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'weather ::. PHONE 500 It rear .copy of the States- Generally fair and root to-; day,' with' some- fog; Gentle variable winds. Max. ten? peratnre- Tuesday 88; Min. not On Tour noreh bv ft: 80 a, m. call OOO and a copy will ".fce , delivered mt' once. t.-0'.-'" ' 24; River 4.0 "No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe" Z-Vk'HZ SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, January 9, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS r t 1 J I ii i X If' ILLOfJ TO GET CABINET PLACE REPORT SHOWS Present Secretary of Treas ury Expected to Succeed Self in Job . Long and Secret Conference Held With President Elect Hoover By JAMKtf Ii. WEST Associated Pres Staff -Writer WASHINGTON 'Jani $.(AP President-elect Hoover talked over many problem .today with Secretary. MeHon.. and a number of congressional - leaders, 'and un proved plans for a simple ihaugu-s rauon 10 oe roiiowed by a military and clTlc parade lasting about two hours, - Members ' of the "senate and house who discussed legislative af fairs with Mr. Hoover, were in formed that he would have no suggestions to make, on pending measures as he would . consider - such a coarse Improper. Members of the Iowa congressional delega tion quoted him as having said tnat resident Coolidge still was . chief executive iand that his ad ministration would, have to solve ; ' its own problems. ' Reappointment Almost . Forcgooe Conclusion . , Secretary - Mellon, whose, reap pointment to the treasury post is regarded now as- almost a 'fore gone conclusion, :had lunch with the president-elect at his head quarters at the Mayflower hotel. They were closeted together for nearly, two hours, but neither had any statement to make regarding the conference. Mr. Hoover started off hit ond day in-Washlngton since his election with a breakfast confer ence with Senator Borah, of Ida- ao.iwno urged to put through a .ifarm relief program. Senator Smoot, of Utah, also suggested an extra session for tariff revision. The. determination of the president-elect not to interfere In the present legislative situation was expressed first during a confer ence with Chairman Hale, of the senate naval committee, who re quested that he make a public statement endorsing the pending measure authoriiing the construc tion of 15 light cruisers-and an - aircraft carrier. - . , - Iowa Delegation HmM Huiu dfmnt . '"The ' policy "6f ; non-Jnterfererice" was ' reiterated to thr Towa 'dele gation in the house, which report ed that the consensus in congress was that farm legislation could not be enacted at this session, -and gain was voiced durine a pnnfpr. iQ with Senator Moses of New Jr r Hampshire, president pro tempore jit f 9 tha mn n t M. V n . . th lesTlalative situation in that it bedv. The New Hampshire senator Turn to Page 8, Please.) TIFFCMEO Si MJINUFACTUE1ERS Fight With Producers De velops at Meeting: Before Ways and Means Body 5 ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (AP) .The first fight between produc ers and manufactures one which I touched upon a phase of (he farm problem broke out today at the tariff revision hearings of the house ways and means committee. ' Casein, a powder made .from kimmed milk and used extensive, ly by makars.ot coated paper, was the item over -which the battle was fought. Disagreement devel oped over both the quantity and quality produced fu this country. Martin, Cantine, of Saugherties, N. Y.. and Walter D. Randall, of New York City, representing coat ed piper manufacturers, contend. ed not enough casein -was prodqe v1f ill the United , States to keep Ifie paper, plants operating, and what was available was of such inferior grade that the imported article was urgently needed. They advocated that the product, which ww bears a two and a half cents a pound duty, be restored to the free list. CMrred Bones Gruesome Clue to Murder; Officers r Try to Unravel Mystery BHJ.1NGS, Mont.. Jan. 8. (APi-r-Bones found In the char red ruins' of the old J. C. Price homsicad, ten miles from Reed Point, last ..December 22, were those of a human being who had recently died. , This was the declaration tonight of Is weet grass county authorities wheuare endeavoring to . .unravel the. Price mystery which developed . . nnnitav when a