday after noon. He was taken to his home at 1910 South High street. Dance Thursday. April 28, '27, Forest ers' hall, Sublimity, Ore. Music by Samalian Six. 9 . m. Come and enjoy yourself a28 Fine 8eel Corn for Sale -5 cents a pound. Phone 79F14. a29 Boys to Banquet Members of the Salem boys' chorus will hold their annual ban quet tonight at the YMCA. 6:30 p-. m. All members of the club, which is directed" by Dr. H. C. Ep ley are expected to be present. The chorus has a membership of near ly 100. 1 An to Fenders Body and Radiators repaired while you wait. Hull's, 267 S. Commercial St. a29 UkhI Pianoa. Ixts of Them $50, $75, $100, $125 and $150. See them at Tallman Piano Store, 395 S. 12th St. a28 Contest Coming Pp The fourth annual first aid con test of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company will be held in Portland, April 28, at 8 p. m. The first aid team of Salem Is compos ed of the following employes: G. H. Hunter, F. T. Tipton, H. E. McWain. W. M. McEarchern, W. C. Heise, and W. E. Lown, in structor. The winner of the con test will be given a Borgium med al presented by the American Red Cross at Washington. Rose Bushes, Shade Treen Flowering shrubs, half price. Pearcy Bros., 178 S. Commercial street. a28 Rotarians Entertained Saxaphone and piano duets by Mr. and Mrs. Lange of the Hole proof Hosiery company and a reel of motion pictures filmed by the state forest service and presented by W. V. Fuller, state publicity agent, were offered as entertain ment for Rotarians at their lunch eon yesterday. We Wish to Express Our thanks for the beautiful floral offerings. Alsothe symr pathy extended us in recent death of our father1. Sidney R. Porter. Mr. W. II. Porter, Mrs. Paul Johns. a28 George'B. Crater Dies Following Long Illness George B. Crater, 50. manager of the New Salem hotel, died in this city yesterday afternoon aft ernoon after an illness of several months. Mr. Crater had been in charge of the New Salem since it opened here, in December, 1924. Before coming to Salem, Mr. Crater owned and operated the Palace hotel at Missoula, Montana. He was a Mason, a member of the blue lodge at Missoula and a member of Bagdad Shrine, Butte. Mr. Carter was also a member of the B. P. O. E. at Havre. Mont. He Is survived by his widow, Mrs. Grace Crater; a daughter, Mrs. Genevieve Gray and a grand son, George Gray, residents of Sa lem 'and an aunt, Mrs. Helen Mac Arthur, of St. Paul, Minn. The remains are at thejRlgdon mortuary.'. The funeral will be under B. P. O. E. direction, an nouncements to be made later. Millionaire, Then Broke, Saunders Wealthy Again CHICAGO. April 27. (AP) Clarence Saunders, former head of the PiKly "Wlggly chain of gro cery Btores who went broke two years ago at which time he owed $150,000 now rates himself a mil lionaire again and says he got that way because he jidn-t care for money. In an address before the Illinois Manufacturer association, Mr. Saunders revealed that In the past two years he has paid off his $150 000 debt and then, on borrowed capital 'of $12,000 started a new chain of grocery stores which have been so successful that 231 such stores In 130 towns are being op erated under hie franchise. Most of the $12,000. he said went Into newspaper advertising which he said had "worked won dew." - ' : "Money In itself never has been my obJectVsald Mr. Saunders, 46, whose home Is in Mempu.s, Tenn. That 1s why I was able to do It. It was the organisation I wished to build, .that Is what I nave built." j . Reedsport Railroads here have 18,000 feet aiding! tor Jfndnstriat development, " "".T"".. "- I Bit For Breakfast A great grape center' Of course we may make Salem a grape center. All we need is an organizer who can-organize. Going good; finish the Red Cross flood. relief fund. This dis trict must not fall down. Much was made over a fist fight among the inmates of the Oregon