THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1927
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OUR LOCAL CHORUS
Tribute From Albert John
son, leading Tenor, That
. Is Very Encouraging
. letter was received by the
Saleni MacDowell chorus yesterday
morning from the Pacific coast
management of Mr. Arthur John
son. Mr, Johnson, was soloist with
the, chorus at the Capitol theater
last Tuesday algh. He reported
it aa an organization of which
Sales) should be very proud, hav
ing appeared with the leading
woolen's y choruses In this terri
tory, namely the Portland Mac
OowelIClnb chorus, the Tacoma
W,uj Club chorus and the Seattle
Lyric Club chorus, and that he de
clares the Salem organization not
nty compares very, favorably
will), all of them, but actually sur
pajwes. them in. many details. Of
roiir.se these choruses.-he says are
muchj larger than is possible in
Saljern and so are. able to get cer
taij effcts that a smaller chorus
-au4t. but in such - matters as
VtonaJ) sheen attack, blend and all
the, Qther distinguishing features
good choral work, the Salem
chords stands very high indeed.
A Wonderful Report -
TW Is a wonderful report to re
ceive for the first chorus concert
ot the year, and it gives, encour
agement of a most valuable kind
to b& workers who went through
the training necessary to bring
euch, deserved praise. .
And it is encouraging to the
ambitions of the people of Salem
who, are. working; to make this a
muijcal center, a consummation
worh while in every way for the
cultural benefit of the capital city, I
therefore giving increased ability
o, master all other cultural
branches, and-for the commercial
advantage, for there is good busi
ness in the appeal a city of such
standing and progress makes to
e ver jj person worth - - while; to
ev;e.rv prospective resident -
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mk SLAIN BY CAPTOR
30DY LEFT ON. LAWN
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the abduction. It said:
"Vw'sn I could come home. I
think. I will die if I have to be
berq much longer. Won't, some
cue, tell me why this had to happen
to. me? Daddy, please do what
tbiSs man "tells you, for he will kill
me if: you don't." -
Police Investgators expressed
the. belief that when the letter
tronj, the killer was received yes
terday, little Marian already was
dead, ' They pointed out that the
n;r,iter put forth an effort to im
press the Idea that the little girl
was, still alive, but ,Jthe hurried
'Postmortem held after the body
waj recovered Indicated that she
had, been dead approximately 12
1Jb first-written word follow
ing the abduction - seacbed the
abduction reached the Parker
hom& the morning after in a spec
ial delivery letter whicb read:
Mi Parker: Use good judg-
m.e: you are the loser. Do this:
Secuire seventy five $20 gold cer
titicates -XT. S., currency $1500,
at- oa.ce. KEEP THEM ON YOUR
PERSON. - Go about your daily
bu.iftess as usual. Leave out po
lice, and detectives. , Make no pub
Uc notice. KEEP THIS AFFAIR
. PRIVATE, x Make no search.
"'fulfilling these terms with the
transfer of the currency will 7 se
cure, the return of the girl.
"IpAILURE TO COMPLY WITH
TUJSJ5E REQUESTS MEANS NO
ON. 5, WILL. EVER SEE THE GIRL
AGA1 except the angels in, Heav
en. -v " -r. . V!; -;
"The affair must end one way
' or aaother within three days 72
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"XOU WILL," RECEIVE FCR
T.UER NOTICE. . ' '
"Bjut the terms .remain the
eame,
" (signed) "Fate."
MP-. S. If yon want aid against
me, jjsk God: not man."
AGGIES DEFEAT
VTAH HOOPERS
PROVO. Utah. Dec. 17 (AP)
Thi Oregon - State Agricultural
..vathaU-1 turn ; defeated "the
Brig.bton Young university team
hpr& tonlsht 27 to 22 with as dat-
aHnA an array of basketball tech
nic ue as has been seen here in
vea-. Savory and Matthews of
flrnsnn team worked a "hidden
. throat" combination .that scored
of.-i,tdlr against the "Y" team;
Px Explanation: .
' . t 4tiaiA to rarself and credi
or who no doubt notice in papers
v.berJ had been suea. ms
t,K&, fjrst timo In my thirty years
p: b'iness that.I hate been sued.
th facts- rThe note
nn wMrh action is beeun is truly
of uiag duration and' was made
assumed by me irora, anoiner
pauri in order to protect an ac
couufi I had. - The note was orig
inal! v for about $450. Salt 13
rtm mnpf fnr' tf Aft in TOO IM
!Bterest has been kept up as yrell
as, o paiaon principal jji.dh
of tHla nm.3 ns'.-t list XIlT.
Action at law was begun without
any notice 4hat this action was
contemplated. : ; y N-i-J. -T: '.:
I do not believe In anyone evad
?ns Just debts. Since 1-came to
S&lem I paid the plaintiff In this
-suit $250 on another security. debt
without any threata or coersion
I am making this statement so
ray creditors and customers know
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