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f Clear , and ' cold r, today
. Moderate ; winds, becoming
southerly. Max. temperature
Monday, 4S; Mia- S3; River
14; Rain .02; Cloud j; Mo
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SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, "Tuesday Morning, November 2Q,j 1328
PRICE FIVE CENTS
STATE STREET
CISTBUM
Zone : Change Voted; City
May Seek Dirigible Land
ing Field Location
Cinder Investigation Author
ized; Liberty Street
Culvert Job Let
. Mysterious gestures forescast-
Ing an - immediate construction
. program of considerable magni
tude on the south' side of State
street somewtiere between Church
and Winter streets, and a more in
the direction of offering the Unit
ed States government facilities, for
landing dirigibles in- the immed
iate vicinity of Salem,, were out
standing features of - Monday
night's council meeting, along
with final action instructing Prof.
D. B. Boala of O. 6. C. to proceed
with the proposed "cinder surrey"
in this city.
The State street mystery came
to the limelight when an ordin
ance was introduced 'providing
that the two half blocks fronting
on this. street -be changed from
zone 1 to zone 3, as requested in
a petition - signed by all property
owners affected except the First
Methodist church: The petition
had been approved by the zoning
commission.
Property Owners
All Favor Change
Alderman W. II. Dancy asked
that the rules be suspended and
the ordinance placed on final pas
sage, intimating that this was of
vital importance to some pending
development. He added that the
Methodist church board had ap
proved the proposed change, but
not in time to sign the petition, so
that there could be no possible ob
jection to emergency passage.
Alderman W. W. Rosebraugh
raised the question of the legality
of this, the zoning ordinance the
calling of a hearing before enact
ment of zone changes: but City
Attorney Williams held that since
all of the property owners had
waived this right, the hearing
woufd net be necessary.
Buildings Must Re
Set Rack Ten Feet
The amendment changing the
zone contains a provision that all
buildings erected In this area be
set back ten feet from the prop
erty line.
The matter of a dirigible land
ing field was introduced by Alder
jnan Rosebraugh, who said that
" TBe government was planning to
establish such a field In the north,
west, that Portland had offered an
island but that there were objec
tions to this site and Salem would
have a good chance of obtaining
, the field. Among the benefits he
cited the fact that a large crew of
men would be stationed at the
landing field, such a crew neces
sary to handle the large craft.
The council instructed Mayor
LIvesley to appoint a committee to
work with a commlitee from the
Salem chamber of commerce In In
vestigating the possibility of offer
. ing a site here. .
The cinder investigation pre
viously proposed by Alderman Hal
Patton was authorized upon re
ceipt of a letter from Jrof. Bonis,
estimating the cost at $300. Ap
propriation of that amount out of
the street improvement fund was
voted?
South Liberty Street -Calvert
Contract Set ,
The council let a contract for
construction of the culvert' over
South Mill creek in connection
with the South Liberty street
bridge, to P. L. Frasier of Salem
at a price of $7402.60. The bid
accepted was on the alternative
project which permits the water
company to leave Its helt drive
in its present location, the com
pany paying $600 of the cost of
the culvert.
.The resolution calling for trans-
of $1000 from the lighting fund
to the police fund was passed ov
er the protest of Alderman Dancy,
who thought the money should be
spent for putting in lights for
which petitions have been filled
The ways and, means committee
recommended the transfer on the
word of members of the lighting
committee who explained that al
though the money was In the fund,
they could use it this year. The re
sult -will be that the police depart
znent will not hare a deficit and
the lighting fund will be that
much greater next year.
. The ways and means committee
recommended that the offer of
Kelson A Ling of $4100 for prop
erty which the city purchased be-
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.
Hi School Class
To Check Up Old
Galileo9 s Stunt
It, by 'chance, yon should
be harrying ' past the First
National bank bnUdlne; at
8 o'clock ' this morning
watch oat. For at that hour,"
two balls, one wooden and
one steel, will be dropped
from the top .of the building.
