THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON. TUESDAY MORNINQDECEMBER 20, 1 927 '
L'BVBERB PIDFfEER
ETiTERS 91ST YEAR
Rev. George H. Greer Looks
Back On. Long' Experience
In-tffegon Ministry
"By Ann.' Elder.
OREGON NORMAL, SCHOOL.
Uonmouth, Dec. 19. (Special.) -
oy. .ueorge ll. creer ol Newberg,
a pioneer 'who came to Oregon in
1852 and who has spent sixty fire
years In the ministry, obserred the
9 1 si ' anniversary or : ma Dlrth on
the serenth day of December. 1 ,
Rer. Greera most ouUtanding
and lifelong- characteristic has
been his fearless . defense t of his
honest conrlctions, and because of
this fidelity he has , the nndsaal
record of baring served with. high
honor and efficiency as pastor for
many years in both the Methodist
and Unitarian churches of Oregon
and Washington.
Originally a fundamentalist, he
has grown through years of study
and research into a clear-thinking
modernist, "giving due credit to
our Infinite Creator for taking
care of us from the early ages
w hen . It . was every monkey fori
himself, down to the present day
with. comfort and civilization . In
prospect for alL
Ninety one years have failed to
shake Rev. Greer's faith in God
and his fellowman, who, he claims,
v&r Just beginning , to discover
what they are and why they have
Dcen put in the universe." ,
Being a man of wide expert
ence, he admits that "all is not
Ideal, and that those taings seem
ing bad are not out of harmony
with the divine scheme of lite, but
are not understood."
He has lor himself, bowever, a
satisfactory theory of the origin
and use of evil, and his happy, op
timistic outlook on life and his se
rene belief in the steady improve
ment of the human race is both re
freshing and highly encouraging,
Rev. Greer has always been an
admirer of Theodore Roosevelt,!
and strongly endorse the adoption
of phonetics, seeing no satisfactory
reason for keeping the silent let
ters in our language. He prophe-1 Wcshington
exes the day when , everyone will
use a universal - system of short-l
hand for all purposes, i Early in
life he mastered the Plttman
shorthand System, aad, in keeolnr
with his present schedule ot study!
ana reading, he each day writes
something in shorthand In a Jour
nal which began Its story when he
started to Oregon on April 21,1
ueorge H. Greer was born in
Philadelphia on December 7. 1816.
ot Wesleyan' Scotch-Irish parents!
w no came to America In 1831. His
father-moved to Indiana in 1839?
then to Missouri; and In 1852
crossed the plains to Oregon; Theirl
wagon passed through The Dalles
August 31 and arrived at Kings
vaiiey,- ssnton county, on the 25th
day of October. I
- Here his father filed on a 320
acre donation land claim, where
the family lived until 1871 when
they moved to Corvallis. A final
home was made at Dallas, where
both of the parents died. A me
morial window has been placed in
the ' Methodist church of which
they were members.
One of nine children. Rev. Greer
received his education In the com
mon schools of Missouri and Ore
gon when a boy, and after leaving
the Methodist church attended a
Unitarian theological college in
Pennsylvania.
At the age of twenty he began
teaching school in Benton county
and later in California. While
teaching school he pursued his re
ligions studies and joined the Ore
gon conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church In 1860. being
made a deacon in 1862 and or
dained elder in 1864.
His first charge was in Jackson
county, Oregon," after which his
work in Oregon included appoint
ments in Douglas, Lane, Polk and
Yamhill counties. In 1867 he was
sent Into the Puget Sound country,
where his j work was at Olympia,
Seattle, Port Townsend and Whid-
by Island.'