man; since laenu- t"- lied Price,- appeared sat a Salt Lake City service station, hand- K : cuffed and gagged, asserting that ha had been tho . Tietlm of kid napers., . S't;" -- 5 i The body found on the home- : imH'wh f1ntlfted . as - that of r Price- and buried few daya iter u it -was" discovered -by" Mra. Price. r .r- rvxts .iuvuiuu -- - mnce lpolicies,in-J.he; am; or' ?iu r Yrmita a fri.'m ttf fcai' tten n'M Police WiU Creek Today on Machines With Old Ucenses ' Automobile owners who have failed to purchase their 1 1020 licenses and have been seeking to operate them with the 1928 plates attached, Jiad better keep their. cars oat of sight today -: and henceforward until the tag with black background are obtained. Chief of Police Frank Min to announced Tuesday night that the police would ; be. gin "picking up" drivers of machines u?ing the old li censes, this morning, hav ing been notified by the sec retary of state that the li cense division has caught up with the rush which always ' attends the : opening of the ' new year. State traffic offi cers here have .been in structed 'to arrest owners who have, not. obtained new licenses, starting today. Vealthy Person To be Relieved by New Organization Socialist Son oi British Earl .is One Founder of Unique Group . , LONDON. Jan. 8. (AP) New friendly society, neighbors' limit ed. has been formed for the pur pose of enabling wealthy persons to distribute their fortunes for so cial purposes. One of the founders of the so ciety Is Viscount Ennismore, aged 22, the socialist son of the Earl of Listowel. He has renounced his title and says he Is practically dis inherited. Henceforth he intends to take a bed sitting room In London, live on three pounds sterl ing weekly and take a philosophy degree. Under the constitution of the society the members take penny 3hares and donate one hundred pounds for each share. Single men and women members thereupon re ceive thsee pounds weekly, and married persons four pounds, plus ten shillings for each dependent child. VIST CHANGES IE PLAIED.'flELGRffl KILOIS.. Turkey. AP) Humble, illiterate Black Seaiish ermen revere the name of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh. This dis covery was made by his mother', Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh, when she visited this little Turk ish seaport with a group of teach ers from the American college at Constantinople where she has been teaching chemistry. The American women persuad ed some of the Turkish fishermen to take them for a sail over the rough Black Sea waters. Pleased by the courtesy of the old sea-dogs and by their skillful management of their craft, Mrs. Lindberg, who has learned Turkish, told the fish ermen who she was as she stepped ashore. Los Angeles On Training Cruise LAKEHURST, N. J., Jan. 8, (AP) The navy dirigible Los An geles took off at 8:45 p. m. to night for a training cruise of more than 2.000 miles which will take it srih along the coast to Florida. The craft will participate In tbe dedication ofthe municipal air port at Miami, Fla.. and then pro ceed to St. Joseph's bay to the mast ship Patoka. 200 CHILDREN LED OUT OF BURNING BUILDING NEW YORK. Jan. 8. (API Three nuns and six other teachers led 200 children to safety today when fire destroyed St. Malachy's parochial school in the east sec tion of Brooklyn. The fire started in the chimney and cut off es cape by the front entrance. to Mrs. Priced She expressed a wil lingness at Big Timber today to refund to the Montana Life Insur ance company all of the money but 1225 which she has spent. Investigation of the Big Tim ber cemetery and nearby burying grounds today failed to'reveal dis turbance of any graves. "Big Tim ber officers. It was reported to night, are working 6na clue which they . believe gives' some .promise of - throwing light on, the mystery. They did not divulge the nature- of it,: - - - r . v i?V'. u Carl Bue. present owner of the old ' Price homestead.', said . today that neighbors of Price think well of him and have confidence in his story -of being kidnaped, ' U Another Inquest into the death of-the victim of .the fire will be hejd upon-Price's return, from alf iaae,. u was reporiea tonay. GROWS STRONG Legislature Holds Regular Session After Having . Been Outwitted Investigation of Administra tion