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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 1928 CLOSE OF CONTEST TEXAS WANTS ONLY DEAD BANDITS HED BY SENATE S51SJ .A DEAD Back Robbers wtswa Final Bell Will Be Sounded at Stroke of Midnight Next Tuesday President Urged To Call New Convention for Cutting - Down Navies tSX0 isTeusI COUNTED N HOURS i With only a few hoifrs remain lag to secure subscriptions in The Statesman's big automobile con teat, candidates are exerting every effort possible to have-all their votes lined up in time to get them ,4 " B. I. HOLLAND Mr. Holland Is one of the most active and vigorous contestants In The Statesman contest. He luu a lMt of friends who wish him soc eee, and If he will organize his ftfrres he can win any prize In the to contest. fa the campaign department office before midnight, Tuesday, March Texas Bankers Assqciatiqn. . fiOYStJBEWi Sin.nm.00 .DOLUUtS 1 & 2 UBESTY STATE BANS. thUm 0 "Jve thouund dollars for every dead bank robber not a cent for a hundred live ones." That's how the Texas Bankers' associa tion plans U do away with bank robberies In the state. Left, above, a poster announcing the reward. Right, William M. Massie, presi dent of the association, signing a check for 10,000, the first paid since the announcement, for the death of two men shot in a bank robbery attempt. Below is a photo of the check. Kelly&ram s How Big Stores Help One Another Y This Is the last minute for cast tag votes in the contest. After Tuesday night at midnight there will be no more subscriptions and the contest will be 'losed. The winners will be carrying the happy smile that they have done their " beat and won the prizes that they were aiming at. Success does not come easy, neither do wishes and hopes con- tribute anything toward reaching - their gosl. Of all ambitious people It is the steady, persistent worker who never gives up that keeps at too top of the list and attains suc cess. Remember, caadidates, mid night la the last opportunity to cast your votes and win one of the valuable prizes offered in the con test. Tuesday should be the big gest day fo the campaign. Be safe to get all your votes in by Tuesday, midnight, or otherwise mail them at the postoffice post- marked Tuesday and they will be accepted Wednesday or Thursday provided they have been mailed at tfttt right time. Don't forget there Is a club bonus of 100,000 votes for every 910.00 worth of subscriptions se eared right up to the end of the contest. Remember, candidates, notwith standing any report that you may bae received to the contrary, no body has the prizes cinched , yet, and the work done between now t---r'sht of March 20 will I have In mind two big depart ment stores in a great middle western city, which stand almost (side by side.' One may be known as March's, the other as Boiey's. Said the manager of March's store a while ago: . "If Boiey's should ever have to move because, the building owner raises the rent, I should almost be disposed to pay the difference In their rental out of my own funda, if necessary, to keep them close by." And I have no doubt that the manager of Boiey's feels the same way. So long as the two stores are in operation in the same city. It is better for each that they should be close together the closer the better. One helps the other. Each establishment has customers who would rather buy there than elsewhere; but if there isa chance of getting better val ues at another place next door they will look over the . goods there before buying. In that way each atore helps its neighbor to draw a crowd, and out of the nam ber who drift in from next door many will be moved to make pur chases they had no Idea of mak ing when they left home. Buying is stimulated. If you have ever had occasion to buy a piano, the chances are that you found most of the piano stores in the same part of town and fairly close together. When a man etarts to buy a piano he wants to examine every line in town if he can 'do so conveniently. But he may not bother with the termine the prize win-Mealer who is too far from the Much the same condition Is true of automobiles, typewriters and other articles. Across the atreet from one of the largest department stores In New York Is a successful drygoods establishment that few New York shoppers know by name. The place is advertised only modestly. is unobtrusive in appearance, and ll you went by the store you would wonder if you noticed it at all how the concern manages to keep going, especially In the face of competition of the vaet es tablishment on the other side of the street. The answer Is that, except for the big store, the little store could not exist in that location. It would either have to move or suspend operations. Without the big store It would be like a side show with no circus to attract the crowd. As It is, the smaller plant probably makes a bigger profit for the amount invested than its over towering competitor. NEW INCORPORATIONS others. The Portland Mercury company, with capital stock of $12,000 and headquarters in , Portland, has been Incorporated by Harry