It will all be because mem
bers of the physics class , of
Bliss Jnne Philpott.cf the
Salem high school, want to
see just how it. was ' that
Galileo, Italian astronomer,
arrived at his orietnal ex
periment, and the hank,
building was "loaned" for
the pnrpose. -
What...
They think of-
The American Red
Cross and the
Work It is Doing:.
A THOUSAND times the
heart of humanity has
been touched by tragedy
and disaster and a thousand
times the American Red Cross
has responded with the services
of its members and its money
to relieve suffering and priva
tion. In peace, as in war, the
Red Cross has been prepared
for every call. Now that it is
Undertaking its annual roll call.
In an endeavor to finance a con
tinunce of its work, the New
Statesman has responded to a
request to determine what Sa
lem folk think about the Red
Cross.
I. L. PATTERSON,, governor
of , Oregon, said: "The Ameri
can Red " Cross has repeatedly
demonstrated its usefulness by
giTjng prompt, well-trained and
efficient service in times of
great emergency. The people
of pregon should make a cheer-,
ful response to the annual call
for membership and contribute
a generous quota of the funds
necessary to carry on the work
for the relief of suffering and
the welfare of humanity." '
OSCAR STEELHAMMER,
present Marlon county assessor,
said: "I have never paid any
attention to the work of he Red
Cross.'and never thought much
about it either. No, I can't say
anything in favor of it."
GARLAND SIMPSON, sales
man at Bishop's, said: "I have
not had any personal experi
ence with the Red Cross, but
judging from what I have read
their work must be of Immeas
urable value in stricken areas."
ALBERT SCHINDLER, route
2, told reporter who was in
1926 hurricane in south:
"When youo returned from the
south you told me of the work
the Red Cross did in aiding the
homeless after the hurricane.
"When you returned from the
mation of such wonderful work,
how can I have any but a good
idea of the work the Red Cross
does in time of emergencies?"
ROY M. SMITH, of the Smith
and Townsend service station,
said: .."Well, I dont know a
whole lot about the question,
bnt so far as I have observed,
the Red Cross seems to be doing
satisfactory work."
JOSEPH BENNER, general
delivery clerk at the Salem
postoffice, said: "I think that
the Red Cross reaches more
people who actually need help
than any other agency with
the possible exception of the
Salvation Army. The Red Cross
reaches the desolate and unfor
tunate with less waste of means
and less waste of time than any
other agency to help that I
know anything about."
JOHN IMLAH, 1270 Fir
street, said: "The Red Cross
seems to be a good organiza
tion, although I don't under
standexactly what it is for. Of,
course, we should support their
membership drive to a certain
extent, but all these drives have
a habit of keeping a person
broke. If a person should look
around closer to home - they
would find a number of cases
as worthy of attention as the
national Red Cross. The Red
Cross seems to function only in
big catastrophes, and I guess
the work it does at such times
is invaluable."
MRS. - FRED W. LANGE,
1055 Belmont street, said:
"The Red Cross is a pretty
good organization and is most
certainly worthy of any support
we can give it. Its work in war
time and in the big disasters
has been outstanding."
H DIS1BU1N
BOSTON. Nov. 19. (AP)
Miss Rosamund Duff of Toronto,
speaking tonight before, the 54th
convention of the National Wom
an's Christian Temperance Union,
said that under government con
trol in Canada "the increase of fa
cilities for the sale of liquor
means' an increase In liquor, in
crease in drinking, increase in
drunkenness, increase in accidents
and increase in crime." X.
Miss Duff, who Is secretary of
the- Ontario Woman s Christian
Temperance Union, declared that
government control had. failed to
prevent bootlegging or the sale of
poisonous liquor in uanaoa.
