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The New OREGON STATESMAN. Salens, Oregon, Sunday Morning, April 21, 1929 PAGE FIVE Local News Briefs Seek Divorce -A divorce Is eotrght by Minnie M. Merrill from Howard P. Merrill, her husband. In a divorce action filed Saturday In circuit , court. The couple were married in 1921 In .Minnesota, tin complaint alleges, but since 1927 Mr. Merrill has not lived with the defendant. Custody of a daughter, six and one half years eld, is asked by the plaintiff who cays she is willing that the daugh ter spend the summers with .her father. m Named Executrix William S. Walton, vice-president of the Ladd & Bush bank, was named Saturday by County Judge Sieg in und as executrix of the will of Kzra B. Robinson, deceased. JProperty valued at $1200 was left 'by her to several beneficiaries un der her will. Ear, Daue, Chester Cox and Joseph II. Albert are tamed appraisers of the estate. Two Licenses Issued Licenses o wed were issued Saturday by bounty Clerk Boyer to Delbert iVillis Turnidge, 19, of Mill City, ind Violet Paulson. 18, of Mill City, the couple being married by County Judge Siegmund. Permit to marry was also granted to Carl r. Fultz, 26, of Portland and Leah Robinson, 15, of the same city. Announces Appointment Ap pointment of Walter E. Hemp stead of Portland to captain of the medical corps and assignment to the 186th Infantry was made Saturday from the office of Brig adier General George A. White. Mr. Hempstead Is a former mem ber of the Oregon National Guard and served with the Guard In France. Payment Ordered Payment of $245.97 to F. Jaskowskl aq,d Phil ip Jaskowskl was ordered Satur day from the county sheriff by the county court. This sum was collected on garnishees filed on fccounts owed the Martin Adver tising agency against which the Jaskowskis received a Judgment Ust fall. - - ; Confined To, Bed O. W. Em tnons, Salem merchant, -has beem confined to his bed by illness for the last two weeks. He was seri ously ill in November and since that time has never been able to spend much time at his store. Ralph Emmons, his son, is con-, ducting the business for his fa ther. To Attend Meeting Lestle Sparks and Benjamin Rickli, both members of the Willamette Uni versity Alumni association execu tive committee, plan to attend a meeting of that group Wednesday night In Portland. Ed Averill Is president of the association. To Los Angeles Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Perry leave today for Los Angeles on a three weeks' pleas ure tour, Mr. Perry has been sonth as far as San Francisco but this is his first trip to the southern metropolis. Sentence Five Days Mose Fox was sentenced to spend five days in the city jail, when he appeared In municipal court Saturday on a charge of drunkenness. Frank P. Brown of San Francisco was fined $10 on a similar charge. Aska Guardianship W. W. Henry has petitioned the county court, asking that he be named guardian of the property of Emily W. Jeffries who was recently ad judged insane. Lawyers To Meet The regular monthly meeting of the Marion county bar association is to be held next Saturday noon at the Marion hotel. Find It Here Furniture Upholsterer And repairing Gleae-Powsrs Furniture Co. Dollar Dtnneew Every night : (o I at ti Marlon ho el. . BAhy "Turks and Turkey Hatching egg. Salem's Petland, 273 State. Free Set of erx red or green goblets with every dinner set sold this week at the Imperial Furniture Co., Inc. Pianos For Sale One used Marshall and Wendall piano, walnut finish. One used Clarendon oak finish piano. Both are in excellent condition and will be sold on easy terms. Imperial Furniture Co., Inc. First Oaas Watch and Jewelry Repairing at Towers, 444 State. Ilusk nigrade Baby Chicks And turks. Salem's Petland. Pansy Plants ' A dozen in a basket 40e at Iufer's Floral Gardens, 1-4 mile on Wallace Road. West Salem Community 3nh In conjunction with the Modern Woodmen present a benefit min strel show. Fraternal Temple, Ap ril 22. 