WEATHER "
Unsettled today, : . with
probable showers; moderate
west winds. Max. temper .
attire Wednesday '48; " Mia.'
S9RIver 4-6; Rain .09. " '
ABLOID
INTERVIEWS
Brief Expression of the Per
gonal Opinion of Reader
mf the New Stateeman
'No Favor Saays Us; Ho Fear Shell Aae" E
lUrca IS. 1S5U
'V the King of Fngland shoolu
1 die and the Prince of Wales
should become king j would
yon, too, feel sorry for him, as
one person quoted in today's
Tabloid Interviews would? Or
perhaps you can lend some aid
to the scientists who are striv
ing to harness the power in the
Jaws of gum chewers, as one
man la quoted in the following
paragraphs as reporting. .
ALFRED MUNDT. assistant
city recorder, said: "Some days
we have quite a rush on build,
lgg permits; the only difficulty
about keeping up the volume of
building is that some days no
body comes in at all."
GURNEE FLESHER, senior
at Willamette university, said:
"The principal trouble about
maintaining freshman disci
pline on the campus is that the
freshmen and the Cubs are
developing into a couple of rival
debating societies."
SILAS BARCLAY ADAMS,
visitor here from Portland,
Maine, said: "The two great
scientific problems of the age
are concerned with how to har
ness the power of the tides And
how to harness the power of the
jaws of gum chewers."
CHARLES LAFOLLETTE,
peach growing representative
from Washington county, said:
"I guess a fellow has to work
pretty bard In any business it
be puts enough into it to get
anything out of it."
NOEL O. D. BOISSIEA, said:
"I noticed a letter in Tuesday
morning's Statesman calling at
tention to misspelled signs.
How about this one, In the
grounds of our state capltol,
too: 'Please do not MUTELATE
trees, SHRUBBERY or FLOW
ERS'?" DR. J. S. LANDERS, prCsl-.
dent of the Oregon Normal
school, said: "Youth of today is
Ha! A Peeve!
A Salem, friend, who
confesses: "We like our
new Statesman," writes:
Speaking of 'Pet
Peeves," Armistice day I
noticed that perhaps five
per cent of the men view
ing the parade near State
and Commercial streets'
doffed their hats to the
colors as the standard
bearers passed. Kven yet
we teachers most apolo
frize to the children for
their lack of respect to
Old Glory. It makes our
dally morning pledge seem
of less value to a child."
That ought to "peeve"
a teacher! What's your
Pet Peeve7 Let's have it!
creating the Impression of be.
wilderment by its effort to ad
just itself to this age of ma
chinery."
BISHOP WALTER TAYLOR
SUMNER, of the Episcopal
church, said: "Modern young
people are not going to .the, dogs
eny faster than the young peo
ple of 40 years ago. TheyJust
have more ways of doing it and
aren't hiding their efforts."
C. C. WARD, deputy county
clerk, said: "There unquestion
ably are more market road peti
tions on file with the county
court at the present time than
there ever, have been before in
the history of the county. There
are 81 at the present time, with
more coming in every few
days."
F. JACKSON, correspondent
for the London Daily News, who
Is visiting In Salem, said: "I
am amazed by Oregon, which
seems to me to combine a rich
and delicate civilization with
the primeval strength of the
backwoods. In Salem pcstofflce
I can believe I am In France;
on the road bridge across the
Santiam, the great rugged firs
look to me like ladders to hea
ven or do I mean Paris?"
ANONO WELCH, who acts
as clerk of 8alem Justice court,
said: "I think It "Would be too
bad If King George should die
at this time. He will have to die
some time, of course, but I
think he ought to live a good
many years yet. And I would
really feel sorry for the Prince
of Wales if he should have to
become king right away. The
duties connected .with being a
king are too confining for a
man of his age and temperament.
Nominee for Secretary of
Interior Is Questioiie
Senate Gro
WASHINGTON, Dec. It. ( AP)
Roy O. West of Chicago, was
questldhed for two hours today by
the senate lands committee which
has ' before tiThU nomination as
secretary of Interior. He was
asked particular about -bis eon
nectlons with the Samuel Instill
utility interests and hit consider
ation of protests over the renewal
of the Salt Creek Royal oil con
tracts Harry T. Sinclair, nego-s
tiated by bis predecessor, Hubert
Work. " ' ;. l-
The" secretary- said be bad In
vested about 197,009 in stocks of
the insuU companies orer 2
years, whicb he "Old for $118,000
when he took office In the cabinet
last July. He said be now liacVno
investments in public utilities.
