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THE OREGON STATESMAN. SAT, KM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1928 Mrs. J. Clyde Simpson of Salem Named Stcretary Treasurer of Clan ZENA, July 28. (Speelal) Descendants of William and Mary Simpson, who crossed the plains with ox teams In 1846 and located In the Waldo hills, met-at tSltver Creek Falls park SundayJuly 22. , The Simpson clan organized at this meeting, electing as president John Simpson of Carlton, and Mrs. J. Clyde Simpson' of Salem as secretary-treasurer. - The meeting next year will be held the last Sunday In Juk at the state fair grounds at Salem. The oldest living member present was Mrs. Nanny Cherry of Dallas. Mrs. Cherry is a daughter of Har riet Simpson Price and Larkia Price. All of those prcat. Sun day were relatives of the noted Oregon poet, Sam L. Simpson, author of "Beautiful Willamette" and other poems. William Simp son was the first Baptist minis ter in Oregon and performed the first marriage ceremony recorded at the Marion county court house. John Simpson made the princi pal address of the day at the re union, giving the life history of his father, John Simpson, Sr., Who was a son of Benjamin Simp son of Portland, son of William Simpson. The address follows: "After crossing the plains in 1846 John Simpson married and settled at Cloverdale but the life was too hard for his wife and fam ily so he eventually took up a homestead at Sheridan in 1871, where he was a school teacher and studied law. When he was 52 years old he was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Sheridan 30 years. There were five child ren in the family. Sam L. Sinip pon was a frequent visitor at their home." Mr. Simpson closed his ad dress by saying that he wished to thank the Simpson clan for the treat honor they had conferred upon him by electing him as pres ident. About 40 members enjoyed the excellent dinner and speeches by various members. Miss Anne Simpson of Salem was organizer and Mrs. J. Clyde Simpson deserv ed a great deal of credit for get ting the clan together. Those present Included: Mr. and Mrs. John Simpson, Carlton and three children, Glen, Bruce, and Loradeen; Mr. and Mrs. J.Clyde jSinipaon. Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Claud Simpson and two children, Kuth and Billy, Portland; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Simpson, Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Noel Simpson and two pons Elmo and Donald, Frultland; Miss Rose Simpson, Shaw, J. H. Simpson, Shaw; Mrs. Cassie Simp son Hicks, Shaw, Miss Anne Simp son, Salem, Miss Mabel Simpson, Portland, Mrs. Nanny Cherry and son Alfred Cherry of Dallas. Mrs. Fiddler. Dallas, Marion Shoemaker, Shaw; Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Matlock and Children, Eil een and Robert Veneta; Mrs. Pearl Ti.cks Humphreys and son Clair Humphreys, Shaw; W. Smith, Dal las; Mrs. Vera Levitt, Newberg, and son Robert Levitt, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Crawford and three children, Robert, Alice and Wilma. Zena; and J. White of Salem. virtual clearing house for Informa tion needed by owners of fnrnaca heated homes and those planning to build. ' ; "Any information regarding In stallation, correct fuels, chimney construction and any other phase of the home heating problem will be furnished by the division free of cost" Northwest-made furnaces are designed to give proper service under focal condditlons according to Rosebrangh. He emphasized that it is easy to get service and replacements quickly on north west products. i "And the man who buys Oregon I products is not spending money on long freight hauls," added the lo cal furnace builder. iSWUT I MITT OF FULL Place Desolate Nov But Lawns Well Kept, Ready For September Date POULTRY LECTURE ii TO BE WEDnESDftY Arthur A. Peters, nationally known poultry lecturer, will be at the Salem chamber of com merce Wednesday evening, Aug ust 1, at 8 o'clock to give a lec ture on poultry and will show ex clusive motion pictures of the poultry Industry and its phases. The poultry industry ranks sec ond only to cattle in national wealth in. this country, and ha? been growing by leaps and bounds. Mr. Peters lecture has been planned to give the poultry men proven, reliable Information n the best method' of raising -hicks, and recent food and hand ling discoveries to eliminate the ai en ace of yolkers and crooked breast bones, as well as overcom ing leg weaknesses In layers. Mr. Peters i3 with the Albert poultry research department He has lectured throughout the en ire United States before poultry rganizatlons. and under the aus pices of various conin&rcial clubs. and is considered one of the most eliable students of poultry scien ces, giving practical demonstra ion of mettrbds for ovcrcomin? he unfavorable conditions in oultry raising and egg produc ion. Zcna Missionary Society To Meet With Mrs. Hunt ZENA. July 