Looms as Enemies Gain Control OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 8. (AP)- Pent up opposition to the administration of Governor Henry S. Johnston, held in check for more than a year by his success in forestalling a special Impeach ment session, broke about bis offi cial head today in the first meet ing of the regular biennial session of the Oklahoma legislature. Democratic defenders were help less agalnsta coalition of ,anti. administration democrats and the solid republican membership of tbe house of representatives, wVitz-ti int nn time in seizinc con. trol of that body In preparation for an investigation or tne 0111 clal conduct of Governor Johnston and other state office rs.s -., - . James Nance of Cotton coun ty, a leader of the insurgent democrats,-was elected "speaker after the withdrawal of Alleir street of Oklahoma county, an admlnistra-. tion man. ,,' - Tnsurgents Run Off Reservation Leaders of the administration group pleaded in vain for party r.rniiritv the insureents voted consistently with the republicans"! on all questions testing tne pow er of the opposing factions. Six charges were voted against (Turn to Page 8, Please.) 2 MILL SCHOOL TAX Repeal Would Cripple Salem District, Resolution Adopt ed States TJaanintinna were ordered pre pared placing the alem school board on record as opposed to the repeal bl the two mill elementary ohiMil ui on the -around that it would cripple the district to the extent of S35,w ana- mase ii necessary tor the board to go be fnr the neonle for sufficient funds, at the regular meeting of the board held last nignt. Superintendent George W. Hug reported to the board that he had undertaken to break the ice for the Salem hiah school to . obtain games with several of the Port land high schools despite tne "closed" Portland high school league. Should such games be realized. Mr. Hug reported that football would reach a safe finan cial status here. At the present time, only the Armistice Day game with Eugene nets any profit, he Dointed out. Members of the board gave their individual approval to Mr. Hug's efforts to arrange such a schedule. The old contention of a few per sons residing out of Salem but paying taxes oh property in town that their children should be al lowed to attend school here tuition-free was presented to the board. School officials asserted, however, that the present ruling that the residence is where the (Turn to Page 8. Please.) Benjamin Duke Passes. Leaving $60,000,000 Sum NEW YORK, Jan. 8. (AP) Benjamin N. Duke, who rose from a boy peddler of tobacco to help place his family among the pio neers of big business, died today In his upper Fifth avenue man sion after a long illness. He was in his '7 4th year. Behind-him' lie left a fortune estimated at 'upward of $60,000, 000; founded on the profits of a southern country tobacco shop and expanded by years of effort into railroads, banking, cotton, real es tate and other high scale enter prises. Out of this fortune came huge philanthropies which he never per mitted to be publicly listed, but of which $1,000,000 was said to have been given to Trinity college, now Duke University, at Durham, N. C, and Guilford college, from which he was graduated. Grand Duke to Receive Burial ANTIBES, France, Jan. 8. (AP) The body of Grand Duke Nicholas, head of the Romanoffs, was taken to Cannes today for burial. Twelve stalwart Cossacks, each one at least six feet, four In ches' in height, stood guard ove the silver-casket which -was smothered in wreaths and duster.? of the finest flowers of the, Rivera. Within the casket the cold .hands of the- former Commander-in-chief of Imperial Russia's -armies, clasp ed a gold .crucifix. - Marshal Petaln, representing the - French government, person ally reviewed the guard of honor made up of veterans of the armies of tbe former Czar.