Mr. West said be bad received
a 'v protest 'from .Senator Capper,
Republican, Kansas, a week after
tsitnA exact .jtta&t Jto'W
SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
OF DEATH PLOT
Four Suspects, Including two
Minor Girls, Grilled by
Officers
Anarchistic Connections
Shown in Every Case;
Women Sent Home
BUENOS AIRES. Dec 12.
(AP) Police authorities today
maintained a close reserve con
cerning the investigations whic'n
resulted in Monday's raid on a
house In Eitomba street and a
statement from President Irigoyen
to the effect, that a plot against
Herbert Hoover had been frus
trated. The raid netted seven bombs, a
number of small arms, a quantity
of ammunition, some counterfeit
money and several automobile li
cense plates. Two young men and
two young women have been ar
rested as suspected anarchists.
The belief that the house war
headquarters for a plot against
Mr. Hoover; was based on the dis
covery in it of a railway map of
Argentina on which the alleged
conspirators plainly had marked
the route to be followed by the
special train that Is bringing the
goodwill ambassador to this city
tomorrow. The map also bore an
notations which left little doubt
as to the Interest of the plotters
In the Hoover party.
Anarchists Beliefs .
Expressed By Prisoners
The police grudgingly admitted
that the men prisoners had ack
nowledged activities In terrorist
plots and that they had openly
avowed anarchist beliefs.
The police withheld the names
of the two young women. It wat
reported that because both art
minors, they had been returned
to the custody of their parents.
When examined by the authorities
they denied any knowledge of the
activities of the two young men,
but the police found in their
handbags some anarchistic hand
bills, the possession of which the
girls could not explain.
The men prlsonersnow are said
to be Alejandro Scarson, SI, and
Caferino Gomez Oliver, 26. It wai
reported unofficially that they told
the police they Intended to use
the bombs to "vindicate those who
have been exploited by capital-
Ism."
It also was said that they re
ferred in detail to their terrorist
activities, although they took spe
cial care not to mention any pre
vious bomb outrages. The police,
however, believe that both have
been implicated in earlier at
tempts, Scarson was reported as more
loquacious than Oliver. He wa
said to have shown no scruple
about revealing himself as an an
archist. Neither of the young men was
in the house when it was raided
but they arrived a few hours latei
and were arrested. Scarson tried
to resist and threw a chair at p.
police detective.
The counterfeit bank notes
which the authorities confiscated,
were said to be a part of a large
Issue of false Argentine money
made In a prison at Montevideo
by Fernando Oabrlelesky, a no
torious anarchist. The fact that
this money had been made weo
learned about two months ago.
Bill To Permit
Sale Of Liquor
Up In Congress
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.
(A P) Representative Black,
democrat. New York, today Intro-'
duced a bill to permit the sale of
beer and light wines In states de
siring such beverages and also to
provide for more stringent law
against the sale of what he des
cribed as "Intoxicating" liquors.
He declared in a statement
that the measure was designed to
put the bootlegger out of business,
take the hip flask from the youths
of the country and make return of
the saloon Impossible.
of the Salt Creek Royal oil con
tract to Sinclair and on advice
of E. C. Finney, an assistant sec
retary of interior, bad replied that
the entire question of the contract
was then in the bands of the de
partment of Justice. :
Chairman Nye of the commit
tee, i excused Mr. West alter . the
two -hour examination this . after
noon, but no committee action on
his nomination is expected pend-
Sg j.the questlonln tomorrow of
rT -Work, foimier - secretary let
Interior, and z other government
officials In connection with -the
Sinclair eontsact renewal last Feb
ruary. V ,. -1
-. Senator Walsh, Democrat, Mon
tana, epnducted the Questioning
of the secretary and centered his
attention on what be termed the
failure of Mr. West to answer, par
tleularZauesUona. in .Capper's Jet
ter concerning the Salt Creek
dby
up for 2 Hours
History's Highest
Tide Recorded At
Newport Beaches
Concrete Promenade at Sea
side Completely Sub
merged by Ocean
NEWPORT, Ore., Dec. 12.