"We are told," she said, "that
when 'good liquor could be ob
tained -no one would want the
poison staff. Tet with all the enor
mous quantity of liquor sold by
the government in .Canada, -ao
great is the use of rubbing alco
hol as a beverage that one of the
government liquor officials I de
clared that 75 percent of all the
rubbing alcolul now sold isbeing
bought for drinking-purposes,
; "One has, only . tcu go . to. courts
to see the enormous increase in
irlnking among young people un
der government .control in Can
ada . t T .t '-. , .0 . . J . J .
N CAHADfl DECRIED
inOUIRY BARES
coiiTiorisi
Persecution by Power Com
panies Described by Wit
nesses at Probe
Bitter Testimony is Given
Concerning ATI eg ed
Maladministration
RAN FRANCISCO. NOV. 19.
UP) Thareea of nersecution of
thA Klamath river Indians by the
power companies, including mur
dr and arson, climaxed other hit
ter -testimony here today, during
the first session of the senatorial
investigation of Indian affairs in
this state.
Backed bv United States Sen
ator Hiram W. Johnson, women's
clubs and the California Indian
Defense association, Mrs. Mary
Glat Dornbach. called the "Joan
of Arc" of the Klamath river In
dians, made a fiery witness before
the committee which is bearing
the complaints of neglect and mal
administration directed against
the federal Indian' bureau.
"The- tinwer corporations have
stopped at nothing to get power
sites on tne mamam river," airs.
Dornbach testified. "My own sis
ter was murdered and our house
hnrned bv a cents of the Dover
companies in their attempts to
drive my people from tne dis
trict," she asserted.
Power Firm Involved
Witnesses Believe
Belief that a certain California
power company had obtained a
temporary .permit to build a dam
on the Klamath river was ex
pressed by Mrs. Dornbach and
also by Harry C. Roberts, district
chairman of Indian welfare, Fed
eration of Women's clubs, and At
torney Charles L. Gilmore of Sac
ramento.
If. this dam were to be built,
they said, the salmon fishing in
theKlamath river, which industry
supports the Indians in the- reser
vation, would be destroyed.
Other witnessed whose charges
against the Indian bureau include
the maladministration of Indian
affairs' "shmeful neglect" of their
health ami education and illegal
ities in the allotting of lands were
L. A. Barrett of the United States
bureau of forestryr'Mrs. Florence
Ames, nurse with the state hoard
of health, and Walter M. Dickie,
state health officer.
07 Per Cent of Indian
Land Said Not Tillable
Barrett said that only 3 per
cent of the land allotted to the In
dians could be farmed. The land
for the most part is sage brush
and rock, Barrett testified.
Mrs. Ames bitterly flayed the
shameful neglect" of the Indian
bureau and said that conditions
were "almost beyond belief."
"My survey shows that 70 per
cent of the Indian children die
from lack of attention." she said.
"I have seen a mother gfve birth
to a baby in a sand pit under the
blazing sun without medical at
tention of any kind families of
five and six, several with con
tagious diseases living in one
room other instances of pitiable
suffering and poverty."
Reckless Disregard of
Health Is Recounted
Mrs. Ames was followed to the
stand by Walter M. Dickie state
neaun oincer who asserted that
little .or no discernment had been
used In transferring Indians, ill
with tuberculosis, from one res
ervation to the other..
"Indians stricken with the dis
ease in the southern part of the
state have been sent to northern
reservalons where the climate in
entirely unsuited," he said.
DEATH TOLL IS 18
KANSAS CITY, Nov. l.-4
(AP) Overflowing streams were
spreading death and destruction
in five states tonight and the
mighty MississiDol river itself wa
out of Its banks along the borders
of Missouri and Illinois. - - - j
Rainfall of unprecedented pro
portions for this time of VWft
brought Kentucky and Illinois in
to me iiooc reit during the day
and increased the seriousness of
the . situation in Missouri, whli
communities in eastern Arkansas
ana a portion of Oklahoma were
slowly recovering from the most
disastrous November flood on TfH.
ord. , . . - . - L
Three deaths In Kentucky,
where the Cumberland -river was
on a rampage and two mora re
ported in Kansas and another la
Illinois brought, the total known
dead to is.