penitentiary. The incident was not worth the space. Put a lot of idle men together, any where, and there will be disputes, and fights. That is common every where. . . S Bift the spirit, at the prison Is good,especially among the men for whom there is work. And they wilt all be at work soon. The lime plant is largely idle now, for lack of raw materials. They will be provided. There will be two or three shifts worked. In every department, there will be more work. But it will take a little time. The penitentiary will be come an industrial plant, more than ever. Idleness ought to be a crime, in a prison. That is the Idea there, and It will be worked out, to the last dn mate. S What this, barnyardless age needs is an artificial worm that will squirm enticingly on a hook b W If ever they find the missing link, hell probably resemble a lot of people everybody knows. s s Ah, well, all the cuss words a pedeetrian learns come in handy for application to 4joe jaywalker when at last he gets a car. LONG CARAVANS LEAVE NOTABLE CAREER ENDED (Continued from Page 1.) problem. Reports to the Red Cross said that at Leland where there were 6.000 people, help was needed as the town was overrun. Preparations were made to trans fer several thousands to the con centration camps at Cleveland. Looting Reporter! y Reports here showed 28,500 ref ugees concentrated in six towns in the dejfea with 8,000 at Green ville, l.OifO at Cleveland, 6.000 at Leland, 2,000 at Lobdell, 2500 at Deeson and 3,000 at Beulah. First reports of looting, but on a comparatively small scale, came today from Greenville. Several negroes were arrested after they were found breaking into stores, and the military authorities an nounced that an 8 o'clock curfew would be enforced, beginning to night. ' Miller to Serve Sentence Unless Governor Pardons PORTLAND, April 27. (AP) Only executive clemency now can absolve Frederick L. Miller, Portland Jeweler, from serving 15 months in the state prison on a conviction of involuntary man slaughter In connection with the death on January 23, 1924. of Mrs. Alma Hall, aged Fairview resident, who was fatally injured when she was struck by Miller's automobile. This was made known today when Stanley Myers, district attor ney, received notice from the su preme court to the effect that Miller had been denied a hearing in the circuit court here on a mo tion for a new trial. An appeal to the United States supreme court resulted In an opin ion upholding the verdict of the lower courts. . MAN'S ANTIQUITY ISSUE i OO.OOO Year Theory Advanced Fol lowing Sew jlMscovery NEW YORK, April 27. (AP) The question of whether the first members of the human race were 60,000 or 3.000,000 years old was revived today: following upon the announcement yesterday by Alonzo W. Pond; Beloit eollege anthropologist, of the discovery of the bones of a 60,000 year old in fant In Algeria. ' On his return yesterday from Africa Mr. Pond said he believed the find there had strengthened the theory that Africa was the birthplace of the race. A contrary view, however, was taken by Clark Wissler, curator of anthro pology at the American Museum of Natural History, who said the Algerian discovery was a mere "In fant' compared with true ancients of the early BC 3,000,000's. ipainter Receives Heavy Sentence and $500 Fine Pleading; guilty on a charge of unlawfully possessing mash and parts of a still, Marion F. Painter, 1810 . Waller street, was sen tenced to a 30-day jail sentence and a fine f $500, by Judge Brazier Small in. Justice court yesterday. . l-l , 1 , p:. Painter was arrested last Tues day at his borne. A barrel of mash waa seized as evidence. It was fermenting when officers en tered 'the place.; lf 'yM: Another man 'arrested with Painter was released for lack of evidence to COBTlct. -) Only .42 per cent of the Income of the average American family Is nacisgary . tor purchase of street