H. Shlllington. L. E. Bedwell, L. A. Stovall and H. R. Foster. Other articles filed in the state corporation department follow: Western Trading company, Portland, 15000; Edward Martin Geary, Hugh Bryant Fraser and Rexfod Edison Thorne. Yundt & McKenna, Corvallls, 15000; C. P. Yundt, F. E. McKen na and Arthur Clarke. WASHINGTON, Mar. U (AP) Without debate the house today adopted an amendment to the $274,000,000 new warship con struction program to request the president to urge the "necessity" for another international confer ence for the limitation of naval armaments. The proposal, sponsored by Rep resentative Sproul, republican, Kansas, was accepted without a vote. Shortly after its adoption an effort to reach a final vote be fore night adjournment was blocked by Representative Blant on, democrat, Texas, and the measure was carried over "tor dis position tomorrow. The house also accepted by a vote of 115 to 102 an amendment by Representative Dalllnger, re publican, Massachusetts, to pro vide that eight of the proposed sixteen ships should be constructed In government navy yards. Dalllnger contended that it was fair that at least half of the pro posed 15 cruisers and one aircraft carrier should be built in the navy yards, and several members sup porting his stand said that the statement had been made that the program had been offered to con gress for the relief of the shipping industry. Blanton opposed the Dalllnger amendment and after an unsuc cessful effort to obtain a record vote on the proposal threw a par liamentary monkey wrench into the plans of house leaders for an Immediate final vote. He demand ed the reading of the engrossed measure, which would have neces sitated sending the bill to the gov ernment printing office for print ing as amended. House leaders thereupon postponed the final vote until tomorrow. , Km iis -mm jrp1 REGISTER CARDS SENT Call Attention to Need of Register ing By April 17 Cards which are to be posted by voter registrants throughout Mar ion county, were being- sent out by County Clerk U. G. Boyer Thurs day. These cards were necessitated by the new law, which requires all voters to be registered 30 days be fore election, and forbids the swearing in of voters at the polls Registration for the primary election closes April 17, the coun ty clerk emphasized. Only about 500 persons have registered since the last election, and there are un doubtedly a great number more who ought to register but have not. Boyer says. Persons who have moved to a new precinct or changed their party affiliation, or women who have married, are required to reg ister over again. The State of Utah derives its name from the Utes Indians, ac cording to an answered question in Liberty Magazine. MARKET FURNITURE CO. is cooperating with the Crown Milling Co. and the Market Grocery Co. in bring ing Mrs. Humphreys to Salem with her Cooking Demonstrations and Lectures on the fine arts of baking. Mrs. Humphreys will be at the Market Building Monday arid will stay all week. If you have any baking problems Mrs. Humphreys will be glad to assist you AT THE MARKET BUILDING. Cup and Saucer Sale Here is a bargain that will ap peal to the thrifty housewife. Plain white cups and saucers. just the thing for every day use 74c Set of aging Mop . tut kitchen - floor with a minimum of time and effort, No bending your back, no put ting your hand In dirty water. It's a pleasure to keep the lln oleum clean with one of these mops. 98c I Telephone Stand Here Is a telephone stand with a genu ine Mahogany top. also lfxlf. It is mounted on grace fully turned legs and has a shelf for the telephone book. The tench to inatch is also of mahogany and la included in this price.' " This will particularly appeal to anyone who la furnishing either a house complete or a single room. In our furniture department we have some house furnishings that have been slightly used. "These are in splendid condition and are offered at greatly reduced prices. For example, we have a three piece bedroom set reduced to. $27.85 Ton will be both surprised and delighted when yon see -what a handsome davenport yon can buy at the Market for only SSI. You can place one of these comfortable davenports any where you. wish in your room for the baek as well as the front Us upholstered in rich art velour. Reversible seat cushions add to the beauty and the triple panel or serpentine xroui, gives the graceful proportions usually found only in the higher priced davenports. ' . ' . " .fiTECiAi , . . : J Galvanized Pails 10 quart galvanised pails spec ially priced for Saturday. 29c Lawn Mowers It is so easy to keep an attract ire looking lawn if you have a new lawn mower that la sharp and operates easily. They are priced here as low as $6.65 Dinner Sets One of these II piece sets ! Just '. tbe thing for every day use. They -' may ' be had In a varletT of nat terns attractively decorated. Make your selection while the variety lasts. Spec ially priced at : ---.; I People who appreciate "Truth in Advertising" and "Honesty in all Things, make up the steady customer at every Thrift Store. 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