- ' t Bnrial will -take place at Cannto tomorrow. . - - BOARD HERE BACKS Awaits General Bra m well Booth, who may find himself removed from his position as commander of the Salvation Army by action of that organization's high council, now cil, although long organized, is holding the first meeting in its his tory. With the general, above, is his wife, shown at the time of recent visit in the United States. HIGH COUNCIL OF ,-4 If IS DELAYED Protracted Session Expected Before Action on Gen eral Booth SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, Eng. land, Jan. 8. (AP) Any antici pations that the high council of the Salvation Army, which assem bled here today, would reach a quick decision regarding the fit-! ness of General Bramwell Booth to continue as commander-in-chief, were dispelled. Although three separate sessions were held, the starting of the machinery of the council took up all the time. Committees were appointed and officers elected. It was said un officially tonight tbe real work of the council would begin tomorrow. One of the points which may explain the time necessary for or. ganiratlon is the fact that each member of the council is entitled tp express his or her views on any subject that may eome up. The prTjeee,SttgsHspectrng the Army leadership may, therefore, prove protracted. The - 68 men and women com missioners, selected for their ex perience In all parts of the Army's dominions, met behind locked and (Turn to Page 8. Please.) Monday I n Washington By the Associated Press President-elect Hoover ap proved plans for a simple in auguration. The house decided to take up the reapportionment bill o n Thursday. President Coolldge congrat ulated the crew of the Question Mark for their record flight. ' . k The house ways . and means committee continued Its hearing . of tariff. Revision' of chemical products. x U ,v- The compromise agreement for the early ratification of the Kellogg peace treaty collapsed in the senate. The election contest -against Representative Beck, " republi can, ' Pennsylvania, was ended, the house voting to seat. him. Commissioner Burke of tbe Indian bureau was asked to prove his charges against Sen ator Pine of Oklahoma fcy the senate Indian affairs commit tee. f Chairman Robinson of the federal radio commissllon urged the house merchant marine committee to continue the com mittee's life for another' year. Public health services report ed that during the week ending January 6, deaths from Influ enza Increased, wiiile the prev alence of the disease decreased. U. S. National Bank Reelects All Directors All officers and directors of the United States National . Bank of Sa!em were reelected: at- the an. nual meeting, held Tuesday after noon. ' D. W. Eyre was reelected presi dent, F. : 8.- Lamport and X W. Hazard vies presidents,7 L. & Smith cashier,.' Leo -O.Page - and Karl IWenger assistant ' cashiers, Karl Wen ger trust officer and Al ton Thompson assistant trust of ficer. . ; . '"" ''. ., T- ";. - Directors t reelected are- D. W. Eyre. F. 8. Lamport. Eleanor ' R. Lamport.' E. W- Jlaaard.' L - - C - Smith, U. 8. Page and T. M. Hicks. Verdict ft Vf i V ri V " " ' I ' - ' u in session in England. The coun - . , ; FOR BETTED WATER Members of Capital Post Pass Resolution; Membership Drive Friday . Members of Capital Post No. 9, American Legion, lent their sup port to the movement for improve ment of Salem's water supply when unanimous approval . was given by the 160 or more mem bers present at Tuesday night's meeting, to the resolution pro posed several days ago by the post executive committee. J. W. Helwick, vice president of the Oregon-Washington Water Service company, was present and addressed the war veterans, de claring that the resolution would not embarrass the company since it Is in full accord with the sen timents expressed therein. He added an explanation of the cir cumstances causing the present problem of unsatisfactory water. Ray Bassettpost adjutant, ported the membership Tuesday night at 653. An intensive cam paign to obtain additional paid up members will be conducted Fri day, with prizes aggregating $50 offered to the members who bring In the greatest number of new membership. ' The post's resolution follows: "To the honorable mayor and the common council of the city of Salem, Oregon. "The city of Salem, Marion county, Oregon, Is a growing prosperous city of approximately 30,000 inhabitants and governed by the mayor and council above named, and that "Whereas the streets and parks of the city of Salem were planned with a view to the future growth of thecity of Salem and the con venience, health and safety of its inhabitants, and "Whereas, the property owners of the said city of Salem have ex pended vast sums of money for the improvement of