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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1929)
1 D2ds," 150 Strong, Hear Head of State University I Speak at Banquet Fight Blindness Declaring, that the Interest and cooperation ahown by the parents tm a one of the most Important factors In higher education tn Ore goa, and stating that this only de- sir Is to give vthe boys and girls . ox Oregon the best educational ra c littles compatible with resources X the state, Dr. Arnold Bennett ' Ball, president of the University of Oregon, delivered the principal address before an enthusiastic gathering of more than 150 "Ore gon Dads" at the Marlon hotel here at 6 o'clock Wednesday. The "Dads" as the fathers of University of students call them aires, ' accorded the president rousing oration, and pledged full support for the legislative pro gram which was set for hearing before the ways and means com xaKtee of the legislature at 8:00 o'clock tonight. Best" Their Ideal In his talk Dr. Hall described th alms and Ideals of the institu tlost. saying, "My only ambition la to provide your boys with the 1 beat tn education, we want facul ty members who can inspire as .well as teach. We want facilities that compare with those found in similar institutions in states of similar size. Following Dr. Hall's addis the whole-hearted support of the 3.MI "dads" in the organization throughout the state was pledged by members. Brace Dennis, of Klamath Falls, president or the , Dad's or ganization, spoke briefly, declar ing that a spirit of cooperation in every way was evident among par eats and friends of the university, and that , these citizens were plan ning to . do everything in their power to see the university's need; met. U FINISHED IN DRAMA OF 16EDY Once, more the Lions and Kl wanis clubs hare done a splendid thing for 8alem theatre goers. They brought back the Moroni Olsen players to the Elsinore the atre; Tuesday night In "Autumn fire, a beautiful and tragic study f lore and human nature, related n the soft, enchanting brogue of the country-folk of an Irish farm lag district near Cork. The modern theatre audience Is hard to stir to demonstration for anything except comedy, yet Mo. rani Olson as Owen Keegant(tgiant farmer and strong headed Irish father, won a round of applause far the interpretation he gave of Keegan, broken in health and spirit, faultering across the floor, crashed under the weight of donbt f his beloved young wife. His rolee was perfectly adapted to the rich depth of Irish tones, and, not ealy his roice. but the voices of the entire cast were true to the Irish dialect. Janet Toung as Ellen was so realistic as to make one forget the sore happy parts she has appear ed, in St other times. She almost managed to make one dislike her very much as Ellen, she was so very realistic. Very ably she kept the play at high tension. births in mm MORE THAN DEATHS Marlon county births for the ith of January exceeded the deaxhs by seven, with 63 deaths for,' the month and 70 live births, according to figures released this week from the office of the .Marion- county child health demonstration. December deaths reached 111, 40 of which were non-realdent, and births for the last month of the year totalled IS. nine of which were non-residents. The communicable disease re port for, January shows a total of m r ! S WZ&'- - -- J -1 Riverside County W ashes of Northcott Case This is a new photograph of Booth Tarkington, of Indianapolis, Ind, creator" of Penrod and other lovable fiction characters, who has been fighting against loss of sight. He has been trying to complete new novel before returning to the east for further treatment. 281, as against 545 for the pre vious month. Of the January dis eases, 189 were influenza, ice next highest being tuberculosis with 26 cases and pneumonia with 21 cases. Just 481 Influenza cases were reported the previous month. Other communicable dis eases reported for Januar yshow diphtheria,, seven; scarlet rever. nn: urn all hot. nix: meaales. eight' hickenpox, 15, aid raumps six. 4- WOIiVES KILL CHILDREN LONDON. Feb. 13. Wednes- day) (AP) A Vienna dispatch to the Express says that a pack of 100 wolves yesterday; broke through the mud walls of a school uear Javlna and killed 16 children. DRUGS EXCITE THE KIDNEYS, I WATER Take Salts at First Sign of Bladder Irritation or i Backache' -RIVERSIDE. Calif vFW. 11. lAri Hiremn rnnnfv at so. far as the dlstrict.attorney's oiiice u MiMrnM tin Its hands of Gordon Stewart North cott. The young Canadian was lodged in San Ouentln nrlarm nn Tuesday, where he is due to be hansred Anrtl IK tnr mnrditr.ii tnree ooys at his Kirereide coun ty chicken ranch. i'l'm all through." affirmed Deputy I' District Attorney Earle Redwine. "Northcott at one time and another had told us so many yarns that I am not Interested In any more of them. A confession means nothing to him. 