(AP) What Is declared to have
been the highest tide In the his
tory of Newport swept up the
beaches at 1 p. nu today. The un
usual noise of tbe'incoming tide
attracted hundreds of, persons
The great rolling breakers swept
wreckage more than one hundred
feet further up the beach than at
any previous time.
The breakers lashed the nata
torlum. throwing water over the
tops of the buildings. Rock pin
nacles and sand banks that had
weathered many storms, tumbled
into the sea.
The tide tables indicated eight
feet, five Inches, but fishermen
said the tide was fourteen feet.
No Indication of storm was in evi
dence here today.
UNUSUAL SPECTACLE SEEN
Log Four Feet Thick Tossed Over
uaiustraae idee TootnpMK
SEASIDE. Ore . Dee. IS. -
(AP) Lashed bv the furv of re
action from ; at terrific storm at
sea off this .coast last nieht.
waves and surf from an eight and
one-half, foot tide presented an
unusual spectacle here todav.
For the first time in man?
years waves swept over the con
crete promenade along the ocean
front for two miles. A lor four
feet in diameter was lifted over
the balustrade on the north prom
enade, narrowly missing a woman
and child among the hundreds of
spectators.
The Cantilever extension of the
new fishing pier was torn loose
and huge logs battered the steel
tube pier piling from perpendic
ular.
Great logs and much debris
covered the beach tonight.
MENDOZA. Argentina. Dec. 12
(AP) President-elect Hoover
tma evening made his first visit
to an Argentine city, stopping
here for an hour en route from
Santiago, Chile, to Buenos Aires.
The special train on which his
party traveled had been cheered
by crowds assembled at railroad
stations in every town and village
along the way. When the special
pulled in here at 7 p. m., a throng
of more than 15.000 Demons
Jostled one another In and around
the station, -cheering and applaud
ing.
The governor of the Drovinee of
Borzani with his official staff and
also the mayor and officials of the
municipality gave Mr. Hoover a
warm greeting at the station.
Spectacular Scenery
viewed By .Daylight
The Hoover nartv hari wnt
night on the train at Los Andes
that they might see the spectacu
lar scenery of the Cordilleras bv
daylight. This morning Allan
Hoover, younger son of the nresl-
dent-elect. rode on the eleetrle lo
comotive which palled the special
train over the Andean divide. His
father declined a similar invita
tion the better to appreciate the
majestic panorama as seen from
his private car.
Because of snowstorms ana
clouds as the train crossed the
frontier at the highest point of
the railroad, Mr. Hoover was un
able to see the famous statu of
Christ of the Andes, the monu
ment to peace between Chile and
Argentina.
In the late afternoon the train
ran out of the almost uninhabited
mountain region into the lowr
levels of the foothill country.
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Leg Amputated
After Accident
When a dead snag falling from
a tree struck 8. W. Richards, 29,
Wednesday while he was working
for the Silverton lumber company
at Mehama, be suffered a com
pound fracture to one leg and the
other was so badly shattered be
tween the knee and ankle that
amputation was necessary. The
accident occurred about 5 o'clock.
He was brought to the 8alem Gen
eral hospital by the Golden ambu
lance service. Mr. Richards'
home Is in Lebanon, Linn county.
1. HOOVER IKES
STOP III ARGENTINA
mm
Salem, Oregon, Thursday
SHIS
DEliEDFOR
HEALTH CLINIC
Commonwealth Fund Orders
Halt January 1 in
Country Area
Curtailment Will be Effec
tive Unless Court Can
Provide Money
Whether or not the "gentle
man's" pledge which the Marion
county court gave to the Com
monwealth Fund before the child
health demonstration was estab
lished here January 19, 1925, i
to be fulfilled will be brought to
a showdown within the next tyo
weeks, following receipt of a tel
egram from the Commonwealth
headquarters in New York City,
ordering work In the county out
side of Salem, Silverton and Wood
burn discontinued after January
1.