the streets, parks, (Turn to Page 8, Please.) Dr. Ross Heads Three Counties' Medical Society Dr. D. R. Ross of Salem was elected president of the PolkvYam hlll.Marion medical society at the first meeting of the year held last night at the Gray Belle. Dr. W. W. Baum of Salem was chosen secretary-treasurer and Dr. Ru dolph E. Kleinsorge of SUrerton, first vice-president. Nearly 0 physicians were pres ent from the three counties ' for the banquet and business meeting. Dr. W. W. Allen of Mill City, re tiring president, was master of ceremonies. Papers were read by Dr. W. H. Barendrlck of McMinn ville, and Dr. F. H. Thompson, Dr. W. W. Baum and Dr. W. G. Morse, all of Salem. Yankee Tourists ... See Great Sight BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 8. (AP) Dispatches to La Naclon from Santiago, Chile, report that a group of American tourists were treated by a spectacle not on their schedule by the violent eruption of the volcano Calbuco. They were passengers on the steamship Teno, and had a clear view of the enor mous smoke and flame column pouting from the summit of . the mountain, which was added to by fires spreading through the neigh boring forests. FOUR-DEFENDANTS ARE HELD ON RU M CHARGE - 8 AN" FRANCISCO, Jan 1. (AP) -Four men were aldleted by the federal grand Jury tonight In connection with the alleged opera tion qf the Visitaction valley liquor still, uncovered last -Friday night when Police Corporal James fj - Muldoon . was ,t wounded la a shotgun trap. LEG 1NIM0US OB OFFICE BILL i - ' Arguments Given by Oppos- ing Counsel! in Matter of Building Here Constitutionality of Measure Passed by Legislature Discussed WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. (AP) Contributors to the- Oregon . in dustrial accident Insurance fund protested today in the United States supreme court against the contemplated move by the stata of. Oregon ' to advance- $60,000 from -the fund for a state ofnee building. The state courts refused to en join this use of the money contrib uted by employers and employes in hazardous employment. The Eastern Western Lum ber company, the Oregon Ameri can Lumber company, and the Silver Falls Timber company wer represented before the supreme court today, urging that the pro posed disposition. t toe fund eon-J at it u tea a violation : or ocntract. Their contention was that assess ments made against them for the protection of employes could , not legally be diverted to another pur pose. , . I . The state of .Oregon contended that the building would provide needed quarters at Salem for state offices, many of which are now housed at Portland, 52 miles away, and that; the act is lawful exercise of police power and in furtherance of 'public welfare of the stat.e MOTHER BELGRADE..' Jan. 8. (AP) A special edition of Vreme (The Times) tonight contained an nouncement that the new military government of Jugoslavia will re main in office for a long time, or until all of the contemplated wide spread reforms are effected. The number fof cabinet port folios will be reduced to nine in order to effect leconomies. Almost FISHERMEN HONOR re.,-Un of the present mapor laws will be redrafted add virtually an en tire new state will be created. All state organizations will be completely reorganized. Thou sands of unnecessary government employes will be dismissed with out pensions and the . resulting savings will be -applied to the sal- tries of civil servants to raise their positions above: graft and corrup tion. Special attention will be given to developing backward areas throughout the country. Large new public works will be inaugur ated. The district governors will be held strictly responsible for the work of their subordinates. The motto of the government will be "Work. Order; Honesty." It will deal with corrupt practices with an iron hand. A meeting 1 of the executive committee of the Cascade Council, Boy Scouts of America, will be held at the cBamber of commerce rooms Wednesday night, January 16, at 8 o clock, L. A. Payne, act ing executive, announced Tuesday. Reorganization of the Marion and Polk county council will be completed at this time and several matters of Importance will be studied, chief of which will be consideration of a new scout exe cutive for the area, completion of the preliminary program for