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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, FIUDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 18. 1C2X OLD DSTEH TDWEH -'5 JIT PIATH RAZED tfstory of Structure Re pealled; Modern Filling Station Will Replace : - 1RATUM, Not. 17 (Special) 'A. marked chance la Pratum's appearance has been effected by the tearing down of the old wlrid- , mill and tank tower which sup- . plied water for the- southern part of the town for over a quarter of i a century, '- ." This tower was ballt at a time which is remembered only by the pioneers . The building serred at nje time also as. a 'store owned and; operated by Rice Brothers. Later it was sold to Sam L-udi, who In the adjoining shop plied his trade as Tillage - blacksmith. Mr. Ludi is now a caltie raiser at ForV Rock. At a still later time Perkins A Merchant had a garage and mach ine shop In the place. Last, sum mer Mrr Shields rented the place for a blacksmith shop. 5 ; - It Is now being torn down on account -of Its being considered dangerous to adjoining buildings. Mr. Shields la bnlldlg in its place a new. filling station, which will be Pratam's third. . People are remarking that if Pf atom should build toward Salem as fast as Salem is building toward Pratum, the two soon would meet. .unless the XV K. F. company or the Mountain States Electric com pany hurry and get a power line to Pratum, a number of residents plan to install IndlTidaul plants It is pointed oat that It this hap-j pens, it will be much harder to get a sufficient number . of sub scribers for the power line. Mrs. A, Bowen has receiTed word from Seattle that her neph ew there) was seriously hurt in an accident. "I : A program will be given at the schoolhonse Friday evening, No- Tember 18, followed by a basket -social. Although the - Pratum Sunday schools had no" summer : slump, officials of the Methodist Sunday school believe there is room for growth and to this end will -give a Rally day program Sunday. No-j Tember 20. Special music by the choir and orchestra is in charge of Mrs. Paul Silke. Large attendance Is expected. The church - will be decorated with large yellow and white chrysanthemums. oner o'clock luncheon Wednesday at her . home, on South Fourth street,' when members ' of the bridge club of which she Is a mem ber, were her guests. Thanksgiv ing favors marked places for the following guests: ;:- ' Mesdames George F. Cohrs, Guy Walker. Asa Robinson, S. 3. Walk er, A. L. Thomas. G. D. Godfrey, C. KlnfbaU. C. W. Butler, Charles Irvine. . George Carbray and B. F. Swope. " . - Mrs. H. C. Childs of Hollywood. CaL, was the honor guest. The rooms were - attractively decorated with ferns And chrys anthemums. ; . , Mrs. BughlHanna will be hos tess to the club at Its next meet- ling. j- FIVE BROTHERS WIN HONORS AS LIFE-SAVERS J JUJlSKfl ! FOLK VISIT MR. AND MRS.. HAL HIBBS AT IXDEFEXDEXCB - S INDEPENDENCE. Not. 17. (Special) Mr., and Mrs. Hal Hibbs of Juneau, Alaska, are here visiting relatives and frisnds. They expect to go on to California In the near future. . " : Mr. Hibbs was engaged in fox farming In Alaska, but has dls- posed of his ! holdings.:. He was formerly in the hardware business with his father and brother-in-law of . this city." . : ; Mrs. N. C Byers of Saskatoon Sask., Canada, and Mrs. Tack of Montana, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis of this city, enjoyed a trip to Salem ' Wednesday, accom panied by their sister, Mrs. R. E. Duganne. ' . - ..; They are enjoying the balmy Oregon weather which they say is Quite' a contrast from that of their homo surroundings, - '.