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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1929)
i The New Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, January 1, 1929 earns -. off ipesoini amd. ffbB? E amnie Ji i. ; I , 1 Hawaii ig'G II . " - II C ! 4 ! 7i V 1- i Shields Kept Out pf.Webfoot Lineup by Christmas i Day's Injuries HONOLULU, Dec. 31. (AP) Beth the Unirersity of Oregon art the University of Hawaii foot emit squads are In excellent con dition for their Kw Tear's day came here. The Oregon Gridders are given Che edge la weight and experience tat are somewhat;' handicapped as Shields, a guard J will not be In tke lineup because of Injuries re ceived in the Christmas day game with the Honolulu town (earn. The Honolulu squad today completed av week of strenuous practice and specta a bard fight tomorrow in Use game that closes its long aaasoo. The tentatire lineup is: U- of Hawaii U. of Oregon i Position ' 'Add ..... LER..I. Pope Baker LTR. Weeks floorer M.i.....LOR...i......' Hagen Wright C Stadleman Toyama RGL.. McCutcheon Ttowse RTL.1 Christenson suihlman .REL Archer Tted Nobrfea .. .QB Robinson Whittle ..... LHR Burnell Holt RHL.... Kltrmlller MacParlane FB Gould Silverton Rule "Shop Early" is SILVERTOty, Ore., Dec. SI. (Special X -Reber G. AllnT sn. jrtbn postmaster, reported that we "snop early admonition was 11 heeded locally. He says that tke Christmas mail moved more ecriclently this year than ever bei fere and vet 'as much matt t aandled this December as any pre lous December. This he credit's to the fact that so many shoppers sauea their packages tarly this year.. Wife of Pastor Suffers Burns BROOKS, Ore., Dec. 31. (Spe cial) Mrs. II. R. Scheuerman, wife of the Rev. Mr. Kchen f Brooks was badly burned about the face and hands on Wednoarfav when .she fainted while standing ear me neartog stove. Mr. Sche erman had lust Ktpnnod uin n, kitchen and immediately came w iier rescue. MISS JEXSEN ILL SILVERTON, Ore., Dec 31 Special) Miss Tbea Jensen, Bisrse In the Doctor C. W. Keene office, has been confined to her ierae a few days this week be cause of the prevailing influenza epidemic. Dr. Keene, who was ill the first part of the week, was ale to be at the office again on Thursday. 4 ; - . All Models Are Shown Western Coaches Oppose Proposed Grid Ride Changes LOS - ANGELES, Dec. 31. (AI) The Pacific coast and Rocky Mountain association of football "coaches, in annual meet ing here today, .went record as being strongly opposed to any change whatsoever in the present set of gridiron rules. The body particularly i emphasized that there be ! bo change In the rule goy ) erning the fumble. It has been recommended that a fumble declared "dead" at the plnt of recovery if the defensive team ob tains possession of the balL ' Howard Jones coach of the University of South ern California was elected president of the associa tion succeeding; Clarence MXibs- IVice of Callfor - nio.. FRESHEN DEFEAT WOODBURN MET WOODBURN, Ore., Dee. 31. (Special) The Willamette uni versity basketball team this after noon defeated the Wood burn high school quintet here 34 to 14. Summary: Freshmen Woodburn Marr (17) F () Nehl Faber (11) ...F....(4) ....Mochel McBee (3) C Nelson Bell (1) G (1) ' Schooler Hartley (1) .... G (2) Gribble Garrison (1)....S..(1) Butterfield Bergman S ChappeU Moore S Stark The Willamette freshmen will play West Linn high Thursday night at West Linn, Franklin high of Portland here Friday after noon and Roosevelt high here Sat urday afternoon. Attention Given Vocational Bill ' SILVERTON, Ore.. Dec. 81.- ( Special) Arnold Thompson, who Is president of the agricultural club in the Silverton high school, has received messages from Sen ators McNary and Steiwer to the effect that they are doing all in their power to have congress pass the vocational bill which Is now before the senate committee and which, if passed, will make more money available to carry. on the tmiin-uugnes work in more schools. STUDENT AT HOME SILVERTON, Ore., Dec. 31. (Special) A. C. Olsen, a student at the University of Washington at Seattle, is spending his Christ mas vacation at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ol sen, whose home Is on Mill street. CAR s iiyide FOR NEW YEAR Associated Press Sports Ed itor Writes His Impres sions for 1929 By ALAN J. GOULD 1 Associated Press Sports 'Editor NEW YORK. Dec. 31. (AP) Nineteen twenty-eight, taking the long count tonight, gives way to a new year that promises a lot of light and fancy work all along the line of sports activity. Some of it will be on the grid iron when Georgia Tech steps out tomorrow in an