TO SPEAK
HI 1 . ' - i : I
Dr. James Edward Rogers; di
rector of the physical education
bureau of the American- Play-
SroundanU. - Recreation- associa
tion wiH ,be the principal . speaker
&t -the meeting of the State Phys
ical Education association in. fia-
lem Wednesday . night.
111 FLOODS
n
nnnK
Old Laws To Be
Revived To Get
liquor Revenue
Investigator Traces $34,000
Due U. S.; Class "Above
the Law" Blamed
Invitations will soon he issued
to a number i of ' Marion county
liquor law violators to contribute
124,000 to the support of the
United States government, regard
less of penalties assessed in courts
following conviction, according to
statements of F. A. Haseltlne, fed
eral prohibition Investigator.
f Mr. Hazelttne left here Monday
after rounding up about 30 viola
tors who are liable for revenue
taxes under 50-year old laws and
who have the ability to pay their
penalties. The invitations wiu be
issued by J. O. Johnson, special
U. S. attorney of Portland, who
will ask violators to make offers
of compromise in suits he will
file against them.
Mr. Hazeltine addressed the
congregation of the First Metho
dist Episcopal church Sunday
night. In" part he said:
Hit Higher Up
' "Emancipation and not prohi
bition was the object of the antl
liquor laws. As 'Pussyfoot John
son,' famous prohibition apostle,
said: 'There will be bootlegging as
long as there is chicken stealing.
but the idea is to make it dim
cult to get a drink and to stop
treating, which is the means by
which every drinker gets started.
"There is no danger of repeal of
the 18th amendment. That was
set tied. In the recent election. The
danger lies in modification and
nullification and the greatest
nullif iers are not the . poor devils
who drink canned heat hut the
higher ups, the lawyers and bank
ers who think they are above
law. Were they to succeed In null!
fvlnr the law they would only en
courage the I. W. W.s in their
alms to nullify- laws protecting
nronertv rirhts. in which laws
these very higher ups are especial
It interested.
"Elehtv five nercent of the
liauor law violators are foreign
era, mostly Greeks and Italians
and of these the Greeks are the
most vicious and persistent. There
is no honor in bootleggers; they
will double cross each other and
squeal on each other to get an
advantage or to wreak vengeance.
The two rreatest assistants in the
enforcement of the law are tne Hi
jackers and the ootleg lawyers,
be cause the former maae u aan-
gerons anu u cAtnw"'6-
HEIfill SET FOB
: office euiioine
Supreme Court to Consider
Statev Case December 3;
Moore to Appear
Hearinr of the ease involving
the nroDosed construction of a
state office building in Salem at a
cost; of $600,000, has been set by
the United States sppreme court
for December 3,. according to a
telegram received here Monday.
Willis Moore, assistant attorney
general, will represent the state.
Erection of the building was
authorized by the 1927 legislature
under a law allowing the state
board of control to borrow S00,-
000 from the state industrial ac
cident commission. This money
was to be repaid out 'of rentals re
ceived from state departments oc
cupying space in the building.
The law was attacked ny tne
Eastern & Western Lumber com
pany of Portland, contributors to
the workmen's compensation fund,
on the theory that the accident
commission funds were held 'in
trust and for a specific purposeIt
also was alleged that the state has
no authority to contract an obliga
tion! In excess of 150,000.
The Oregon supreme court held
for the state, whereupon the plain,
tiffs appealed to the United
States supreme court.
Knowland Talks
At West Salem I
CluUs Meeting
WEST SALEM, Ore., Nov-. 19.