For fifteen years Rev. Greer was
a member of the Methodist confer
ence of Oregon. On account of a
difference of opinion on theology
he left the conference Itineracy in
1873 and worked wr.h the Ameri
can Bible society In western Wash
ington for two years. . In 1880 he
became affiliated with the Unitar
ian church and four years later
was appointed missionary of the
Unitarian ; society for western
v 'At the present Rev. Greer bas
his membership in the Unitarian
church of Our Father in. Portland,
but because he wants to do all he
can to "boost the kingdom ox
Christ' and because of his deep
Interest in the human race he at
tends the Methodist church at
Newberg, and often speaks before
the bible class, of which he is a
member. In speaking4 of his. var
ied experiences in church work he
expressed the following, "all I
know about religion was learned
in the Methodist church before I
joined the conference, and most of
what X know about theology I ac
quired since I became a Unitarian
In 1880." V
George Greer was married to
Cornelia J.. Spencer in 1864, and
all through his public life the rare
personality of his wife has been a
noticeable factor. Today, at nine
ty one. be is physically strong and
mentally alert and is still a deep
reader and clear' thinker." His
scholarly traits of character and
mental ability are distinctly indi
cated by a splendidly shaped head,
which fulfills every claim ot the
phrenologists. His conversation
still sparkles with a Gaelic sense
of humor, and he serenely enjoys a
beautiful philosophy et life which
keeps him young and endears him
to his friends. -; '-,
THEM BUMS
New Plant Will Be Located
Oh North Liberty; Work ;
"- To Start Soon : - '
LEGION
1 ELECT
C. C. POWELL, COMMANDER OF
MONMOUTH POST ,
ft
Forisctv
BULLETIN
FIVE REEL MOTION
PICTURE OF THE
NEW FORD
BEING ASSEMBLED
Elsinore Theater
TUESDAY EVENING,
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY
; ; In Addition to Regular Show
DON'T MISSS IT1
F0RDS0N FARM TRACTORS
Motor Co.
OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL.
Monmouth, Dec. 19. (Special.)
Youngest American Legion Post,
recently organized at Monmouth,
was given a full set of officers at a
well attended meeting last week.
C. C. Powell was elected command
er; Barner Howard, first vice com
mander; Jennings Lorence, second
vice commander; James. Tilton,
adjutant; Earl Partlow, sergeant
at arms, and Bliss Byers, chaplain.
Standing committees appointed
were: Charles Atwater, execu
tive; Jeff Ayres. Americanization;
C. B. Grund. child welfare; How-j
ard Morland. legislative; Arthur;
Miller, aeronautics; E. A. Roze-
boom. boy scouts; P. B. UcClen-
don. -community service; w. A
' w - . 9 9 W
xoung, iropny ana wrns; noueri
Orr. land; Walter Smith, public
ity; P. M. Sweitzer, service offi
cer; F. B. McClendon, legal; O. C.
Christensen, finance; Bliss Byers
vlsitins:: L. B. Howard, member
ship. Oscar Zook, house. :
The SUr Bottling Works. 647
Market street, announces that con
struction .work will commence
shortly on a new plant on the east
side of North Liberty.; diagonally
across the street from the new
Larmer warehouse. - The " main
plant will be 50x50. of reinforced
concrete construction. - and ' addi
tional space will, be provided, for
ears and trucks. Work will com
mence some time- this week, and
the company hopes to be able to
occupy the new quarters early in
the coming year.
New Lines Taken On
L. M. Ramage, owner and man
ager, came to Salem four years
ago from Boieman. Montana, and
since that time has operated the
bottling works at the present loca
tion. In addition to the manufac
ture of carbonated beverages of all
1. 1 .4 - fe. .
b.iuu, . m company naa an ex
tensive business in crushed fruits
and syrups, which are distributed
to the soda fountains throughout
Marion. Polk and Linn countim.
This year the company Installed a
moaern Dottle washing and steril
izing machine, and additional ma
chinery has been purchased for
ine new plant
tour which ne is to nndertake
shortly after Christmas. ?
AY Pace Begins to Slacken y. ,
v Abatement . of the etrennouJ
paces through which government
officials have conducted Colonel
Lindbergh since his arrival will be
welcomed by heads of the various
governmental ' departments who
has - been occupied both day ' and
night with the entertainment pro
gram of the -i "lone eagle. Even
President Calles himself, his close
associates ; say, has put official
business aside with the comment:
"The government can be a sec
ondary consideration for a little
while as Lindbergh Is the biggest
thing in the world for us now."