effort to halt the, California rush. The fleet Paavoj Nurmi will add an artis tic touch later. So will Sharkey and Stribling and possibly. Demp- sey, although the ,Manaseaf Maul er's footwork is not what t used to, be. H . . ,J- . Big Bill Tilden still can fver a lot of court If the U. S. LT. A. will let him, and Bobby Joqes will roam. over considerable territory with the features of his M 1929 campaign booked for New; York and California links. Hornsby In Spotlight "..Rogers Hornsby will do his cavorting around the infield for the. Chicago cubs for a change; Except for a few stories here and there, such as golf Invasion of England and a tennis jaunt to France, even If there isn't muoh prospect t success. Uncle Sam's athletic talent will spend most of its time on home soil in 1929. Nurmi, Paulino, Heeney, Lacoste, Coehst and a few others will add the International touch here and there but the prospect generally In sports for the new year resembles an old borne week. Here are a few of the main prospects, as they look from a dis tance: Baseball A big drive on the Yankee fortress, led by the Ath letics, Browns and Tigers, as well as another hot pennant fight in the national league, with the Giants and Cubs, fortified by Horsby, as the likely pre-season choices Dempsey Still at It Boxing -Another and final comeback by the old sock artist, Jack Dempsey, in a New York cli max to the heavyweight show that has its first act in Miami Beach with Stribling and Sharkey as principals. Golf Bobby Jones against the field again, whether in the nation al open on the outskirts of New York or in the national amateur, to be played for the first time in California. Hockey A possible repetition of the old baseball drama; an art New York world series on the ice, if the Rangers and Americans keep up their present fast pace. Football Red Cagle. Dutch Clark, and a flock of other stars back next fall for a few final flourisSes in a season that will be a record breaker for lntersec tional interest. California-Penn, Stanford-Army. Yale-Georgia, i Washington-Chicago, Southern DISPLAY at California-Notre Dame, and Army- Illinois, are a few of the out standing events on 'the gridiron slate. Big Four Rests Easy Polo Nothing much to do for Tommy Hitchcock's new big four except rest on the laurels 'they won so sensationally In 1928 and await further challenges to their supremacy. -Tennis Another year of secur ity for the French Davis cup and men's tennis, as well as for Helen Wills, in women's competition, al so another comeback scene ' for big Bill Tilden, if. and when he negotiates peace with the rulers of the game. ! - Rowing California and Wash ington oat to maintain the far western domination' of the river at Poughkeepsle. with Wisconsin again a western threat under the coaching of "Mike Murphy; Yale and Leader organizing to make it eight out of nine from old John Harvard. and New London. Track and Field Paavo Nur mi's duels with old Pop Time, whether or not he. turns '"pro" as the winter feature, with Canada and the United States renewing some Olympic - rivalries ; Stan, ford's bid to make It! three straight in the intercollegiate out doors, without much chance of be ing stopped by . any eastern array. Sportsmen Will Meet Next Week . The Salem Rod and Gun club meeting, ordinarily held on the first Tuesday of the month, will be held January 8 instead of to night, it was announced Monday. Important legislation which is ex- rpected to come up at the legisla tive session opening the following week, will' be discussed at Cnii meeting. Death of Father Of Student Told Word was received here Satur day of the death early that morn ing of Dr. Paul E. Edwards, pasj tor of Sunnyside Methodist churcS at Portland, father of Miss Vir ginia Edwards, prominent' Wil lamette university student. Dr. Edwards, one of the best known and most popular figures in north west Methodism, had been 111 for several weeks. As a leader in Ep worth league institute work, he was known to many of the Metho dist young people of Salem and vicinity. Hospital Patient Committs Suicidei Jesse Rector, 22, patient at the Oregon state hospital for the past month, committed suicide Satur day by, hanging himself to a win dow guard in one of the wards. Rector was received at the hos pital from Marshfield. He has no relatives as far as hospital offi cials were able to1 determine. Pat Haley, former Philadelphia National player, may land at the helm of the Wheeling, Middle At lantic league club. 