50c and 25c Is always acceptance. t.si lection In our giftry. Poxneroy Keen. Chlckem Dinner Today- At St. Vincent de Paul chureh. Highland and Myrtf, lr noon U 2:30 p.m. 76e adults; 16c chil dren. ! - "' Lost, Boston Terrlor r Brlndle and white. Reward. Flake's Petland. Evangelistic Tabernacle Uth and Perry. Usual service hour. U B taTited. g f fcf 7 ftS i--' Special Notice Due to unaroldable delay we 1 . AAA. An jl In In V were, unania m "f" .. - -m annn II had BUUlned. Wateh for our opening announce ment. A. B. JCSP nir. m nr.lnnl. Tttntnir Ttoonv Suite." Reg. 5:0B. Special at i 149.00 at tna nnp"i m uxm O. T Arant Visitor Lucien Arant, manager of the Baker Democrat Herald, was In Salem on Friday on his way to Monmouth where hi3 mother resides. Recently Mr. Arant and Bernard Malnwaring, his partner, bought the Morning Democrat at Baker and consoli dated it with the Herald. Baker is enjoying good business condl tions. Arant stated. Considerable mining development Is under way while the livestock and general ranch business has been very good this year. Vlftiilns Parents Mr. and Mrs. Moody Bc-nner arrived late Satur day afternoon to remain over Sun day at the home of his parents, Mr. andMrs. Joseph Benner. 525 North Capitol. Moody is a gradu ate of the Salem high school, fin ishing with the class of 1927. He Is with the Eugene branch of the Underwood typewriter company now. New Club Formed An addi tional sewing club, making the forty-fifth In the county, has been organized by pupils of the St. Ixuis school, reports Wiliam W. Fox, rural school supervisor and club leader. Mrs. E. E. Anderson is club leader; Lucille Manning, president; Hazel Burton, vice president; Dorothy Burton, secre tary; Marie Bradstich and Leona Anderson are also members. Employment Problem Here Employment of surplus labor still constitutes a problem in Salem according to "a report filed by Sim Phillips, burean manager of thel Y. M. C. A. employment Berrice. Only 63 men and women of the 178 registered for work found jobs. First Case Set The first case for the May term of circuit court has been set by Judge Percy R. Kelly. It will open May 13 and is the suit brought by the New York Life Insurance Co. against Cornelius Gearin. Miss Herron In Monroe Mi3S Verneita Herron, domestic sci ence teacher in the Parrish Jun ior-high school, is spending the week-end visiting at the home of her parents in Monroe. Visits Parents E. W. Welling, service superintendent for the State Motors Co., is spending the week end at the home of his par ents, at Gresham. Mrs. HcCully Here Mrs. Tres- ie McCully of umsville and teach er in the West Stayton school was a Saturday caller at the office of the county school superintendent. From Butteville W. G. Ayres of Butteville was a business vis itor at the office of the county school superintendent Saturday. Mr. Miller Visits John Miller, who resides near Jefferson', was a business visitor in town Satur day. To Portland Over Weekend C. Q. Van Duyn, cashier for the State Motors Co., is spending the week end in Portland. Record Sales Made A record sale of seven new Essex cars was made on Friday and Saturday by the State Motors Inc. - Fairfield Teacher Here Miss Eleanor Seguin, teacher at the Fairfield school, was a Salem vis itor Saturday. From North S a n 1 1 a mMiss Ethel Gulvin of North Sanflam spent Saturday attending to mat ters in the capial city. REV, SWIFT TO BE ST. PAUL'S RECTOR Virtual assurance that Rev. George H. Swift of MInot, N. D., will be the next pastor of the St Paul's Episcopal church in Salem was received Saturday when he wired the board of trustees that be accepted the call to the local church, issued a week ago. Mr. Swift has held the Mlnot charge seven years, prior to which he was assistant pastor to the rector of Old Trinity church, New York. He is 38 years old. The board of vestry of the lo cal church will be called together in 10 days to act upon Mr. Swift's acceptance, the trustees ordered Saturday following the ac ceptance. Following the vestry's action, their decision goes to the bishop, who must reject ot accept Mr. Swift within 30 days. Inas much as Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner accompanied Mr. Swift to Salem on his visit here several weeks ago it Is a foregone conclu sion