Both, the Mexican executive and
the American ambassador, Dwlght
W. Morrow, are expected to face
the necessity of putting in many
an hour overtime to catch up with
the accumulation of 1 correspond
ence and other official business. '
Y QUINT BEATS
MONMOUTH HIGH
OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL,
Monmouth, Dec. IB. (Special)
With the prettiest teamwork seen
on the local floor this season the
Salem Y. M. C. A. basketball squad
defeated Monmouth high school
Saturday night with a final score
of 48 to 23. Th local boys out
weighed the Y team, whose team
work was remarkable. The Seig-
mund brothers scored hh '"'r
Salem, Bond ; and Langley ; for
Monmouth. ..
The lineup:
Salem (48)
Perrin ,
D. Slegmund ,
E. Slegmund ,
Balderae . . .
Kantola
Salem sub:
sub: Taylor.
HONEY INDUSTRY SHOWN
AS WINNER IN VALLEY
(Coatiaaed 'trots' pe 1)
sunject to the. criticism aralnnt
me use or sugar as a disease de-
Teioper.
birorts to perfect a cooner&tlra
marketing agency for honey ro-
aucera nave taued,sald Mr. Mead,
out they will be continued. Too
many of the bee farmers have the
notion that honey is a get-rich
quick product, which is not the
case. Hence, they are discouraeed
wnen Dig returns do not come in
promptly.
Flreweed. explained Mr. Mead
In answer to a query, is the same
as elkweed. It follows In the path
of forest fires, the seed having
been previously spread, germinat
ing in the heat. ,
LINDY HONORED AT BIG
PICNIC IN MEXICO CITY
(Coatia4 from PH 1)
after the middle of this week and
arrord Colonel Lindbergh an op
portunity to devote nimself to
plans for his Central American
Mother on Way
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 19.
(AP) Herself her eon's own best
Christmas, Mrs. Evangeline Lind
bergh tarried in her Yuletide jour
ney from Detroit to Mexico City,
long enough to pay Indianapolis
her second brief visit within the
few months since her distinguish
ed son spanned the 'Atlantic.
The giant trl-motored Ford pas
senger plane, carrying Mrs. Lind
bergh to the Christmas reunion
with Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh left Detroit at 10:15 east
ern time this morning. It appear
ed over the city shortly after noon
and landed at the municipal air
port west of the city.
Given City's Welcome
Mrs. Lindbergh was whisked to
the chamber of commerce where
a hastily gathered group of pub
lie oficials- and civic notables ex
tended her welcome of the city.
Mr 8. Lindbergh and her com
panions, W. B. Stout, designer of
the Ford plane. Mrs. Stout. Harry
Brooks, pilot, H. A. Russell, me
chanic, and A. L. Lajous, Ford
representative In Mexico City, had
a pleasant but somewhat "bumpy"
ride from Detroit to Indianapolis.
A 35 mil an hour gale retarded
their progress, and part of the
flight was made at extremely low
altitudes after a snowstorm had
been encountered in the upper re
gions above Decatur, Ind.
COiGRESS TACKLES
SERVICE CHID MM
WASHINGTON. Dec 19. (AP)
Congress today took its first of
ficial notice of the breas: in foot
hill relations between the army
nit nin with two house mem-!
bers ottering proposals lor smooth
lng over the situation. ' -
One came from Hamilton nsn,
New. York ? reoublican. who in
hta vounrer days won for himself
a berth on Walter camp s , au
Amerlcan eleven as a tackle at
nnnl nH the other from Fred
K. Britten of Illinois, the senior
repnbllcan on the house naval
committee who was influential in
taking the 1926 service battle to
Soldiers field Chicago.
Fish introduced a resolution to
request the secretaries of war and
nnv-r tft endeavor to work out an
agreement that would be ; satis
factory to both scnoois, wnue
Britten, in another resolution de
manded that the army: be com
celled to adopt elegibility rules
enforced by "principal American
universities." .
Adolfo Luque Arrested
T For Assaulting Umpire
HAVANA, Cuba, -Dec 19.
(AP) Adolfo Luque, veteran
pitcher- of the Cincinnati Reds,
was arrested here today on a
chares of assaulting an umpire
during a baseball game. Luque is
manaKinz the Almendares club, a
semi-pro nine during the. winter
months. While a game in progress
todav Luaue was alleged to have
punched Umpire Valentine Gon
zales, causing several bruises. -
Read the Classified Ads
Ruby Goldstein Knocks
Ray Mitchell Out, N. Y.