(Special) Chas. E. Knowland
of Salem was the principal speaa
er at the West Salem community
dub meeting here tonight. ,He
spoke on the subject "Community
Building.' j
President ! Arnold of the club
appointed two members of a com
mittee of three to arrange for en
tertainments, profits from which
will be used to help various pub
lic enterprises, Fred Gibson and
Elmer Cook were named on the
committee. The third member will
be named later. ;
Smith Regaining
: Much Vitality In
i Southern Climes
EDGE WATER GULF HOTEL.
Miss.. Nov. t. (AP) -Governor
Alfred B. Smith, of New York,
is rapidly regaining his vitality
and energy here, it was announ
ced by his associates today, as the
governor continued his program of
sleep, solitude and golf. - -
r After It holes of golf with J. J.
RIordan and William F. Kenny-he
was in excellent spirits, -
RADIO RECORDS
DELAYED SOS
Superiors on Land Not Noti
fied of Condition Until
Request Made i
Passing Ships Told "Noth
ing to Communicate
as Crisis Loomed
NEW TORK. Not. 19 (AP)
-The records of two commercial
wireless telegraph companies pro
duced In court today indicated
that officers of the steamer Yes-
trls made no report to their su
periors oxr land that they were
In trouble at sea until after they
sent out a general SOS, which
was hours after there were defin
ite signs that they were In serious
danger. ! !
And on several instances after
the ship had begun to keel, it was
also shown, they reported "noth
ing to communicate' to a sister
Bhlp approchlng them.
Officials : of the 'Radio Marine
corporation and the Marconi
Wireless company I occupied the
stand for the greater part of the
fourth day's session of the federal
inquiry into the sinking of the
vestrls off the Virginia capes a
week ago today with the loss of
more than 100 lives.
Skipper Sole Jndge Of
When To Send Message
Nothing they testified indicated
the captln of the shjp delayed his
SOS until 10 o'clock Monday
morning, almost a full day after
he had had to heave the Vestris
to, on any authority other than
his own.
United States Attorney Charles
H. Tuttle, conducting the inquiry
before United States Commission
er Francis A. O'Neill, had sub
poenaed the radio records to de
termine the truth or falsity of
rumors that during those long
hours when the Vestrls was keel
ing over -Capt. William Cary had
asked for instructions from; ashore
as to the advisability of asking aid
and had been told to make effort
to get along without a distress
call. j
Young Mate Claims That "
Everything Done Efficiently
-The only other important wit
ness of - the day was Herbert G.
Wellaad, 23-year-old third mate
orihe -.Vestrls, -who had charge
of launching the lifeboats, His
testimony of "the launching was at
striking variance with previous
i e s t m o a-T or passengers
and members of ! the crew
that inefficiency was shown in
getting the boats Into the water
and that they were; found to be
unseaworthy when; they were
launched.
The fourth and only other wit
ness of the day was a 20-year old
steward in the second cabin who
told of being, assigned to investi
gate a leak tv the side of the ship.
At the close of today's session
the federal; attorney said that he
still had some radio records to he
produced but he intimated that
he believed those already read
from, the stand were fairly conclu
sive evQence that Captain Carey
withheld his-S O S as long as he
did solely on. his own responsibil
ity and not In submission to in
structions from ashore.
Messages Read From
Radio Firm's Records
The first witness today was Ar
thur J. Costigan of the Radio
Marine corporation, who had con
ducted a search through the files
of several of his company's coastal
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Governor L L. Patterson's an
nual Thanksgiving j proclamation,
urging observance of Thursday,
November 29, as a day of thanks,
was issued; Monday! night; ' The
message to the people of Oregon
said! .i .
'At alt times and Lnvall places,
read the proclamation, "men have
rathered together at the close of
the harvest to give thanis to the
Divine power which has blessed
their labors and made them to
prosper. Deep rooted In the heart
of mankind is the instinct to make
grateful acknowledgment to a
guiding Providence which Is above
and beyond the. work of ; human
minds and. human hands. 1
'Our national observance of an
annual day of Thanksgiving is a
heritage ' from the Pilgrim Fath
ers, who assembled at the turn of
the year to offer prayer and praise
to Almighty God from whom came
their strength to endure dally
hardship and to face unknown
danger. It Is fitting that we should
reverently continue in this day of
prosperity ' and : security the insti
tution they founded amidst . ad
versity and periL : -1.: ' ,.