28. (Special) Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Henry and Mrs. Mary B. Crawford toured the beaches last week. They went to Newport Friday and stopped at Taft. Neskowin and Pacific City on their return trip. Mrs. J. Fred Purvine and daughter Miss Marjorie were Thursday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Stewart of Mc Coy. Mrs. Walter B. Hunt and Mrs. Jesse Worthington of Zena will entrrtain the Zena missionary and aid society at the regular monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon, August 1, at the home of Mrs. Hunt. ME E E DIVISION Builders to Guide Home Owners in Proper Install ation and Type; To help Oregon home owners in proper Installation of the right type of warm air furnace to give atlsfactory service under local conditions is one of the alms of the newly-established Intelligence a l vision of Northwest Furnace Builders, according to - W. Rosebrangh. Salem furnace manu facturer. "The division might be celled service bureau." said Rosebrangh. "Many home owners are-, faced with problems resulting from fail ure of a furnace to performepo nomically and efficiently. ' , The members of Northwest Furnace Builders have made a study . of the climate and conditions beye a they effect home heating. "Competent engineers a. r rea.ay, at a moment's notice, to Rive their help in handling the most difficult problems. .The new intelligence . division i to be ' 118 BE ADDED TO HOSPITAL BOLL The population of the two hos pitals for the insane in Oregon las increased in one year from 2769 to 2887. At the ctate peni entlary the population has in creased 117. There are now 707 inmates in this institution. The demands upon the feeble minded institution Increased 37. Other institutions show, small in creases or decreases in population during the year. At the nine state institutions, not including the state schools for the blind and the state school for the deaf, which are closed because of the vacation season, the popu latlon has Increased during the year from 4756 to 4986. Christian Church Bible School Picnic Success The picnic held by the First Christian bible school in Hager's Grove Friday afternoon was a Treat success. There was action 'rom the first to the last. The swimming during the afternoon was cooling, the indoor baseball f the late afternoon was "fast," he races of the early evening were interesting, the baseball at six was humorous (the -official board won from the young hopefuls), the big basket supper was most refreshing and the chinning con test at the end of the day was fa tiguing. - Rev. D. J. Howe, the minister, caught a very successful game when the board team made up of several "old timers." took a 15 to 10 victory from the less experien ced youths. The game was so in teresting that it will be continued next week. The school has a fine lineup of prospectlves and with practice and the aid of their "dads" they will be able to hold their own with any bible school in the city. Father of Mrs. White Passes In California Word has been received here of the death in El Monte, Cel.. July 17 of A. W. Parsons, 88, of Los Angeles, who was known in this section through visits to his sons. Rev. William Parsons, D. D., who has occupied pulpits In Port, land and Eugene, and another son, Frederick Parsons, Portland grocer. Parsons was one of the pioneer prohibition stand-patters, and had been until recent years active in church work. He spent many years in Topeka, Kansas. Mrs. Marshall White of Salem la a daughter of Parsons. Seven other children survive: George A. of Lot Angeles; Rev. William of Pittsburgh; Arthur of RemsenJ Pa.: Mrs. James S. Lyon, Oklaho ma City; Etta Dolman, of. Seattle; Fred O. Parsons, Hammond, Ore.; Amy A. Nance, Los Angeles. Sev eral grandchildren and relatives In Canada, England and New Zea land also survive. Man and Wife Found Shot To Death In Own Home MINNEAPOLIS July 28 AP) Mr. and Mrs. John Schleuder, 'parents of six children, were found shot to death In their home here, todav. Police were at loss wheth er to classify the tragedy as mur der and suicide or a suicide pact. The utter sense of desertion that Is found only in abandoned mining or lumber camps or other places of former human hab itation characterizes the first Im pression of the state fairgrounds at Salem at the present time. Not at all Indicative of the bustle of human activity that will be pres ent on the grounds while the fair is In progress September 24 to 21 Is the present sense of desolation. Vacant spaces in the pavilions that are soon to be filed with ex hibits, open ground where later the famous "mid-way" that fe an annual event of the fair will later make a mushroom growth, and a track deserted now except for a single horse or two In training, all speak silent volumes however of the activity that. Is to follow the opening of the fair. In the center of the track, where in former years an eye-sore In the way of ugly dry grass or stubble marred the appearance of the grounds, now