the year and election of the officers of the council, j Membership of the council was perfected at the December meet ing. Portland Realtor Suspected Suicide PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. '8. (AP) EV H. Barnes, 65, Port land real estate dealer, was being hunted tonight by police ' who feared he had taken his life. Notes which Barnes is believed to have written Intimating he intned ed to commit suicide were found In hsi room. Friends told police Barnes, declared several days ago he was contemplating suicide. Downtown hotels were being searched In the belief he would be found dead. Consecration To Event : PORTLAND,1 Ore., V Jan. 8 IX (AP) Most r Reverend John Garilnef Murray, (residing bishop of the Episcopal I church of 'Port- Land, has taken order for the con secration of Dr. Thomas Jenkins, of MeMinnville. Ore., to be bishop of Nevada. Consecration ' will -be held Friday morning. It -will he the - first - ceremonial . of .the kind M SCOUTS nn. CHKES 1 25 State Retailers Join Million Dollar Merger of Grocers Willamette Grocery Co.; of Salem Fosters United Purity Stores, Launched With 450-Store Buying Power; Two. Salem Chains Join in Big Alliance of Merchants in Seven Counties Merger of the interests of ery stores of the Willamette valley, with aggregate resources of nearly $1,500,000, was perfected here Tuesday. The merger, created by the Willamette Grocery Co., of Salem, one of Oregon's most important wholesale jrrocery firms, brings into existence Schools Greatest -State Enterprise And Most Costly The public srlioolg of Ore gon -are the largest single enterprise in the state and represent an investment of more than f 40,000,000 in buildings. grounds. and equipment, according to the biennial report of C. A. How artl, state superintendent of schools, ' which was . filed .with Governor -: Patterson Tuesday. During the fiscal year ending June 18, 1028, these" school expended $22, OO0,OOO. - , Approximately 8000 teachers are employed and . more than 187,000 children are enrolled. There are 0624 clerks and school board members. ALL-1ERIC1 AIR Plane Mail Service to Porto Rico to be Inaugurated Today is Word MIAMI, Fla.. Jan. 8. (AP) Zooming service planes today! closed the all American air meet celebrating the inauguration to morrow of air mail service to Por to Rico. 'Tonight Postmaster General New, here to dedicate the new Pan-American mail route, spoke to Miamians and their winter vis itors in Bay Front park. William P. McCracken, Jr., as sistant secretary of commerce in charge of aviation, told of the growth of commercial aviation in the United States and praised this city for its selection as the hub for Pan-American aerial traffic. He predicted inauguration o f mail service will bring a favorable de velopment in the commercial rela tions between the two continents. Among those on the speakers platform were Amelia Earhart, Lady Mary Heath, British aviatrix. Lieutenant Lester Maitland, San Francisco-Hawaii flier. Lieuten ant Al Williams, crack navy pilot, William S. Brock and Edward F. Schelee, Detroit to Tokyo fliers, George Haldeman, pilot for Ruth Elder, attempted Transatlantic hop, and a score of prominent army, navy and marine aviators. various facing events. Lady Heath was forced t o withdraw from events this afternoon by en gine trouble. CENSORSHIP SET UP IN JUGO-SLAVIA, REPORT VIENNA. Jan. 8. (AP) A report was received from Zagreb tonight that the new military gov. ernor had announced a censorship on all letters to addresses in that city and vicinity. The Vienna Stunde today said that the Jugo slavian minister . of the interior had prohibited carnival celebra tions and dnacing throughout the country. KING HAS QUIET DAY, PHYSICIANS ANNOUNCE LONDON. Jan. " 8. (AP) King George's physician. Sir Stan ley Hewett and Lord Dawson of Penn at 8:15 p. m. issued this bulletin: "The king had a quiet day and the condition of his ma Jesty Is unchanged. No further bulletin will be isued until -torn or. row night." ' Northcott May EXPOSITION CLOSES To Have Woman on Jury As Murder Trial Begins COURT ROOM, Riverside, Calif., Jan. 8. (AP) Possibil ity of a feminine element. In the jury which will decide the fate of Gordon Stewart Northcott, ac cused boy murderer, appeared to day with tentative 'acceptance , by both J defense - and j state-"of --one woman Juror, .Mrs.' Mildred; Bre see, a housewife, o who was left Seated In - the - box . at - the end of th eday.