that his approval will be forthcoming. Where To DINE TODAY Chicken Dinner Today at the Gray Belle. Special Turkey and Chicken Dinner- served all day at the Spa. For Dinner This Evening v Special Sunday dinner 1.00 at the Marlon hotel today.. Special Chicken diner BOe At the New Argola, 221 H N. Commercial. - Special Chicken Dim 0c and 75c O'Leary's. Fried Spring Chicken and Fried Rabbit Dinners at State Cafe teria. Open all day today. Sunday Chicken Dinner -At the Home Restaarant, He. Delicious home made ffe. Coffeys Cafe Open All Day 163 S. Uhetty. H5 BULK FINE HEW OFFICE Manager Allen Hopes for a Good Fruit Year and a Busy Canning Season A fine new office building is be ing erected at the Salem canning plant of the Hunt Bros, company on North Front street. The struc ture is to have two stories, the second floor containing the main offices, and the size is 50 by 40 feet. On the" first floor will be sample rooms and other conveni ences connected with the business. As W. G. Allen, in charge here, Is the district manager for the northwest, with a cannery in Al bany and several plants in west ern Washington, a good deal of the office work is done in Salem, and the office room has become cramped and inadequate. The new building will be conveniently arranged for the far flung oper ations of the big concern, having 1929. While he does not claim present office space will be used for fruit handling conveniences. Hopes For Good Season Manager Allen hopes for a good canning and packing season for was the rule throughout the cher to be a prophet or the seventh or other son of a prophet, he hopes for good fruit and vegetable crops. He says some fears have been. expressed for the cherry crop, the trees being now In bloom on the lower levels, though little blos soming has shown up in the hills. But Mr. Allen recalls the fact that werse weather than we have been experiencing the past few days ry blooming season last year In blooming season last year In tact, about the" most rainy ever. Great fears were then expressed for the cherry crop but a big supply was harvested. The cherry tonnage was large for most of the territory known asAthe Salem dis trict. Mr. Allen, while averse to being quoted by newspaper reporters, fearing for misquotations or mis understandings by the growers, will probably not object to being credited with some anxious mo ments along about the present time over the forthcoming logan berry crop. Not as to the size of it. Rather as to what is to be come of the loganberries grown this year. He does not know now what the cannery people are going to do with all the loganberries. He can only have hopes for some favorable outlet. It will be recalled that be did a lot of ex perimenting last year with logan berries in the cold pack, in barrels and tins and cartons; especially the cartons. He found that the loganberry holds its texture, fla vor and aroma better in the cold pack process than any of our berries. That may be the way out. He hopes something will urn up to prevent the possibility of the lo ganberries, or a considerable ton nage of them, remaining on the vines. LEGION POST PLANS REAL CELEBRATION Celebration of its success in go ing "over the top" with-its mem bership campaign, is planned by Capital Post No. 9. American Le gion, at its meeting next Tuesday night. A continuation ot the honor roll follows: 1 J. Snellen Sauerman, Herbert W. Savage, J. Ed. Savage, Maurice Sawyer, Floyd Schaefer, Ray Schantz. H. Schmahl, Carl C. Schneidc. Albert Schuky, Antone Schulson, Joseph V. Schur, O. A. Schwabbauer. 