a field of green clo ver is in cultivation and will be a soft green background for the events to be run later. An im pressive sight will be given this year when the thoroughbreds tear down the brown track and around the green field, color will blend with precise action. Another big improvement Is the leveling of the old Salem city dump and a crew of men is at work on the grounds engaging in this labor at the present time. The present plan is to level the ground as much as possible and to clear a temporary roadway through which It is to connect with 17th street and' will provide an additional neans of access to the grounds. For the present season only a temporary road will be attempted as the dump will require some little time yet before It will settle sufficiently to support a perma nent road bed. Although the clearing process which is to make way for the tem porary road requires the moving of a great deal of heavy material in the form of old boilers, parts of automobile bodies and other numerous bits of junk it is now definitely announced by Mr. Sam Bush, Salem, who is in charge of the work for the Fair board that he road will be completed in plen ty of time to use the same for the Fair this year. Just how long it will be before the dump settles enough to make permanent construction possible is a matter of some speculation. In that regard it is interesting to note however that the first layer of garbage dumped on the grounds has already decomposed sufficient ly that It conld be sufficiently lev eled. It has been suggested by men engaged In the work that rock salt or some other rusting agent might be successfully used in this connection to hasten the process of decomposition In the remainder of the dump. The lawns about the grounds have been kept in good condition by Mr. Bush and his staff of five assistants and they will be in very tine shape by the opening of the Fair, September 24. All of the flowers and . shrubs about the grounds will be trimmed up ver soon and will be in condition for exhibition. v Beds of flowers that for several years have been objects of consid erable Interest have already been reset and should be at the peak of good appearance by fair time this year. The matter of an additional im provement Is expected by Mr. Bush to come before the Fair board at the next meeting will be the ques tion of the construction of a new cattle barn. In former years when the permanent buildings were found to be Inadequate, cattle have been exhibited In large circus tents shipped in from Seattle. The cost of these, which Includes the rent upon the same, freight from Seat tle, and the cost of erecting them and later taking them down, has been rather large and it is quite possible than an additional build ing will be erected to meet this situation. While the track is in very good condition some additional work in the nature of finishing touches will be put on it before the horses return from Salem to end the North Pacific competition. Prob ably this will Include some filling in about the center of the track and a little disking which will re move any ruts that have been worn in during the training held here this spring. Very little else will be neces sary to place the grounds in first class condition for the fair as most of the permanent structures are already in fairly good condition and will need very little attention to have them in condition for this year. FUX1ICK UPSET D LIKE LABISH Driver Says 30-day Haul Will Cost Grower $1,200; Not All Profit ten will be removed from Newt Tork to Denver. - Formal announcement Is being withheld for the time being, the newspaper says, adding that new offices and a board of directors hart been selected, eight of the thirteen directors being from Col orado. The company has assets In excess of 825,000,000. 8. W. SInshelmer of Denver, was re-elected president of the com panjr. Salem Boys At YM Camp Take Early Ocean Dips LAKE LABISH. July 28 (Spe cial) Great loads of flax, enroute to the Salem linen mill, are ad ding their quota to the congested travel o the Pacific Highway. As I early as 4 o'clock in the morning! these great truck-loads of flax.' rush along, like flying haystacks. Today a great double truck con taining 4 tons on each section, a total of 8 tons was being taken to the linen mill. Meeting a big oil truck, and attempting to get past, the second section became unhooked and capsized in the La bish flats in the vicinity of the Mathis nursery. The oil truck with Roy Gardner, driver. 