vs zr boity BAYS: We have a Whippet Coupe that has run fl 18 miles and is just like new In every way, equipped with bumpers, snahbers, spot light, tnoto roeter, spare tire, license' and our price,.! $7."WMK. lNi,.u:&ii&j The nmm0 Tfcae W Bafts ACTOR'S WIFEHELD E "Gin and jealousy" Caused Slaying, Detective Cap tain Claims HOLLYWOOD, Cal.. April 27. (AP) Detective Captain Slaugh ter, In charge of Hollywood police headquarters, declared investiga tion had indicated that "gin and jealousy" had caused Sarah Ker rick, screen "double" to "shoot and kill her husband," Tom Ker rlck.,film player of western roles at their home today. Mrs. Kerrick is held on a police charge of murder. Joe Hunt, film extra, is booked on suspicion of murder, and three others are held as material witnesses. The dead actor's widow, ac cording to the police, said the shot which killed Kerrick came from a pistol belonging to Hunt and held in her hand at the time. The firing of the gun was acci dental, however, and occurred while she was scuffling with Ker rick and some one else, she de clared. The county grand jury will open an investigation of the case tomorrow. The detective captain declared reports of his men indicated the shooting climaxed "one of Holly wood's .wildest partves," at which bix film actors and extras indulged in night-long drinking. The others at the party . in Kerrick's home who are in police custody are Henry Isabell, his wife, Anita; Joe Hunt and Miss Iris Burns. According to a statement made to the detectives by Mrs. Isabell, who is known on the screen as Anita Davis, Mrs. Kerrick became jealous of Miss Burns. The two women were engaged in a fight on the floor during the night. Slaughter said Mrs. Kerrick bor rowed a revolver, owned by Hiint.. He said she was declared by MfsL Isabell to have .fired one shot which went through the breakfast nook table and then through Isa bell's trousers leg and that the second shot struck Kerrick in the chest. He died in a few minutes. BLASTING OF LEVEES BY TRAPPERS RUMOR (Continued from Page 1.; Orleans tonight was witnessing the spectacular removal of the citizens of two parishes from homes that have been doomed that the largest and proudest city of the south might be saved. Raucous cries of teamsters, tbe puffing of tractors, the bum of hundreds of automobile motors. sad faced women, weeping chil dren, grime, beetle browed men. motor trucks laden with soldiers all incident of removing the citi zenry of the two parishes, went in to the tone and color of the most vivid picture the plains of Chal mette have witnessed since Andrew Jackson turned back the British there in f15. While plans-were being worked out to relieve New Orleans from the Impending flood the battle with the rising fixer continued with unabated energy up the river and along tributaries of the Missis-' sippi. Probe of Actor's Death Resumed by Grand Jury LOS ANGELES. April 27.- (AP.) Investigation of an assert ed attempt to ' "cover up" facts surrounding the death of Ray Ray mond, musical comedy star, fol lowing a fist fight with Paul Kelly, film juvenile, ( indiccted for mur der, was reopened by the county grand jury today with a three- itcur questioning of Max Wagner, Kelly's room mate. Although a third indictment in connection with this, phase of the caiW was reported in prospect, the district attorney's . office gave no intimation of what, the charges would be, or against whom they would be directed. Dorothy Mac- kaye. stage actress and widow of Raymond, and Dr. W. J. Sullivan, Hollywood physician who attended the actor, in two felony Indict ments, have been accused of at tempting to cover, pp." Buy Quality When Yom Buy Paint The greatest assurance of qual ity la purchased from an Insti tution that knows' paint. Wc bare been . spreading paint tot 35 yean. KENNEDY PAINT COl 254 Chexneketa. Tel. 821 - 679J Men's and Ladies?