--. . i --j - -' "v i Mrs. Bresee told TN'orbert Savay, Northeott's' counsel. Uhat -she had "no objection -whateverT -to' serv ing on the Jury With 11 men; and declared she . had no prejudice against death as the penalty for first degree murder. ! , " Toung . Northcott--betrayed a lively Interest to the prospect -of a jiOT Mmpeeod of;, at ItUT women. ' - 125 of the leading; retail groc cine of the largest chain store ( organisations in the state. It will be allied for buying with a huge chain in .Washington, operating 450 stores, according to the state ment of Theodore Roth, president and manager of the Willamette Grocery Co. Leading independent grocery stores in Marion, Linn, Polk, Yamhill, Tillamook, Lincoln and Benton counties are Identified with the merger under the nam' of United Purity, Stores. Local Chain Grouis Join in Merger The organisation includes the 28 retail stores of AssociaTed Stores Co., .of which Ed Scbnnh: of Salem is president and Mr.' Roth manager, as well as the 1? Triangle stores, a unit ' of inde pendently owned stores. Although 125 groceries in the seven counties will become United Purity Stores at the start, addi tional stores wlllbe added until the company has one or more leading groceries at every impor tant point in the valley, Mr. Iteth announced. The Willamette Gro cery Co., of Salem will be tbe wholesale clearing house for the entire chain. Through the alliance with the United Purity Stores chain In Washington, operating 460 stores in Tacoma and Spokane and the vicinity of those cities, the chain will have the benefits of the ex traordinary buying power imme diately of 575 stores, with addi tional stores constantly increas-; ing this power. Private Brands to Be Used by Chain United Purity Stores will' be uniform in general ' appearance, with a similar paint color scheano for all stores, it is planned. Mer chandising methods and basic stocks in all stores will he sies llan The company will create private . brands for high grade merchan dise and will distribute the Wil lamette company's widely known Elsinore Brand canned products, it is said. Each store in the new chain will be independently owned, with exception of those already chain ownership under the n of Associated Stores. C. M. Lee, who has been oper ating Lee's White grocery in Sa lem since his recent removal to Salem from Coos Bay. will be manager of the United Purfty Stores. He" has had wide experi ence in the grocery business in the operation of such organ tions as the new merger creat Roth Prime Mover In Organization Theodore Roth, oldest Sa (Turn to Page 8, Please.) T MAUI IS KILLED IN SB TOLEDO, Ore., Jan. 8. APJ P. G, Gilmore, proprietor of the Gilmore hotel, of 'Newport, Ore., was killed on the Corvallls-New-pbrt highway at noon today whew his automobile skidded on the ley road and turned over. Mrs. Gil more, who was accompanying her husband, was uninjured excepting severely shocked. According to word reaching Salem friends, "Pat," well-know ' to all visitors of the hotel as tin almost human - canine "bell bop, was alsO tiding in the ear -and ' following the crash into the bank, ; scrambled out of the car, sixed uP the situation and hurried off ward Newport. The dog succeed ed in stopping the first car Ita met and making the driver under- stand there was an accident ah Got Wish At the close of today's const i ", session the defense had left ws- used only seven of Its 10 preemp-r tory challenges while" the staas ; had 18 preemptory remain. Three of the original 12 fssen : drawn wers still In t the box after ..-- three days given over' largely to'-" j Jury selecUon. " ' ' ' ---." '" - A. r Savay lost the last major ekir-f v; mlsh 1n .his attempt. to astablw?. prejudice today "when he; lost- v : . , nation' for. change, of Jrenues fj alleged an "Inflamed state otpuV - - lie" mind", m aiiiaaviis .preseiirw in behalf of his motion and pi Northcott In the witness chair testify 6 that his life , had b threatened hya fellow prlsoner to ' Ihe county J. ; .W-;' 'C i 'RHperlor'Judge-George R. Fr"j j mu, denied' -the jnoUon- i-' :'t 4 ?! ... i . . -. . h V.' f (H-,. "-IK, :'4s!"' 4 :. ii ' it f i H A i ,r ' t' .