Orders to stop service in the
county after the first of the year
were received by Dr. Estella Ford
Warner, director of the county
demonstratlqiiand were signed
by Courteuay Dinwiddle, director
of demonstrations, and Barry C.
Smith, director of the -Commonwealth
Fund. They came follow
ing the failure .of the county
court to make provision In its new
budget for the $6,000 which the
demonstration proposed as the
county's share in working toward
a full time local unli when the
demonstration closes its work in
little more than another year.
Work Will Go On
If Money Provided
Despite the fact that It was the
original understanding that the
county would prepare itself to
take over Its share of the demon
stration work by a fairly steady
increase in outlay during the last
years of the unit's five-year per
iod, the court has Incorporated in
its 1929 budget the, same sum.
$1,870, as voted last year.
As matters now stand, the
county work will be continued if
the court will make provision for
the additional funds, which may
be done If the county court is pre
vailed upon to call a resitting of
the budget committee before the
budget Is voted upon December
28.
Refusal of the court to approve
of more funds for the county
health work has been based upon
the assertion that the body doe?
not know whether the people want
the health service continued. Thla
despite the fact that the city of
Salem and the Salem school board
have voted additional sums thl.
year as provided by their early
agreement with the Common
wealth headquarters.
Rural Areas Held
In Greatest Need
While the cessation order
would not affect Salem, because
of the city council's and school
board's approval of the work, the
most Important work the demon
stration Is doing would be taken
away. Dr. Warner said, as she be
lieves it is the rural areas that are
In greatest need of assistance from
a central office. At present five
nurses are working In rural dis
tricts, for whom the Commonwealth-Fund
is now assuming re
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dicz: -jjn
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Martli Jacobs Van Wren, ID,
marrliige to Herbert Lelgfr-Manuel, church organist, has caased the
latest sensation on Long Island. Bliss Vaa Wyen wed Leigh-Manuel
at New York City ' while Mrs.' Lelg-Mannel attended - the pair as
bridesmaid.- Mrs. Lrigh-Mannel has declared that she and her hus-
. band were- to ret a divorce later.
to the character of the Van Wyen
Horning, December IS, 19 1 8
Soda Fotadcbi Is
Costly Item Says
1928 Statistician
CHICAGO, Dec 12.
(AP); America, here Is
annual American soda
fountain bill:
Ice cream sodas, 1500,
000,000. ,
Fountain lunches,
$300,000,000.
Confectionery, $700,
000,000. Total, $1,500,000,000.
That is the amount
spent every year at the
TOO, 000 soda fountains.
In this country, the annual
convention of the indus
try was informed today by
M. H. Kauer, represent
ing a large fountain man
ufacturer. The fountains
form a $200,000,000. in
vestment, he said, bring
ing a return' of $4,109,
561 in each day's trade.
PUPILS ALIVE TO
TRAFFIC DIMS
Dayton Robertson, Aged 10,
Wins Safety First Speak
ing Contest
Perils faced by the children of
the Pilgrim fathers when savage
Indiana and ferocious wolves
lurked near their homes, were not'
nearly so deadly as tnose con
fronting children in America's civ
ilised cities today, the dangers of
automobile traffic, according to
Dayton Robertson, aged 10, fifth
grade pupil at the Garfield school
who was awarded first prize in
the three minute speaking contest
at the Safety First dinner given
Wednesday night at the Elks
building by the Salem Ad club.
Toung Robertson spoke from
experience, it was revealed In his
talk; for at the age of five bis leg
was broken by an automobile
which was on the wrong side of
the road, and he was in bed for
nine weeks.
Second prize was won by Phil
Brownell, Parrish Junior high en
try, who had compiled a compre
hensive list of a sound rules for
avoiding accidents and third
prize went to June Lochridge,
sixth grade pupil at Englewood.
Winners in the poster contest
were announced at the dinner as
follows: Margaret Burdette, 9B,
Parrish. junior nighy first; Charles
Collier, 6B, Englewood, second;
Milton Beckett, 6A, Highland,
third; Delbert Graber, Leslie Jun
ior high, special prize.
In the safety first poem con
test, 'Ruth Starrett, 5B, Garfield,
was first, Lawrence Morley, Par
rish, second nd Philip Kilian 5 A,
Garfield, third.