6et the playful flax truck to rights and the two flax truck drivers pro ceeded to re-load the 4 tons. "We are hauling from the Her farm at Aurora, which farm has 300 acres of the finest flax this side of Ireland," one of the young men told the correspondent, ad ding "Yes, there are in the neigh borhoop of 800 acres of flax around Aurora; and we will make $40 a day hauling flax." They hastened to say, however, that the money Is not all clear profit. They said: "We paid $6,000 for our equipment and li cense, to say nothing of gas. up keep and other expense. This flax crop must all be moved in 30 days. That means 11200 for the hauling. If our trucks hold out, our flax holds out, and we hold out, we will come out ahead!" TBI LOOMS IN LABISH DIS1C T Sudden Ripening of Grains With Hot Days Causes Longer Working Hours Mr. Crary says the meals will be better later on, but if he is able to fulfill his promises or predic tions along this line we will cer tainly dine like kings," writes Nor man WInslow from the Marion county' YMCA boys' camp at Adams said that the boys were all having a fine time. There are 51 at camp Including the instructors Mr. Kells went to Oceanstde yes terday taking with him Leo Si mons, nature study expert and kodak Instructor. Dwight Adams American Beet Sugar Company To Reorganize ROSEDALE HAS FIRE ROSEDALE, July 28. (Spec ial) The Sunday school picnic of he Rosedale Sunday school was held Friday at Sunnyside. A fire of unknown origin de stroyed about 25 acres of the John Jory pasture last Sunday af ternoon. Members of the com munity were called to help put out the flames. DENVER, July 28 (AP) The Denver Morning Post says that re organization of the American Beet Sugar company. New York, has been effected here, and it Is un derstood the executive headquar- that the camp this year, from the boys' point of view, is an unqual ified success. All the boys arrived at Ocean side by noon Tuesday and spent the rest of the day in getting set tled In their tents and taking a swim in the ocean. The aay closed with a big campfire, at which each boy was introduced to the crowd. "Thursday mornlnr the whole camp, with a few exceptions, start ed the day off right with a dip in the ocean at 6 o'clock. The boys who dared the icy . waters raced in LAKE LABISH, July 28. (Spe-'jy ClalvEila Mc,Munn 13 tne r,rBtj "The results of the first day's of the 22 rural reporters of thisIngpectlon were. flr8t Tent No. 5, Wes Heise, leader; second. Tent No. 4. P. Bell, leader and third. Tent No. 6, D. Mulkey. leader. After inspection a ball game was Oceanside. Air of which means reported that a clam-catching ex pedition Friday netted ltl of the s belled creatures. , I . ' s Parents and other visitors are welcome on Sundays, but are re quested not to take candy or other sweets to the boys. Mr. Crary, the camp cook, has charge of their diet and wants to keep the boys in the best possible condition for their outing. section to complete the extension course In journalism from OSC and receive' her diploma which was issued by Professor Mcintosh this week. The unusual weather conditions of the pest week have caused hun dreds of acres of grain to ripen all at once in this county. With hay baling in full blast, with grain cutting, with threshing almost at the threshold, farmers are Ignoring labor schedules. There is not an idle man to be seen in the country. Much fine clover seed will be threshed this autumn from pres ent Indications. One fine piece of clover reserved for seed is the 100 acres on the lang belonging to the Harrison Jones estate. All the clover seems heavy with seed and the outlook for this industry is unusually promising. Miss Augusta Matthes is spend ing the week with her aunt, Mrs. William Mumper. Hog-raising Is receiving some attention as a side line here. Farmers find this a profitable way to dispose of grain raised here. Some of the best animals of this class are to be found on the George Campbell farm and some equally good on the Frank Mat thes farm. PHYSICIAN SAVES WOMAN Doctor Prevents Eugene Resident from Falling to Death played on the beach in which Wes (Helse's team defeated "Slick Adams' bunch 16-12. Paul Ka- foury starred with five errors and one assist. "In the afternoon we all hiked to the Cape Mears lighthouse two and one-half miles away. We found that the visibility was poor, and due to fog we could not even see the water. After Inspecting the light and what territory we could see, we returned to camp." A long distance telephone call PORTLAND, Ore., July 27. (AP) Quick action by an emer gency hospital physician tonight saved the life of Mrs. James O. Stubbleblne, 86, of Eugene, as the woman was about to fall from the fourth-story window at police headquarters here. Mrs. Stubbleblne had fainted at the Sixth street stage terminal early in the night and was taken to the emergency hospital for treatment. The physician had gone Into his office to answer a telephone call when he heard the woman get up and run toward the front of the building, he said. The doctor raced after her and reach ed her as she was about to fall from the window. The woman was locked In a pad- to the Salem Y from Dwlghtded cell. AFTER NON-VOTERS""" BUENOS AIRES, July 28, (AP) More than 26,000 citizens are to be prosecuted for failure to vote In the Argentine presidential and 'egislative elections of April 1. 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