- suits cleaned and pressed, tl.OO. Ladies silk dresses, f I.S3. Conta reiined, td.tx). Men's suits pressed, 50c V Alt LEY CLEANERS Over Boslcka (I 50 MURDER CHAHG EXTENSION PLAN NOW UNDER G. N. ORROOX TRUNK DKCLlS F.S OF- FEU FOR COMMON' I'SK Hill Company Ready to Contract With Koulhern Pacific or Build Own TrncM WASHINGTON, April 27. (By API A new program fori railroad extension in central and (southern Oregon was laid before the I. O. C today by the Great Northiern rail road, while at the same jtime the Oregon Truuk railroad, an affili ated corporation, practically with drew from its controversial con struction project in the same ter ritory. . I The commission somej months ago refused to allow the Oregon Trunk, which is owned: by the Great Northern and Northern Pa cific railroads, to extend; its line from Bend to Klamath Palls. In stead, the commission directed the Southern Pacific to teader the Oregon Trtmk a trackage; contract which would allow the! Oregon Trunk to operate its own trains into Klamath Falls over Southern Pacific rails. The Oregon Trunk was given until this week to respond to the Southern Pacific's contract tender and it did so today by notifying the commission that it did not de sire to accept. The Great North ern, however, notified the com mission that ft desired to extend its own line into Oregon, and open up a direct south route from Spo kane to Klamath Falls. The Great Northern in! such an extension would utilize the exist ing line of the Spokane. Portland & Seattle and of the Oregon Trunk. Its petition added, however, that as t the section from !Bend to Klamath Falls the Great Northern stood ready either to construct a new road or to accept trackage rights similar to those extended by the Southern Pacific to the Ore gon Trunk. WOMEN "HOBOES"! HELD BY OFFICERS IN SALEM (Continued from Page I.) when she reached the police sta tion. Nine dollars, was the extent of the finances when they left Vancouver yesterday and j went to Central ia, Mrs, Reynold.4 stated, but when their funds were counted last night, they had onjy $1.60 between them. This they isaid was to last until they reached Klamath Falls where they expected to find work. ! Efforts had been made at every town from Cehtralia to Salem to find work, Mrs. Reymond; spokes man for the.eroup. said, but nothing to do could be obtained. They had heard work was plenti ful in Klamath FaKa. Of the en tire distance, they had walked but 1 Mt milea, she said. ( Unless orders are received from Vancouver authorities foritheir re turn to that city, the women prob ably' will be released this morning. Artificial Respiration j Maintained 150 Hours ROANOKE. Va.. April 27. (AP) A thin wreathe oif smoke rose from a cigarette held to the swollen lips of Walter Li Boot he today and between occasional puffs tne is year old mountain pad. who lies paralyzed in a hospital here, spoke to his mother and father of an early death of which jhe feels he is doomed. j As life to the sufferer! seemed Bearing an end. an almost constant smile was on his face. His fea tures were drawn and pallid but the cheer of his disposition seemed to revive waning hote of his loyal attendants. i The 150th hour in which arti ficial respiration has been: used to keep his helpless body alive was reacnea tonight. AXCTEXT CAKE GOOD OTTAWA. Ont. A cke 80 years old aid still good t6 nibble from is kept in a museuni here. It is made of pemmicanj a com pound of beef, fats antl dried fruit, and was found on Beecky Island, in the Arctic, a relic of the tragic expedition of Sir John Franklin in 184 5-. ROLLER SKATING Tuesday, Friday, Saturday From 7:30 to 10:30 Pr If DREAMLAND RINK Ladles Admitted Frae Gentlemen 10c i SKATING SAe All sizes Films, Kodaks, Devel oping Oar Specialty Prompt Service J. F. TYLER'S DRUG HTORh 157 South Commercial The Home of Drug Store Service" I . A NEW FULLY MODERN 4 ROOM BUNGALOW AND