8. C. Scollard, Dave Scott, Nar- ry W. Scott, H. E. Shade, W. A. Shaffer, Graham Sharkey, George D. Shearer, Eugene R. Sheldon, P. M. Sherlund, G. A. Sherman, G. C. Sherman, C. W. Shields, Glen B. Shoemaker. S. L. Shinkle, Elgin M. Short, Floyd L. Slgmund, H. Sim, L. Z. Simpson, E. T. Sins, Roy H. Sim mons, Frank Simon, n. N. Sisco, Phil Sitner, E. F. Slade, William Slocum, Brazier C. Small. LISTEN TO LECTURE In view of the unusual nature of the joint army and navy man euvers to be held off Puget Sound the middle of July and in which the Oregon Guard troops are to play a prominent part, Brigadier General George A. White has is sued orders for about 12 field and battery officers of the 249th Coast artillery, O. N. G-. to meet at the Salem armory Monday for a one-day training school and a discussion of plans for this event, as well as for the annual encamp ment at Clatsop Plains. Col. H. A. Allen and Major James F. By rom have been ordered down from Portland to deliver special lec tures for the school and will as sist General White, Major Elmer Y. Wooten and Lieutenant Col onel Thomas Rilea of the state headquarters and Major C. A. W. Dawson of . the regular army school of instruction. Officers will be present from Ashland. Klamath Falls.' Cottage Grove, Marshfleld, Junction City and Albany. Willamette Club On KGW Tonight At 9:30 O'Clock Willamette university's men glee club will sing tonight over KGW, Portland radio station, ac cording to Paul Geddes, manager t the club. The program will be broadcast between 9:30 and 10 O'clock.- V - -: - - e IT ML D TO Increase in Gty Vividly Shown by Comparison Made to Circular of 1875 Leo N. Childs Discovers Pamphlet of Jones & Patterson Telling Conditions In Oregon BY GENEVIEVE MORGAN Fifty-four years can do a plenty to a man; and no less to a town. or a Talley. In 1875 George H Jones and J. M. Patterson, gen eral land agents with headquar ters in the commercial; hotel building in Salem, Issued a cir cular and weather record "to en able us to more easily answer our numerous correspondents relative to this portion of the state." A copy of that bulletin has just come to light in the office of Leo W. Childs Realty company and shows some interesting backward peeps For instance: "Good farm lands in the Willamette valley can be purchased from $500 to $2,500 per acre, according to improve ments and locality; good farm lands on Salem Prairie with tim ber and prairie combined, and well improved, three to five miles from Salem, can be had at 130 to 40 per acre." Prunes Not a Drug Prunes weren't such a drug 64 years ago; at least they aren't mentioned In the variety of fruits. Says the advertising me dium: "the valley has already been noted for big red apples, and apples have been produced at so small an expense; peaches grow well In some localities, but the Willamette valley cannot be called a good country for peach es; plum, pear and cherry crops are superior, fruitful and large, meaty and free from Insects and disease; strawberries are native; currants, blackberries, raspberries gooseberries all produce well." And this! The state of Oregon is probably the best watered of any state in the union! Only the following lines tell of, the numer ous streams and springs. The Oregon and California rail road was "just being completed from Portland south on the east side of the river to Roseburg," and "another railroad was in course construction on the west side of the Willamette commenc ing at Portland and running south to connect with the east side at some point in the upper end of the valley." And how was traveling done? This tells most of the tale: Willamette Navigable The Willamette river is naviga ble for ocean steamers and vessels to Portland; 110 miles from As toria; for for river steamers, 150 milts by river course half the year and 75 miles the entire year. The falls of t h e Willamette at Oregon City have been locked at an expense of 1600,000 and now pass any boat that can run the upper river. The time to travel from Salem to Sacramento, Calif., by land or sea is about three and one-half days, with fare by land 45 and by steamer $15 to $30." The real estate men pointed, not without pride It is supposed, to the natural roads of Oregon, which "are good, the country be ing open and rolling, the ground seldom freezing, out roads are al ways in passable condition for marketing products from the farm." Those were the days before state aid for the schools of Ore gon, as recalled from the section which describes the common school system ot Oregon as much better than in many of the older states. State aid, it points out, will be. when made available, nearly sufficient to support free schools. Oats 60 Cents Bushel And the prices. Here's a sam ple of what farmers were getting: Oats, 60 cerits; potatoes, 60 cents; apples. 