- - si Mr. and Mrs.' Asa Graves f r.om Portland visited this week: with Mr. Graves' parents, Mr. ant Mrs. J. M. Graves. I J MSCOffli'llIY hi CLUB lEl-HuT Bridge Club Entertained At Home In Independence INDEPENDENCE, Nor. 17. (Special) Miss Myra Montgom ery was hostess at an attractive ' - In Tort Worth, Tex., there Is a quintet of brothers the Blaxis who have won highest honors at members of the Red Cross' life saving crew. Each of the brothers has been credited with saving two lives. The photograph shows Mr. and Mrs. Peter Blaxi and the five life savers lftto right, Ignatius, Frank, Otto, George and Peter. Jr.! : ". ";- " ' - " . - GLEE TRIP MOD W. V. SIES SINGERS TO, TRA VEL AT SEMESTER CLOSE Secretary of Northwest . Conference Dies'In Europe Professor Henry I .Hopkins of Paclf le university, secretary of the Northwest Conference,- is dead at Constantinople, according to re ports received here. 'No details concerning his death hare yet come-to light Hopkins was a strong supporter of athletics among the smaller colleges, . and was a big factor In bringing about organization of the conference.' SPORT MENTORS VISIT INDEPENDENCE. Not. 17. (Special.) George Ray of Wald port and Melvin , Ray of Toledo.! athletic coaches at ' th4 high schools in those cities, Tisited with their parents, Mr. and Urs. Thomas Ray, over the Armistice dsqr week-end. They were sccom-1 panled by Lloyd Beerman of Port land. t ' A trip through eastern Oregon and Washington between '- semes ters is being arranged for the Wil lamette university men's glee club by , Laurence Schreiber, manager. . .Many of the contracts with va rious v towns have : already been signed. Among the places to be visited are West Linn, Portland,! Hood River. The Dalles," Pendle ton. Athena,' Walla Walla, Kenne-vkk,- Prosser, . Yakima, . Ellens- burg. Toppenlsh, Goldendale, and WashougaL . ? . ' - : The c!ub has received an invita tion from University of California to participate in. an all coast glee contest to be held some . time in February, a Whether the club will accept has not yet been decided. Former King's Valley Man : Dies At Pendleton, Aged 65 INDEPENDENCE, Nor.! 17w- ( Special.) Leonard D. Frye, aged G5 years, died at his residence In Pendleton. His body was shipped here for burial. Services were held at the Evan gelical church. King's i Valley, Wednesday, with Rot. 3. hi Burns in charge. Mr. Frye formerly lived In King's Valley. He la sur vived by his wife-and four cons. His son Elmer lives in Independ ence, lie also has two brothers living In Ridgefield. Wash. They! were here in attendance at the funeral. 1 NEW INCORPORATIONS o Peninsula Properties, Inc., with headquarters in Portland, and cap ital stock of s 5O.o0r, nas been in corporated by E. F. Doyle, J. O. Bailey and George J. Perkins. Other articles filed in the state corporation department follow . Pioneer Holding company. Hot Lake.' $5000; J. F. Phy. Ada B. Phy and W. T. Phy. '. Oregon Feed - and Flour com' pany, Portland, $35,00; ' H. A. Thlessen. - Earl C. Kruger and George J. Perklna.-;V f -t . Schroeder and Ganb, Inc. Ban don,' 2s,000; Henry A. Schroe der, -" C. 1 W. Gano and Elton Schroeder. " : Hill ' Aeronautical school, Port land. $15,000; V. W. Strode,' Gor don E. Mounee and Ben W. H1U. Notices of dissolution were filed br the Fountain Transfer cou-i pany, Portland ; Imperial Auction Mart. Portland, and Ames Water System, Estacada. PORTLANDERS VISIT INDEPENDENCE, Not. 17. (Special) Mr. and Mrs. Doraln Dickinson of Portland are visiting with Mr. "Dickinson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Dickinson of this city. Dorian Is In the 'postal ser vice at Portland, serving on the delivery force. ' ' -::'''; Read the Classified Ads 42 F IMILIES MANY NEW SETTLERS COME TO OREGON IN OCTOBER PORTLAND, Not. 17. (Spec ial) Forty-two new farm faml-J Ilea with new capital of $127,500 were reported as a result of the land settlement work of the Port land and State Chambers of Com merce for October. - - From California came, seven families, Idaho two, Iowa three, Kansas six, Minnesota three, Ne braska five. South. Dakota two, Texas two, Washington two. New York two, Indiana two, Wisconsin two. and one each from North Da kota, Colorado,' Canada and China. Eighteen other families arrived but not yet located. - Last week's