Three minute speakers in ad
dition to the winners were Sidney
Welder horn, Richmond school;
Morris Hudklns, Leslie junior
high; Grace Bailey, Park; Jack
Billter Grant; Lorna Barham,
Highland; Robert Duncan, Wash
ington. Judges of the poem and poster
contests were Mrs. Viola PriceJ
Franklin, i Mrs. Blanche Jones and
Mrs. Ruth Fargo. Judges of the
speaking contest were Hal E.
Hoss, T. A. Rafferty and E. A.
Brown. Tde general committee in
charge of the safety campaign
consists of Miss Carlotta Crowley,
George W. Hug and W. H. Paulus.
Mr. Paulus, president of the Ad
club, presided at the dinner.
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of BayvUle, 1. 1 whose bigamous
- She has also paid glowing tribute
girl.
SPIRIT OF WAR
GROWS STRONG
WITHIN BOLIVIA
Everybody Wants to be First
to Fight Against Para
guayan Forces
Ardent Militant Address
Made at Numerous Pa
triotic Gatherings
LA PAZ, Bolivia. Dec. 12.
(AP) Patriotic manifestations
continued today throughout Bo
livia, as citizens rallied to the
support of the foreign policy of
President Siles, offers of all kinds
constantly poured into the presi
dential palace, ranging from au
tomobiles to medical supplies and
man power.
A local concern dealing in
motor cars and motorcycles of
fered its complete stock for mili
tary use, if required, while the
League of Industrial employes ad
dressed a communication to the
general commander of the army,
requesting that Its members be
the first enrolled "to march in the
great crusade of conquest and civ.
ilizatlon , against Paraguay."
In Sucre, the alternate capital
of the republic, enthusiasm was
evidenced by the "Book of the
Soldier," where all men who wish
to march on the Boreal Chaco
may write their names. The mu
nicipal council voted to suspend
all theatrical amusements In
Sucre until the international sit
uation became clarified.
Here in La Paz, university stu
dents held meetings in which ar
dent patriotic speeches were
made, while crowds gathered in
front of the bulletin boards of the
newspapers, anxiously scanning
the latest reports bearing on the
situation.
At the local military hospital
many women, young and middle-
aged, have enrolled as volunteer
nurses and a Special class for
them was started today.
Hotels, restaurants and motion
picture theatres have offered
their net receipts for six days to
ward a national war fund, and
other business concerns have
promised to send cigarettes to the
Bolivian soldiers now in the Cha
co region.
Wednesday
in
Washington
(By The Associated Press)
Bolivia agreed to return to
the Pan-American conference
on arbitration and conciliation.
The senate voted to limit de
bate tomorrow on the Boulder
dam bill to 15 minutes for each
senator.
The house passed bills to In
crease by 12.000,000 the funds
authorized for work on three
battleships and two subma
rines. Secretary West testified on
connections with the Insull in
terests before the Senate Lands
committee which is considering
his nomination as Interior de
partment head.
Opening the International
Aeronautics conference, Presi
dent Coolldge praised the feats
of past and present aviation
leaders; Secretary Whiting of
commerce elected conference
chairman.
Mill Starts Up
After 36 Years
Remaining Idle
NORTH BEND, Ore., Dec. 12.
(AP) For the first time in 3S
years, a mill whistle blew today at
Empire.
The Southern Oregon Lumber
mill shut down In 1892. and to
day was reopened by the Simpson
Lumber company. L.. J. Simpson,
president, pulled the whistle cord.
officially putting the plant In op
eration.
The mill has a capacity of 250,
000 feet and la fully electrified.
Good Will Fund
Employee of the 20th
Century store In Salem
set an excellent exemple
Wednesday when thy
made a collection among
themselves .and turned
ever $8 to the Salvation
Army's Christmas good
will fund. Last year em
ployea ' in Carl Gabriel
son's state ' office alone
sent In more than 952.