60 cents; corn. $1; flax seed, $2; onions, 1.60 per bush el; a good average for farm hors es, $100 each; oxen, $125 per yoke; good average milk cows, $25; sheep, $3 per head; wool, eommon carded, 40 cents per pound; beet on foot, five and six cents; fresh pork, seven cents. Inducement in the way of OBITUARY Martines At a local hospital on April 18. Gabriel Martinez at the age of 18 years. Survived by his mother, Avelina Martinez of Weed, Calif. Remains In care of Salem mortu ary. 'Further announcements later. Wltsd Robert A. Witzel died at the residence at 415 North Cottage street at 6:30 o'clock Saturday night at the age of 83 years. Sur vived by his wife. Alice, and the following sons and daughters. Dr. Edith V. Witzel of Salem, Mrs. E. C. Larson of Seattle, Mrs. Goldle Sink of Salem, Mrs. Charles Par rent of Salem and Mrs. Frank H. Struble of Salem; also one brother James Witzel of Salem, and five grandchildren. Funeral announce ments later from Rlgdon and Son. City View Cemetery Established 1893 Tel. 1266 Conveniently Accessible Perpetual care provided for Prices Reasonable 5eltret iUtntonal A Park Cemetery ywith perpetual care Just ten minutes from the heart of town Office Phone 1649 O. W.EMMONS ATTORNEY AT LAW 827-829 Oregon Bldf, 8alent General Practice ot Law wages was not so great as today, did every farmer or newcomer have to own an automobile. Com mon laborers would earn 1 2 a day. mechanics $3.50 and $5, and farm hands, $30 a month. The city of Salem, as seen through the eyes of promoters more than half a century ago, pre sented the following, as told In their own words: Population Here 5,000 "The city of Salem is built up on a beautiful prairie, having a gentle incline to the river and a population of 6.000 persons; has a university, a fine structure cost ing $45,000 with $60,000 endow ment fund, and campus grounds of 30 acres and an average daily attendance of 250 students. The Catholics have just completed a new school building of brick, an elegant structure costing $60,000; there are five other public schools, wooden- structures, with ample proportions, where free schools sre maintained the entire year." A good many ot the present- day industries had their begin nings years ago as shown In: "One woolen factory run by water, manufacturing 300,0.00 yards of cloth and 2,500 pairs of blankets annually; one merchant flouring mill run by water with a capacity of COO barrels ol flour per day. . . also one custom mill run by steam; two large lum bering mills, one linseed oil mill, capacity 125,000 gallons annual ly, sash and door factory run by water and one run by steam; one furniture and one chair factory; one foundry and two machine shops; plow factory; two wagon makers shops; agricultural works of brick 60 by 166 feet, three stor ies and basement nearly ready to commence operations, built at a cost of about $100,000; court house of brick cost about $90, 000; besides the state buildings." Charles and Marie Ertelt, of Mt. Angel, have -filed application with the state engineer here for the appropriation of water from Alberqua creek, for the irrigation of 20 acres of land in Marion county. Other applications for water permits filed in the state engineer ing department during the past week follow: B. E. Slack, Summerville, water from Mill creek for irrigation of 15 acres of land in Union county. John Buchholz, Cherryville, wa ter from a spring, tributary to Salmon river, for domestic pur poses in Clackamas county. H. D. Langille, Portand, water from Lake Creek for the develop ment of 4873 horse power in Douglas county. J. W. Copeland, Portland, wa ter from an unnamed stream for irrigation and domestic supply in Multnomah county. Thomas E. Robinson, Eugene, water from unnamed spring for irrigation of three acres in Lane county. Carl Hussen, Grants Pass, wa ter from unnamed gulch for Irri gation of 10 acres and domestic purposes in Josephine county. Charles D. Crouch, Ashland, wa ter from spring at bead of Walker Creek, for domestic and power de velopment in Jackson county. Mrs. Mildred