GARAGE J on Fairmont Hfl AT 92600 I . $30a down, balance $25.00 per month ; ULRICH ft ROBERTS, Realtor ISO North Commercial LADD & BUSH Bankers Established 1868 . . - I ; . : - General Banians Business i ' Office Hoars from' 10 k. m. to I p. an. OREGON TO PLAY. U. OF W. 2 GAMES EUGENE. April 27. (AP) fhe University of Oregon baseball! teibi will leave tomorrow morn ing for Seattle where: it is ft play the University of Washington Huskies, 1926 champion of the northern section of the Pacific coast conference, a. two game series, Friday nd Saturday. To remain in the running. Oregon must win both games, as it al ready has met two reverses in as many starts by the Aggies at Cor vallis last week-end. Red Slauson, relief pitcher, who tore several ligaments in his foot, probably will be left lehind, as he has not been out for practice all week, says Coach Reinhart-. Fred die West, one of the two regular hurlers, has a sorci arm and may not be able to pitch against the Huskies. The burden to pitch the Web foots to victory will fall upon Bill Baker, star hurler of the 1926 team, Bill outpitcbed his Aggie opponent last Friday, but because of poor support, lost, 6 to 5. O O ! AMERICAN O O American league Standings W. L. Pet. New York 8 "4 .667 St. Louis .... .... 6 4 .600 Washington . . .... 7 5 .583 Philadelphia 7 5 .583 Chicago 7 7 .500 Detroit .... 4 5 .444 Cleveland 6 7 .462 Boston 2 10 .167 CLEVELAND. April 27. (AP) Timely hitting in the extra. round gave St: Louis an even break in its series with Cleveland when the Browns took today's 10-inning game. 4 to 2. The count was 2 all in the ninth. Rice stepped up in the 10th, doubled and" scared when Smith threw past third on OBITUARY Anderson Died at the home on South 15th street, April 27. Andrew Anderson father of Alfred Anderson, Anna Anderson, Mrs. O. J. Schei, Mrs. R. A. Howard, Alma Anderson, all of Salem; Mrs. T. M. Torgerson of Minnesota., Funreal services will be held Friday, April 29, from the chapel in the Mt. Scott cemetery at 10:30 a. m. under the direction of Rigdon & Son. - Crater : Died at his home on South Com mercial street, April 27, George B. Crater, at' the age of 50 years. Husband of Mrs. Grace Crater, father of Mrs. Genevieve Gray, grandfather of .George Gray, fun eral announcements later by Rig don & Son. HUMAN SERVICE is the creed, of our thoroughly complete and modern undertak ing with every refine ment and facility for the bereaved. WEBB'S FUNERAL PARLORS , Tel. 120 TERWILLIGERS Perfect Funeral Servlcs For I esa Licensed Lady Mortician 770 Chemeket Street t Telephone 724 , TELEPHONE 4-2-6 JOE the battery man service calls free. 540 Chemeketa Street HEMSTITCHING 6, S nd 10 cent per yard. Also buttons, stamping and pleating. ANNA fl. KRUEGER Over Miller's Telephone 117 Cssey's Guaranteed . RHEUMATISM KEMKDI Money refunded tf U does not cure your case NELSON HUNT ' DRUGGISTS Cor. Court and Liberty Tel. 7 1027 FREE WALLPAPER . SAMPLE BOOKS s Call, phone or write MAX O. BUREN t79 N. Commercial -v ; Sal eta Schulte's bunt.. Schaug's single scored Schulte. Score . It. II. E. St. Louis f .. 4 10 0 Cleveland . ... ...... 3 13 ' .2 " Jones end Schang; ' Smith and L. Sewelt. . . CHICAGO. April 27. Chicago made it three out of four, by de feat irtg Detroit 7 to 1 in the final game of the series today. George Connally, who did a rescue-act two days ago and won the game, came to Jacobs aid again today, checked a Detroit rally and then held the visitors safe while his team mates were hammering a quartet of Tiger fingers opportunely i to win the game. Score- : R. II. E. Detroit . . .y.- 2 6 3 Chicago ...... ......... ,7, 1 Or 1 Gibson. Doyle, Smith, Hankins and Shea. Woodall; Jacobs. Con nally and McCurdy. BOSTON. April 27.; The Phila delphia -Athletics tightened their hold on a first division place in the Aoierican league today by pin ning a second successive defeat on Bill Carrigan's struggling Red Sojt. The score was 4 to 1. Grove let tbe Sox down with six scattered hits. Scoie r II. II. E. Philadelphia : . . . 