NEW YORK, Dec 19. (AP)
Ruby Goldstein ot New York,
weighing 189 pounds, knocked
out Ray Mitchell, also known as
John Lombardo, of Philadelphia,
139 H, in the third round of a six
round feature boat at the St.
Nicholas arena here tonight.
Mitchell went down for a count
of nine in the second round.
BEARKITS OPEN
SEASON TONIGHT
The Willamette university fresh
man basketball team will engage
In Its first game tonight at Dal
las. against the Dallas high school
hoopsters.
Coach Lestle Sparks plans to
start Waddill. a Husky youth from
Amity, in the center position, with
Harmon and De Harpport at for
ward: and Page and Troxell in the
guard positions. Harmon hails
from Grants Pass, and De Harp-
port is a Salem youth!
Dwlght Adams, Salem high
School graduate, would . start at
forward, but he will not be able to
leave his work for the evening.
Doubtless a certain political
party adopted the elephant as aa
omblem because , it has' unusual
equipment for reaching the
trough. Schenectady Gazette.
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Who Buy jj
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SHIPLErSJ
LIBERTY STREET
FOR
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SHIPLEY'S
FOR THE
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Referee: Phillips.
,A Washington writer saye "a
majority of the 'national associa
tions' in the capital are lobbies.
pure and simple, which is cer-i
talnly a very charitable thing to
j say about a lobby. Detroit News.
1928 License Free
with every used car
until Christmas. This
is a Special Holiday
Offer. Our low prices
remain the same.
1
Experienced motorists know there
is big value in a good used car. ?
The extra value in Buick motor
cars is the big reason, why so many
people buy them. j
It never has been necessary to add
an extra $ 1 00 or so to fair used car
allowances to get peoplo to take
new Buicks. - - - ! t - "
Consequently we do not need to
collect those extra hundreds from
people who buy the used cars from
US. " " : -.
You cave money when you buy
your used car from' a Buick dealer.
His prices are right! . '
His word is as good as gold money!
SEE-
USED
AUTOS
1925 Master Buick Sedan,
Fully Equipped, ?1,000
1926 Master Buick Brougham,"
Fully Equipped, Just like
new. Original Price $2340,
Our price, 1585
1926 Master Buick Sedan, :
. Rubber 80, $1150
1926 Buick Standard Coach,
Fully Equipped, Rubber Like
New, Original Paint ; $985
1926 Buick Standard Coupe,'
New Rubber, Original Paint,
Fully Equipped, - - $975
1923 Light Six-" Studebaker;
Coupe, Fully Equipped, Orig
inal Paint . - 4 $345
1923 Maxwell Sedan, 7 New
Rubber, First Class Upbolr
tery, Going at $325
1925 Model 66 Willys Knight
Sedan, Fully Equipped, $975
1923 Light 'Six Studebaker
Sedan, Fully Equipped, Rub
ber 80 , , $345
1923 Paige Coach, Fully
, Equipped, First Class Rubber,
Four Wheel Brakes, Priced To
Sell - $350
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HAVE you never bent over a tidy red tin and
caught that marvelous P. A. fragrance? Only
a great tobacco could smell as good as thau
You prove how good it is on the Very first
reup. What a taste. Men! v
Cool as an immigration-officer. Sweet as
getting in. Mild and mellow as you expect a
smoke to be, yet with that full-bodied flavor
that makes- every puff a pleasant experience.
I wish I could put the taste right on your '
tongue, but yotfll have to do that
P. A. in a pipe is cool and long-burning,
tight to the bottom of the bowl. This one
-brand is bought by more men than any other t
tobacco in the world. There's only one way
. to account for Atf- P.'A.'a guaCty! -
The sooner you get started, the better. A
load of P. A. in the bow! of your pipe wIH be
a load off your mind. And I don't mean that
for any wisecrack. No matter what your
present program is, try Prince Albert on the
word of a friend. I'm telling you straight,
you'll make no mistake,. v '
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