"Let us on this day give
thought to man's fellowshlD with
nature id'-aehlevlng the fruits, of
the harvest. Let ua confirm and
strengthen thai ties j of family life
and renew! the bond o hearth and
home. Let ua express our gratitude
for peace by extending the spirit
of good Will to all the world
and for prosperity by lending gen
erous and; kindly aid to those In
sorrow or need. Let; ua give thankr
ror manifold material blessings bj
turning our minds and hearts to
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State Aided Institutions
Plan to Disentangle Work
And Save Money on Budget
Important possible savings as
wen as elimination and closer
investigation of cases seeking the
benefits of these homes, were dis
cussed at a meeting at the state
house Monday attended, .by. the
state child welfare commission
pointed, out that through the em?
ployment of two additional , field
workers it would he 'able to save
for the state between $10,000 and
$40,000 each blennlum. The. cost
of the two field workers was esti
mated at $10,000.
Reference was made to the ex
isting practice of several institu
tions.;: in receiving non-resident
mothers and children whp, after
being In the institutions six
months; are held 'to be eligible for
state aid. .The law provides, that
non-resident cases snau , not - re
ceive state fid until- theyj have
been In the state for two. years.
:- A committee was appointed by
Governor: Patterson to investigate
the status - of ,the non-resident
commitments, and recommend any
legislation they may deem desir-
ble- Members of this committee
are Henry L. Corbett," mem.ber pf
ue state senate irom uuitnomaa
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Above, left: Captain Schuyler
Cummlngs of the 8. S. American
Shipper, one of the first ships to
reach the ill-fated liner Vestrls.
Right: Mrs. Earl Devore, wife of
the auto racer who was drowned.
with her dog, Speedway Lady."
Center: James Hae and the liner's
mascot, Diamond Lii," both res
cued. Inset: Captain William
Carey, who went down with his
ship. Below: Committee attempt
in tn fix blame for disaster
Mtd. from ria-ht: George J.
Mlntxer, criminal division, U. 8.
attorney's office; P. A. O'Neill, U.
ft. rnmmlulonr and R. C. Manley,
assistant U. 8. attorney; standing,
rear, T. J. Curran, assisian. v. .
tiAraaT. ' At riffhti Mrs. Lorenda
Moore, aged 6, who was rescued
after fWt1 in tne cold Atlantic
for 20 hours.
county; Clarence H. Gilbert, mem
ber of the child welfare commis
sion; and Carl Abrams, secretary
of the state board of control. Th
committee will report prior to the
legislature., v
It : was agreed at the -meeting
that . hereafter the child welfare
commission will act as a sort o a
clearing house for the state aided
charitable institutions in conduct
ing -field operations.: In other
words, the welfare . commission
will attempt to eliminate, dupli
cation in field operations with
material saving to the taxpayers, i
8amA. Koser, state budget dU
rector, addressed the meeting ana
stressed the necessity of economy
during the next two rears. ,
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IP snow' haieb' traffic- :
LBWISTON. Ida.; -Nov. It.
f API M o t o r traffic between
Stitag andi Elk City; southeast of
here; was paralysed when 0 in
ches of snow feu today. The high
way i en the J summit ' - between
Grangeville ' and rWhiteblrd. 100
miles south, was : covered . with - a
blanket six inches deep.
21 CUIU SALUTE
us ship suns
Cheers Mark Departure o!