Wednesday total in the
good will fond mounted
as several gifts came la
and when the contents of
' street hetties were count
ed. The report follows I ,
Previously reported f 37
C. A. King . , .V. . ; '. 5
Mrs." Anna B. Tiffany 5
Mrs. F, C DeLong . . c s
SOth Century ..... . "
Street Kettles .....2830
, B. E. Gleesoa , .... 1
E. W. Pnrvine . , . . . 8
Pearl C one ..... ) 8
E. N. GilHngham l
Henry J, Bean . , . -. . 8
W. U. Hamilton , , , , 8
.Hawkins A Roberts tlO
Lowden Publishes
'i
First Statement
Upon Farm Issue
Complete Support for Hoo
ver's Agricultural Pro
gram is Voiced
CHICAGO. Dec. 12. (AP)
Frank O. Lowden, former govern
or of Illinois and candidate for
the republican nomination until
he withdrew at the Kansas City
convention last June, bespoke
"whole-hearted support" for Pres
ident-Elect Herbert Hoover's farm
relief program today In a letter
read before the convention of the
American Farm Bureau federa
tion.
It was Mr. Lowden's first pub
lic comment since the election of
Mr. Hoover, contained In a letter
to Earl C. Smith, president of the
Illinois Agricultural association.
The letter, in part, follows:
"There never was a presiden
tial campaign I think in which
the problems of agriculture
played so conspicuous a part as
in the campaign just closed. The
candidates of the two chief par
ties each recognised the gravity
and importance of the problems.
Difference In Remedies
Recalled By Lowden
"A perfectly clean cut Issue was
developed, however, as to reme
dies. Both proposed a federal
farm board. Mr. Hoover would
have the board set up a stabiliza
tion corporation, with liberal ad.
vances from the government, tho
purpose of which would be to sta
bilize the prices of farm products.
Such a corporation would, of
course, attempt to handle season
al and occasional surpluses with
the hope that they could prevent
the demoralization of the market
caused by such surpluses from
time to time. He however, frank
ly rejected the Idea that the cost
to the equalization coloration of
thus caring for the surplus should
be distributed over the commod
ity as a whole. Governor Smith,
on the other hand, clearly and
forcefully asserted the DrinciDle
that the cost of handling the sur
plus should be borne by the en
tire commodity. This, in sub
stance, was the substantial prin
ciple of the so-called equalization
fee. Thus the issue was clearly
drawn.
Responsibility Placed
On Hoover's Shoulders
"When therefore the American
people preferred Mr. Hoover to
Governor Smith, they in effect la.
sued a mandate to Mr. Hoover to
proceed with the program which
ne bad advocated. All sincere
friends ofjfarm relief will now, in
my opinion, cooperate whole
heartedly with him in giving ef
fect to that program. In view of
the fact that Mr. Hoover will have
the responsibility of administer
ing whatever legislation there
may be enacted, the wise course,
it seems to me at the present time
is to await the Incoming of the
new administration."
California Hard
Hit By Storms;
Traffic Halted
TREKA. Cal.. Dec. 12. fAP
With hiehwavs blocked hv
snow, power and telephone ser
vice halted In some sections, and
stage service disrupted. Siskiyou
county today was in the grip of
a siorm considered in some ways
tne worst in 15 years.
Floater and Cheater Is
Given Small Quarter in
Salvation Army Charity
there do; some
that will do a
t good turn in re
turn for a good
turn, while oth
ers, like the dog
In the manger
bite the hand
that feeds
them," saysj
Captain Earl M.
Williams, ex
plaining that
t b e Salvation
Army has learned this through
long experience In dealing with
the men who ..daily visit Army
headquarters on State street with
a requesifor aid. -
"Most of these men" Captain
Williams says, 'appreciate the
work of the Army, but some of
the 'cheaters' bars commercialised
the generosity of the Army, with
tho result that out of self-protec
tion we have been compelled to
adopt stringent measures (a wood
pile in a rear room, for Instance)
that are at' times a; source of em-
barassment to the worthy." 4
One of the most common groups
with which tba Army bas to con
tend are the "floaters," who make
sot the slightest pretense of seek
ing honest employment. "They
tart lint vllh iA n t Yi M 1 A AA In
mind than Jourln ' the Icountryr" Invariably, turn to it In tb
and living off charitable organ
isations," Captain Williams said.