Bartholomew, Hood River, water from Phelps Creek for domestic. Irrigation and power purposes in Hood River county. Frank Davenport and Dora Gli san, Baker, water, from Silver Creek for mining and power pur poses in Baker county. L. C. and Epsle E. Ilerrold, Sa lem, water from Lake Labish, tor Irrigation of 25 acres In Marion county. Levens Begins His Duties As Assistant Here W. S. Levens, who Friday was appointed assistant attorney gen eral, entered upon his new duties Saturday. He will act as legal ad viser for the state industrial ac- rcident commission. $4.95 Tot th 1ert Tori reading Iai Examination Tre W Innrf 7r (la net Sfkiait reakf THOMPSOX-GLTJTSCH OPTICAL CO. 110 N. Commercial St. 1 NEW & USEE Garden-Tools Lawn Mowers Garden Hom Furnitnre, Rugs Linoleum Overstuffed Davenport Chairs FOB LESS At P, K. Woodry's Auction Market 1610 N. Summer St. Phone 511 Cash Paid for Used Ftrrnitiiro LI NUMBER II WATER TS E6 IS SET FOB W 4TH it- Judge P. H. D'Arcy to Pre side at 29th Anniver sary Affair The 86th anniversary of the fa mous Champoeg meeting will be called into memory vividly Satur day, May 4, when the annual meeting at Champoeg park will be held under the auspices of the Oregon Pioneer association and the Oregon Historical society. The occasion this year will be the 29 th annual celebration and picnic. Judge P. H. D'Arcy of this city will be the presiding officer. The program for the day uwill be as follows: 12:00-1:45 Basket dinner and exchange of greetings. 1:45 Call to order. Son g "America," audience, led by Howard I. Shoff; Mrs. How ard I. Shoff, accompanist. Invocation Rev. George H. Lee, pastor of the Presbyterian church. Newberg. Salute to the flag, led by Mrs. I. L. Patterson. Brief introductory remarks by President D'Arcy. Greetings By Governor I. L. Patterson. Song Champoeg chorus of boys and girls, C. S. West, director. Patriotic song Quartet from Presbyterian church. Newberg. Calling roll of descendants of all who were present at Cham peeg May 2, 1843, and presenta tion of badges. Song Humorous "Billy Boy." Champoeg chorus, C. S. West, di rector. . Remarks, five minutes each, speakers called-frojp audience. , .'3:20''&. m. ;FInale -"Prajse God from Whom all Blessings Flow," "Auld Lang-Syne," led by Howard I. Shoff. Benediction Chaplain. Special Costumes Made for Local Post to Wear at Army Convention Thirty-three Salvation Army delegates left Salem Thursday noon to represent the Salem corp3 at the annual Salvation Army young people's convention, con. vened Saturday and today In Port land. Transportation for the trip is being furnished by the Douglas McKay Chevrolet Co., and the Val ley Motor Co.. Captain Earl Wil liams, officer in charge of the lo cal corps, accompanied the party. Williams and his helpers have been working hard In preparation for this event for several weeks. Special uniforms have been made for the occasion, consisting of pongee waists for the girls, and pongee shirts for the boys, blue ties, and a novelty hat resembling a conventional graduation hat with the word "Salem" in gold letters on a red hat band. Special choruses and yells have been written and compiled into a booklet form. Miss Ruth Tibbets of the Emanuel Baptist church has taught the Army young peo ple a musical drill which was a part of the program Saturday at the convention headquarters in Portland. The delegation will re turn to Salem late ttfnlght. STIDMDS FIXED A committee of prominent edu cators held a conference In the offices ot the state superintendent of schools Saturday to prepare a manual fixing certain standards for the smaller high schools of the state. Daily programs In these schools were outlined by the com mute. Educators who attended the Dr. Edith V. Witzel Osteopathic Physician and Sur. geon. specializes in diseases of women and children Office 428 Oregon Bldg. Phone 778 Res. 891R Telephone MEETING t n NUT FOR HIGH SCHOOLS ! t A. ELDRIEDGE, Dentist Albany Not Warm to Plan To Develop Marion Lake; All Sides of Plan Probed Arguments pro and con the pro posed hydro-elecrric development of the Marlon Lake region were presented to about 50 Albany men representing