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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1929)
2 The IVck? Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, January 18, 19M9 I : I I a I I .111.1 i. 1 - ...,,.. , , ., - - .- - 1 . - fl i rninm fiTinjn WASHiNmnw ANTrriPATccn ahadatf imamitdai I 1 1 1 111 L I II H L M ' -. a nr jufcjnuvin iiinwvinu LLulUll U I lUliU I s.v-rr lFTiT : rra "iwti -vnt th iNn fi n wm m m n 1 i n Klin ': Washington Is looking forward to a brilliant inauguration when Herbert Hoover takes the oath of of fice on March 4. Despite the president-elect's wish for simple ceremonies, an elaborate program is In the making. It is planned to have the dirigible Los Angeles circle the Darade ai it tuts. dnn ptt Will Not Recommend Legis lation That Doesn't Con cern Itself, Word The American Legion of Ore gon will not recommend or foster legislation not concerning the ac "tlTities of the organiration", , an nouncement made at a meeting of the legislative committee of the lesion has made plain. Several bills presented for consideration of the committee were tabled. A committee of Spanish-American war veterans appeared at the meeting and leaked to learn the attitude of the legion with refer ence to extending to the Spanish " American war veterans who have lived In the state five years, the , loan features of the state aid law now In operation In Oregon. Nn action was taken by the committee further than individual statements that it was not up to thn American Lesion how the funds of the state of Oregon shall be expended. Two reportB were filed with the legislative committee in connec tion with the proposed American Legion boxing bill. The majority . report favored the drafting of an entirely new bill, while the min ority report favored certain amendments to the bill already drawn. It was made plain that the pro posed boxing law originated In Portland, and was not the child of the American Legion. Individual statements Indicated that the American Legion Is not desirous "of engaging In the boxing busi ness, and will leave this enterprise to the various communities of the state. Final action will be taken by the legislative committee of the legion at a meeting to be held here next Wednesday. The original boxing bill pro vided that the American Legion should act as a state boxing com mission. After paying administra tive expenses the receipts from boxing matches would be used for charity under the direction of the lesion. The committee favored a bill giving to ports, such as Portland and MarshTleld. authority to es tablish aviation fields. Besides Ben Fisher of Marsh field, state commander of the le gion, and Carl Moser of Portland, etate adjutant, the conference was attended by Braiier Small and George White of Salem. Guy Cor don of Roseburg, and Ben Dorrls of Eugene. parade vania avenue. Above is a composite photograph of a former inaugural parade and the Los Angeles floating above it Upper left, one of the few pictures of Hoover in a silk hat; upper right, Maj Gen. Charles P. Summerall, chief of staff of the U. S. army, and grand marshal of the inaugural parade. Below, John W. Reeder, 92. of Cedar county. Iowa, who knew the president-elect when he waa a boy, and who is looking forward to holding Hoover's hat durine the ceremonies. Borneo's Original Wild Man Dies in Home Town . PLATTSVILLE. Wis., Jan. 17. (AP) Strains of the once pop ular song "Oh the Wild Man of Borneo, He Just Came tc Town . . ." were recalled todaj with tbe news of the death of tmj senior Henershot, who was burieo in- a paupers' grave yesterday. So quietly was this man who claimed he was the original "wild man" buried that most of the residents of his little home town did not know that the funeral had been held. He had lived in a shack until a week ago when officials found him, still with the long hair and the wild man accoutrements, gaz ing fondly at circus posters which marked his earirei triumphs. He was ill and his Borneo earnings had vanished. . He was taken to the county poor-house. "VeV Gets Ambitious In 1875 "Ves" Henershot was the beau -of Plattsville. but to "yes" the plaudits of Plattsville were not enough. He let his wavy flaxen hair grow until it reached his waist. He studied rolling his eyes and glaring. One day. Ring- ling's circus came to town. He went to see Al Rlngling, the pro prietor. "Who are you?" asked Al. "I'm the wild man from Bor neo," growled "Ves." "So yon are," agreed Al. "You're hired." For 20 year3 "Ves" stayed with the ctrcus. Clad In rags and gnawing a bone, he was the cen tral attraction for big-eyed little boys and girls who stood around his cage and listened to him groan and roar. Their parents watched V - him. too. A3 "The Wild flan of Boreno," his name was emblax- Wild Man Gets Homesick: i.But being a wild man away Crtun home palled on "Ves." He went hack to Plattesvllle for a Visit. There he met a girl named Con ley from a nearby town. They were married and "Ves" gave up 'lis wild man job. He started a harness shop and for some years he and his family lived peacefully. His wife and children left him be cause, they said, he became drunkard. They tell in Plattes vllle that all "Ve" did in those last days was to help a man with a fish wagon who came up from the nearby Mississippi to sell his catch. Finally he stopped doing even that and secluded himself In the hut. A few years ago he let his hair grow again and started looking for another wild man job but the time3 were different and the mar ket for wild men was glutted. He went back home to spend his last days. DYKR FIXED Marvin Dyer of Jefferson was fined $25 in justice court here Thursday for assault and battery. He paid the fine. IEI EU I TIB D TONS MODESTO. Cal.. Jan. 17, (AP) A seven day career of ban ditry in Oregon and northern Cal fornia came to an end here to day for Robert Henkson, 18. of Eugene, Ore., when he was ar rested by Chief of Police Lee Smith. Chief Smith said Heofceon con fessed to holding up aoootlegging place In Eugene and escaped in a stolen automobile. After engag . ing In a gun fight with police in Roseburg the youth said he stole three more automobiles In Oregon and then drove to an Francisco. From San Francisco he went to Los Angeles and was returning -up the San Joaquin valley this morn ing when he drove into a Turlock service station. The operator was suspicious and notified police who arrested him when he drove across the Tuolumne river bridge. Five Bills Are Filed in Senate The following bills were intro duced in the senate Thursday. S. B. 16, by Multnomah delega tion Amendment relating to teachers retirement fund associa tion of Multnomah county. S. B. 10, by Multnomah delegation- Changing the manner of electing directors of school dis trict No. 1. Portland. S. B. 17. by Dunne--Authortx-log sheriffs and motor clubs to collect motor vehicle fees and Is sue license plates. 