President-Elect on Good
Will Mission
High Naval Officers In Fur
Regalia Honor Repre
sentative of U. S-
By W. B. RAGSDALK
Associated Press Staff "Writer Y
ABOARD THE USS MART-
LAND AT SEA. Nov. 19. (AP)-
With every honor except that of
the presidential flae. Herbert
Hoover today left United sratea
sol! on a mission of friendship aaty
understanding to the sister repub
lics of the western hemiwnhera.
This battleship, which Is to be his
neaaauarters until the t ran -An
dean Journey from Chile, steamed
steadily southward tonlrht
through the calm Pacific
The Hoover narty was cheered v
from Its arrival, on a special train
at San Pedro to the dock where It
boarded the barjre of Admiral
William V. Pratt, commander-in-
chief of the United States battle
fleet. They were carried two miles
across the harbor to the waiting
Maryland under escorts of navy
launches filled with cheerln offi
cers in full dress.
Presidential Salute of
21 Guns Is Fired
Rear-Admiral Louis M. H. Nal
ton. commander of the. battleship
division, Rear-Admiral William C.
Cole and other hieh ranking naval
officers stood at the gangplank to
receive the president-elect while
the guns of the Maryland and of
nine other battleships boomed out
a salute of 21 guns.
The men'of the Maryland lined
the deck at attention and a full
guard saluted while Mr. Hoover
passed. The band gave four ruffles
and a flourish and a boatswain
piped him over the side. As soon
as the guests had been escorted to
the suites which had been made
ready for them. Captain Victor A.
Klmberly ordered the battleship to
get under way.
Hoover and Wife
Take Everything In
Mr. and Mrs. Hoover stood on
the quarterdeck with Ambassador
Henry P. Fletcher as the ship
moved away from its anchorage at
11:08 a. m. They watched with In
terest the escort of naval planet
overhead and the slim destroyers
which cut through the water,
alongside. Then Mr. Hoover'
mounted to the bridge and stood
beside Captain Klmberly to watch
the operation of the great battle
ship.
Six destroyers of the Sid di
vision continued as honorary com
panions of the Maryland nntO
nearly off San Diego. With all
farewells then receding In the dis
tance, the Maryland took up tts
course for Corlnto, Nicaragua.
Corlnto was the first announced
point of call as the Maryland lift
ed anchor and moved majestically
out of the-harbor.
STORE HEADS TALK
OF BRIGHT FUTUnE
Belief that the future will
improved conditions for the JoW
ber, whose place In the scheme of
business has been waning, was ex pressed
Monday by George Miller,
here on a visit to the Miller storm,
which is one of a chain operated
by the Miller interests.
Mr. Miller said that the public
demand for the newest styles ia k
all lines of goods 'prevented mer
chants from buying in large qaan- -
titles or tar in advance. The Job
ber's place Is to act as a distri
butor of goods to merchants who .
should not and can not stock tht
necessary lines.
The Miller stores, are enjoying
good business this year, Mr. MIL
ler reported. Recently the Harris
store ia Olympla was purchased
and' this has proved a valuable
addition to the chain. - v
With Mr. Miller was his broth
er, Fred, who is general manager
of the stores. The wives of both
men ' accompanied . them on Ikt .
trip.
Textbooks Are
Selected With'
' View to Price
1 One-thlfd of the textbooks to
be used in Oregon public school
for the six years starting aext
year were selected Monuay ay u
aat- fe-rthnnk eommiaalon. wblch
sought economy. and meritorios
. a . a m . mm - m SkaT . u
wora in maaing iir cnoice.- mow
than 10 per cent of the books se
lected were readoptions; it is said.
: Approximately 10 textbook nub
lishers ' ware ; represented at the
HiAAttiLa-: nl In aaeh ease sasaDleA
of books up for consideration were
furnished Co members or tne eean
mission " several', weeks : ago. As a
result of this lltUe Ume was lost
by members of the commission is
discussing the meriU of the var
ious offerings.. The prices
said to be virtually the saaae
quoted at the time of ; the, adop
tions twb years ago, and were vt-
saUsfactory to the commissloav
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