Tears ago It was the custom of
the Army : to give money , with
which to purchase a meal. Exper
ience taught the Army that this
money did net '.always go toward
Ipurcbasing a meal, but often
rouna its way across a oooueg
gers bar. Then they used the sys
tem of passing out meal tioketa,
but here again they were impptod
upon, tfe, so long ago a Bfta VbQ
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PiT OF KING'S
Two Operations Performed
Upon British Ruler With
in Single Day
Localized Infection Returns,
Causing Hopes for His
Life to Rise
LONDON. Dee. 13. Thursday
(AP) A special edition of the
Daily Express issued at 4:40 a.
m., today said that King George's
condition continued satisfactory.
LONDON, Dec 13. (Thurs
day) (AP)- A report was cir
culated in the lobby of the Hosj
of Commons early this moralnsj
that the operation .on the King
yesterday involved the removal of
part of one rib.
LONDON. Dec. 12. (AP)
The finest, surgeons of the king
dom today made two desperate el-
forts to save the life of King
George. They performed two. suc
cessful operations, , one this morn
ing, and another more serious to
night. The condition of his majesty
was considered satisfactory and
the hopes of his people for his re
covery are rapidly rising from the
despondency to the past two crit
ical days.
Pleural Fluid Under
Right Lung Removed
This morning a puncture was
made to remove some of the pleu
ral fluid around the base of the
right lung. The bulletin which was
issued hours after the operatiea
said: "the slight improvement ia
the King's condition noted this
morning is maintained. Some pur
ulent fluid around the base of jb
right lung has been removed' by
puncture this morning and far
ther drainage will be necessary."
Since last Friday the physicians
had been exploring by needle and
x-ray for the effusion. The infec
tion which has been localized n
the right lung spread generally
throughout the body and this was
what gave rise to the grave anx-f
lety of the last 48 hours. The
King's rally last night Just before
the Prince of Wales completed
dramatic Journey from Africa, fol
lowed what doctors describe as aa
almost miraculous return of local
ized Infection Instead of. the gen
eral infection.
Opportunity Seized
To Begin Offensive
The doctors seized the oppor
tunity to begin aggressive treat
ment. With the morning operation
successful, another was performed
this evening, after which a bulle
tin was issued saying, "an opera
tion on the King for drainage ef
the right side of the chest ba
been successfully performed this
evening. The condition of his ma
jesty Is satisfactory."
The fact that the King has beei
able to maintain his strength des
pite the ravages of the disease
during the past three weeks was
one of the principal contributing,.
w ouvv3do vi fcuv
ation. It could not have been car
ried out without the helpful de
termination of the King to do ev
erything possible to get welL
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RIB TAKEN OUT
TO DRAIN LB
ood men andhad been given a ticket, on which
mean me n.lwas written, "good for one meal,"
changed the figure 1 to 10. The
fraud was detected by the alert
restaurant proprietor and as for
the man be got nothing. Th
present system uses printed tick
ets.
But some of these wanderer
are quite worthy . and present
pathetic appeal to any sympathe
tic listener." says Captain Wil
liams. "Just two days ago a mar
approached me and asked for
something to est. We granted hit
request and la -answer to our -
quirles we found that he "knew
nothing whatever of bis parents,
having been reared to the age of
17 in an orphanage, and didat
even know bis nationality.
Williams says be looks like ar
Indian. He claimed be was ill.
"and sure looked It," says Captala
Williams, "so we arranged for htm
to receive hospital care for a few
days."
Poor, friendless, outcast chap;
alone In the world and : sick
bewildered cork , upon the sea .of
UfSv .'Vi; : : 1 - a': I 'riA. '
Just a typical Incident in the ev
ery day, never-ending stream or
drab, ; drear cases which go tc
make up the Army officer's life. ,
Needy people seem to have confi
dence in the Salvation Army- and
hour of distress. , This makes th
Army especially fitted to under
take and carry through in s cre
ditable manner such a' buge pro
ject as the annual Christmas din
ners for Salem's poor. ,; ,
Their Christmas plans this- year
Include a generous dinner at some
local restaurant for all the hone- .
less men of Salem. Write that
check and mall It In now to tbc
Salvation Army or the fitateamar
ogiea - - ' "