arrivals were R. Zurowtki. wife and seven children. Pilot. Butte, Saskatchewan; M. A. Nichols and 'family, Melbeta, Ne braska; M. D. Fuller, Plain view, Minnesota, and C. E. Wauls and wife, Conway, Ohio all looking for Oregon farm homes. . SPRAINS ANKLE (Jood Program Prepared; f Victim of Auto Accident - Still In Hospital , ZENA, Not. 17. (Special.) An exceptionally good program ts being prepared by the teachers,! pupils and dub members for the! first meeting ; of the community club Friday night. Refreshments will be serred after the program which- will be held at the Zena schoolhouse. ; Miss Gertrude Walling of Port land was a house guest over the week end at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. .Walling. ,Mrs. Mary B. Crawford of Sa lem Is in Zena where she intends to spend the week end at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Henry. ! i fMrs. Sylvester Decker, -victim of an auto wreck on October 28 at Nesmith Station, Polk county, is unable to leave the Dallas hospital although she is slowly improving physically. Her mind Is not clear and she does not mention the-accident in. which her husband was killed. .: w r.. ? : - i Mrs. James A. French, and two children,. Evelyn and Harold, are making an Indefinite visit at the heme of Mrs. Alfred Frencli Of Salem, : '-'-. . ; Mrs, Alice Simpson and " her brother, G. S. Crangle, were Wed nesday, callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Crawford. - FACTS BROUGHT OUT DEMAND FOR CONTINUED HIGH RATES TRACED DOWN PORTLAND, 'Nov, if. (AP) Suspension of the low railway freight rate on Imported walnuts In the shell from north Pacific coast ports to Mississippi, valley points, which the Interstate com merce commission proposed to put into effect 1 NoTember 1, was brought about not only by the pro tests of the North Pacific Nut Growers corporation of Dundee. Ore., but : also through the pro-) tests of seven California firms, the governor of California, the Los Angeles county farm bureau and the Los Angeles chamber of com- merce. . . ': This fact was learned by Erwln A. Taft, manager of the foreign trade department of the Portland chamber of commerce, who stu died the matter when the Oregon nut growers protested and - de cided that the proposed rates only effect would have been to give Portland a chance to procure for its docks and terminals a sub stantial portion of the import wal nut tonnage mow coming into the United States through California ports. Tao foreign trade depart ment asserted that the now rate would not affect the market for walnuts, and therefore would not affect the Oregon growers. The present rate is $1.75 per 100 pounds for transporting wal nuts in shells from any port to the Mississippi valley. The pro posed new . rate, now suspended until June 1, 18 J 8. was to be $1.25 per 100 pounds from north Pacific coast shorts only. A hearing on the matter ha been set for 10 a. m November 25, at San Francisco. Borah To Take Wet Issue Into National Convention WASHINGTON, Not. 17 (AP)" Senator ' Borah, republican, of Idaho, will carry hla campaign for a definite stand by the parties la the coming presidential campaign on the eighteenth amendment be fore the convention of the nation a grange at Cleveland. T At the request of the grange. Senator Borah will speak on this issue Friday night. He inquired what subject was preferred and was asked to. make a prohibition speech, a eubject which he dis cussed last Saturday night In New York. - . . ' It is considered likely, however, that the Idaho senator will take the opportunity to present also his views on farm relief k i: , Dr. Nicholas Murrsy Butler says that thinking is a lost art. It might also be, said that the people are voting as they think. INDEPENDENCE, Nov. 17. (Special.) Miss Midge Hewittt suffered a badly sprained ankle1 Wednesday evening while attend ing a rehearsal for a fashion show at the grade school auditorium. 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