'OF (So Delivery On Any Type " - r! Yl CI OPEN HOUSE TODAY Basketball Games, Water Pageants and Lobby En tertainment Billed All persons interested in becom ing better acquainted with the work of the Salem Y. M. C. A. hare bee invited to attend the annual open house today and to night fn the association building. Basketball games and lobby enter tainments wGl add to the water pageants of the afternoon and night. The Chemawa Indian school bas ketball team will play the Ducks, champions of the Y. M. C. A. lea gue last year. The local team is in excellent shape and the Indians are reported to be showing un well. The boys' gym classes will put on exhibitions of class work and will play several games. Volley ball games between the first and second Y. M. C. A. teams and Kay Woolen mill and Stcte house teams will be athletic at tractions beginning at 5:16' o'clock. The mill and state team; are expected to present an excep tional amount of competition in their game. The girls' water pageant under the. direction of Mrs. Harold Row ley'' offered go, many, laughs - ana remarkable water feats in rehear sal that it is expected to be the big attraction of the evening Swimmers of the Boys' division and of the high school team will give a tank demonstration in the afternoon. The musical program for the afternoon will be presented by Banner's orchestra. The program will begin at 4 o'clock'. An evening musical has also been arranged. The tumbling team show at 7 o'clock will be followed by the water pageant. The first event of the afternoon will begin at 2:0'j o'clock in the boys' lobby. Both gymnasium and lobby sport event. are arranged for the afternoon. Teachers' Exam Papers Graded Here on Monday Countv school sunerlntendents from all parts of Oregon gathered here Monday to grade papers in the recent teachers examinations. The work will require approxi mately two weeks. The annual meeting Of the Ore gon county Bchool superinten dents' association will be held here next week. FAUCETT BUYS RANCH SILVERTON, Ore., Dec. 31. (Special) A1 Faueett, who went over Silver Creek Falls in a canoe last June, has purchased part of the John Smith ranch near Stay- ton. Mr. Faueett plans to take the timber from this ranch and sell ) for wood. NO B id FOR WATER TASTE ' 'J . The Oregon-Washington Water Service Co;, has no laibi to offer for the present condition of Salem's water supply, but is do ings evreythlng possible to correct the situation and to guard aganist a recurrence, J. W. Helwig, plant manager here, Monday told the Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon, j . Exploitation of the water evil is more serious than the water it self. Walter Stolz declared. He held that the city council has the authority to force correction of the condition without unpleasant discussion. In retiring from the office of president, George Vick reviewed the chamber's work for the water, stressing the importance of the linen industry and the advent of the Reid-Murdoch cannery inter ests, which, he said, hare virtual ly assured him of their continu ous operation in or near Salem regardless of their acceptance of the West Salem .plant which they will use next season. Thomas Kay, a member of the state tax commission, scored the widely circulated statement that the Oregon . Pulp & Paper com 1. i saggasass A Resolved To give before. 2Z Auue in Thursday Evening fori Seib berling Singers 6 to 6:30 J y7 t ' ; 340 Court St. ; Ai pany pays an excessive tax In Salem as compared with what it pays on its Vancouver, Wash., property. The commission has in vestigated the facts, he said, and is prepared to say that industry pays no heavier tax in Salem than TO ALL who reside in this beautiful citjr and its pros perous countryside, we send our sincero greeting and good wishes for a Happy and Suc cessful New Year. LADD & BUSH TRUST CO. r i " more arid, better service than To take care of roadside calls with our service car quickly and efficiently. To give better vulcanizing and repair? service in our shop. ' 'TTIIIE1E SKKSMP 199 S. Commercial Seiberling Tires Protected for One Year Against All Road Hazards New Year's Greetings To Our Customers and Friends: The year 198 has been a very .successful one for this firm,. due-to 'the patronage and loyalty of our customers and friends, and vve wish to take this oppor tunity to thank them for their assistance in our mater ial prosperity. It is our sincere purpose for 1929, that our service during the coming year may deserve your continued patronage. Best wishes for a Happy New Year OS-Hamilton it wo are pay anywhere, else in rf- . , . . , . . , f t uicm ui iu .naouiuivn vi , fornia. ' 't Directors of the chamber re ported for the year on. the werk done by their departments. i 4- 471 air M l .' i I M V. v