'There has never been more than a thread of truth in anything he has said.' AH the statements he has made hare been about two per cent truth and 98 per cent lies." No More BodloA Pound Redwine, who headed the prose. cutlon staff which convicted Northcott and obtained the death sentence as the penalty, said that any extensive further searches far buried bodies appeared useless on the basis of any information his office now possesses. "We're covered all the ground he had indicated," Redwine con. tinned, "and proved he was lying. It may be that, as he sometimes flaid. an attempt was made to de stroy the. bodies by fire, which was only partly , suecessftll. and that the remains were "broken up and scattered about a wide area." The county sheriff's office took an attitude similar to Redwlne's. It whs stated that the search for bodies had ceased as directions Northeott' had given yesterday proved worthless. Sheriff Clem Sweeters expressed tie belief that Northcott, In the solitary confine ment of Us "death row" cell, mar in ute eno stats truthfully what disposition he had mads of the bodies ot his nnfonnd boy rlctims. Cameron Speaks To McMinnville High Assembly k t , i Barney Cameron, president of the Salem high school student body, went to McMinnville Wed nesday to talk before a student body assembly there. Cameron's visit was the result of a visit to Salem earlier in the week of Wil liam Maxwell, principal, and O. L. Allison, coach of the McMinnville school to protest the action of the Salem .school in sending its sec. ond team to play the McMinnville school last week. Principal J. C. Nelson reported Tuesday that, while failure to no tify the McMinnville school that the second team would come was purely an inexcusable oversight on Salem's part. Salem's first team will play McMinnville high there at any date that can be arranged. This arrangement, is satisfactory to the Yamhill county school and It is probable the game will occur early In March. TICK IE BILL IEAIH HELD House bill 192, introduced by Goldstein of Multnomah county, and designed, as ho says, to make mandatory a hearing before the public' service commission when ever a carrier desired to start up truck line, was the center of interest In a public hearing before the roads and highways commit tees of the house and senate, and the autos and roads committee of the house Tuesday . evening. Both truck operators and shippers were represented, ana while consider able talk was heard on the meas ure, no active opposition has de veloped., i ' Supporters ot the bill point out that this does not amount to the issuing of "certificates of conven ience and necessity," but it will tend to eliminate the unscrupu lous operator from the field. Mer chants and other shippers are also to be behind the measure. BILL TILDEN DEFEATED BY NEW JERSEY MAN NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (AP) -John Van Ryn of Orange, N. J., made himself the sensation of the new tennis season Tuesday by de feating Bill Tllden in three straight sets Jn the final of the Heights Casino indoor invitation tournament. The scores were 6-1. 6-4, 6-2. 1 L "ELECTRIC2i RANGE EYG; The American men and women must guard constantly against kidney trouble because we often eat too much rich food. Our blood is filled with acids whleh the kidneys strive to filter out; they weaken from overwork, be come sluggish, the ellmlnatlve tis sues clog and the result is kidney trouble, bladder weakness and a general decline in health. When your kidneys fell like lumps of lead;, your back hurts or the urine Is cloudy, full of sedi ment, or you are obliged to seek relief two or three times during; the night; If you .suffer with sick headache, or dizzy, nervous spells. acid stomach, or if you have rheu matism when the weather Is bad. begin drinking lots of good soft water and get from your pharma cist about four ounces of Jad Salts. Take a tablespoonful In a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys may then act fine. This famous salts Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice, combined with Uthla, and has been used for years to help flush and stimulate clogged kidneys, to neutralize the acids In the system so they no longer are a source of irritation, thus often relieving bladder disorders. Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot injure, makes a delightful effer vescent lithia-water drink and be longs in every home, because no body can make a mistake by hav ing a good kidney flushing any time. adv. lbetttteff 8 efficiejmof It will pay you to see The Simplex Electric Range " before you buy deciMiieess counifoirH: and BGPfood We will take your old range as part payment Balance easy payments IHPt il 3c ininminni Esmnimmffl 467 Court nnnrapFiisiII inmmmumnimimmmmmmimmmmammmmimaat Visit Oar Range Dept. - : G E 5 Come h and let as explam the new 'Tlawr Zone Oven" You are absolutely free from the moment you put the . meal into the cold oven until it' ready to serve SrassnaB WESTINGHOUSE WAFFLE IRONS ' . 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