4 9 0 Boston ....... ......161 Grove and Cochrane; Russell, Sommers and Hartley. Washington at New- York, post poned; rain. LATE SPORTS PORTLAND, April 27, (AP) Bob Kruse. Portland junior heavyweight wrestler,- . downed John Kilonis1, Boston, two out of three falls here tonight. Kilonis got the first fall at the end of 1 hour, 1 minute and 24 seconds. Krue came back tp take the sec ond in 3 minutes, 26 seconds, and the third, in 4 minutes, 24 seconds. Kruse used the arm scissors for both falls. ' ' : . ' Anyhow, He Played!, A, music critic encountered a pianist about whom he had made adverse remarks in print.. . j "I'd like to know what you know about music, anyway." said the ag grieved man, angrily. ''You've never had any kind of practical ex perience. What, have you ever played on?" "Oh, come; you wrong me," said the critic.' "Why, before I was three years old I had acquired a complete mastery of playing on the linoleum." ' . IT" PROLOGUE OF .MUSIC WEEK Presented by Pupils of Mrs. Ralph White and Miss Beatrice Shelton 75 Salem Children in Ballet Capitol Theater, Friday8:15 P. M. "Pageantry of Play" Given in Honor of Tom Thumb and His Bride ' . " " . : . .. ., , ., .i Pictures of those, in this play, which was given in Salem 15 years ago, will be shown on the screen, many of which are grown men and women well known in Salem today. . mm A Style : : Gaze upon a sure winner In the Spring Style Sweep stakes. Pattern, lines, color, Yea-bo has them all, and then some. Hitting now on all eight cylinders. ' Carried in Black, Tan and Stone Sizes 5 to 1-A to E , f": JOHN J. ROTTLE f'' " 415 State Street Mrs; Oliver Elected County WCTU Leaden Mrs. Sarah K. Oliver ofjRaleni was elected president and Mrs. Mary Charlton, also of Salem, vice president of the county organiza tion of the-WCTU-at their con vention held in the YMCA Wed nesday. Ci . , Other , officers elected wero Mrs. Laura Rice, Woodburn, sec retary r Mrs. Ora II." Baar. Turner, recording secretary; Mrs. Jennie McClellan. West Stay ton, teasur er; and Mrs! C. II. Dowd, Stayton. delegate at large to attend the state convention. j Resolutions were passed recon secrating members to the princi ples of the organisation, endors ing the work of the daily Bible school, urging more rigorous law enforcement methods and urging further restrictions on the ,use of cigarettes and . narcotics. The principal speakers were Miss Lulu Conover, returned Presbterian missionary from China and the Reverends Herwig and Newfelt of theanti-narcotic associations. Woman Extinguishes Fire; Little Damage Reported The fire department responded promptly yesterday to a calPfor help at the W. C. Conner home, 84? 'Rural avenue, where a flue fire was raging. Very little dam age was reported, although sparks fell on the roof and started a blaze in the shingles. Mrs. E. A. Rhoten, who form erly resided In this house and who was visiting a neighbor nearby, ran over to the Conner home, seized a .bucket of water and car ried it Uf the Iron, deck on top of the honse where she succeeded in extinguishing' the flames before tbe department arrived. Firemen removed some shingles to make sure that all was well after they arrived; " Yick So Herb Co. Est'd 19 Years In Salem J. II. LEONG, Mgr. If other treatments . have failed - try oc f Chinese remedies for asthma, bronchitis. croup and cough. Nev er neglect a cold. We fj also treat all dlsord ers of men. women and children. -- Consultation Free. 1 Call or'wrlte 4 20-426 State St., Salem.' Oregon. Phone 283 EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED I am now thoroughly established , In my new location' ' Dr. L. R. Burdette 101 First National Bank Building . Phone 025 Bo! 2z zip it's fast Walk-Over Yea-Bo Speedster