8. B. 18, by Dunne Increasing membership of industrial accident commission to five members, one of whom shall be a woman. S. B. 19, by Dunne- To require attorney general to prepare legis lative bills at request of legislators. NOW PLAYING To Crowds. Continuous Show 2 Till 11 . See and Hear I . UamumOe i T (The ' Femme Al Jolsoa) in her singing Talking Vitaphono Sensation TJy Maun" i 4 VITAPHONE ACTS Next Sunday Brings i -IN OLD ARIZONA ;.. ii - ;i World's first aU outdoor talkie Accept Thrift Week in a Spirit of Accomplishment Is Urge of Financial Man lly HOWARD BLAKE By those whose financial pro Errees during the past year has been effective. Thrift Week may be observed in a spirit of acconf pllshment and a firm resolution to continue those policies which have demonstrated their value beyond any doubt. By the same token It offers those less fortunate and their number is legion the in centive to pause and ask them selves a few pertinent questions. A strict analysis would disclose that barring catastrophe and un Torseen contingencies, the age old question of "getting ahead" fs by no means the bogey It eecimv Most people fail to come through life on the credit side of the led ger, so to speak, because they do not direct their financial progress they drift. And the best way to avoid drifting is to have a finan cial objective- some goal at which to shoot. Everyone should have a financial goal and some plan Jo0 reaching it. If one is touring any great distance, he used a road map. A plan of accumulation serves a similar purpose on the road to financial independence. Independence Possible. Any one on a fair salary, as sal aries go these days, should ba able to attain a position of financial security, if not complete financial Independence. It takes effort, of jourse. and means keeping a mar gin between expenses and income. Building a financial surplus is not all hard work. There is a sense of well-being and security that comes from seeking your sur plus grow, that more than com pensates for the effort of saving. When a man gets money Invested tnd begins to receive extra in come from his investments, apart ,'rom his salary check, it gives him encouragement and c o n f I dence; furthermore, it oftc?n leads to business opportunities which will greatly increase his earning power. Getting down to actual figures, less thasr V a month, 13 to be exact, if invested and reinvest ed at 54 per cent will accumulate $25,000 in 25 yearj. Many people could save 1 50 a month and have! a snug fortune of $32,000 through systematic investment at 5 Va per cant in 25 years. Or, if they in vested half that much, $25 a month, the accumulation would be about $16,000. A little figur ing will show that of this amount over half Is the result of com pounding of interest. In other words, the steady, systematic In vestor saves less than half the money he acquires by this pro gram. Security Surest Way For the average person- there is no roaa 10 nnanciai inaepenT dence except through saving a part of every dollar earned, and Investing it Judiciously. Sudden wealth, gained through specula tion or other means, Is not to be expected In the average exper ience. Nor can it ever ba depended upon. Even the man who enjoys a generous Income from an estab lished business or from invest ments, at one time In his career probably had to save money to finance this business or to mak investments; or, if be inherited wealth, his father or someone else had to found It by earning, sav Ing, and investing. . To begin Investing with modest amounts is easier today than ever before. Banks and bond houses are interested in the business they get from people who cannot Invest a great deal now, but who have the ambition to apbutsulate. Many corporations Issue ' bonds In $500 and $100 denominations in order that people of limited means may buy them. Many of the largest business units in the country num ber their stockholders by the hundreds of thousands, denoting that the investor' class today in cludes ail who are thrifty and and eager to succeed financially, not merely the few who have ac quired wealth. Business and industrial opera tions are now on such a scale that it is everybody's opportunity to be an investor as well as a work er. And it is only from a second income, derived from sound secur ities, that financial independence can come for the great majority. yy 'The Home of Hits 99 STARTS NEXT fciyism2U Big Day DUE AnU UUAll . i.mA ? 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Stu- dents have arranged for individ-i ual and group ronferences for a great part of the remainder of; Mr. Elliot's Tislt. I -ELSIN0RE-- ENDS TODAY -Big Double Bill- CHAHLiE MURRAY HOLLYWOOD TODAY AND SAT. Lawrence Stock Company In CONEY ISLAND KITTY And on the Screen CLARA BOW In 'Three Week Ends' ALWAYS 25c Change of Plans Causes Oregon to Open Doors Early Starting Saturday the Oregon theater will .open at ten o'clock in the morning and run continu ously until 'five o'clock, with a special bargain price for adults and children, according to an an nouncement made by the manaVe mem luuriuay. This Saturday the feature traction will be Harry ('arev h "Tliirtifns' Rrlrtirnc .... " - a inniinig rvcsiem lomuau drama, ia wh Carer nlavs a douhl In addition to the feature th. IS also cnapier inree or "The Y low Cameo." The new ferial ; turing Auene nay ani the wonder dog. 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