the chamber of com merce, the city council and the Linn county court Thursday night by J. G. Kelley, representing the Northwest Power Co. applicants for a preliminary permit before the federal power commission and the state authorities, on the one hand, and Frank C. Stellmacher. representing the Santlam Fish & Game Protective association and opposing the development, on the other. - The meeting took no action, as was expected, for it bad been call ed to hear the discussion of both sides of the question, although the purpose of Mr. Kelley's visit here was to remove the opposition to his company's project that had been, expressed recently by the Albany city council. To Let Matter Lie- The upset of the meeting prob ably will be that Albany will let the matter lie in its present sta tus until it Is presented to :he fed eral and state power coir Js3ions. In presenting his company's case, Mr. Kelley covered much of the same ground that he took in his argument to, the Albany charr ber of commerce directors several nights ago, an account of which has already been given in this pi per. Briefly, the Northwest Power company plans to build two hydro electric units, one with a 43,000 horsepower, styled the lower unit, power, to be located not far from power, to be locatde not far from the lake. The cost of the larger plant, Mr. Kelley said, would be f 4.000,000, and the enterprise, he estimated, would bring tq, Linn county about $75,000 annually in taxes. The power generated by these two plants, he explained, is to be sold to industries that come into the middle Willamette valley, according to the company's plan. Mr. Kelley explained, again at length, that the granting of the preliminary federal permit and of the power license, under present law, requires development work to be prosecuted on penalty of for feiting the permit or license if de- The speaker admitted that the The speaker admited that tho project would mar some of the conference Included F. L. Stetson. University of Oregon; J. T. Ham ilton, superintendent of Newberj; schools; H. E. Toby, super intendent Stayton schools; Jcslah Wills, superintendent Polk county schools; Prof. Erby, Oregon state college, and W. M. Smith, assist ant state superintendent of schools. The committee was appointed by C. A. Howard, state superin tendent of public instruction. Local Motor Car Company Is Sued David Smith has filed suit in circuit court against the Fitzger-ald-SherwIn Motor company ask ing damages of $254.52 for al leged commissions due him on a number of car sales completed for the firm during 1928 while he was employed there as a salesman. He alleges that five per cent waJ due him on all cash sales received for new car sales and seven per cent on all cash received on used car sales. BARBER'S CONFECTIONERY Hollywood Theatre Building: 2003 N. Capitol WilTopen Monday, April 22 With a line ot Candies, Ice Cream, Confections, Tobaccos, Light Lunches Courteous service FREE OPENING OFFER To all children calling Monday we will give free a 8UNFREZE CUP FREE! will save you money in all branches of Dentistry 2659 scenic beauties of the region but held that this result would s more than offset by the develop ment that the project would brine. Speaking in opposition Mr. Stell macher asserted that the project would spoil the waterfalls in the streams in the Marion Lake re gion and he parsed around room a brochure of views showing the beauties of the scenery. He said that the construction, cf the dam at the lower e,nd of the lake would destroy camp sites on its shores. He pointed out that the ; Niagara power site s ample for i the needs of the valley for years to come, a project that Is much I nearer to Albany. The speaker j made an eloq-ent appeal for the preservation of the Marion Lake I region in its present state. I Sal-ni in OpprsItfon Mr. Kelley admitted in his statement that he is meeting with opposition in S;.lpm. where the city council has pone on record as opposing the project. Salem has a filing on Marion lake and is looking to it aj a source of muni cipal water suprly. After both speakers had pre sented their respective cases. Mor ris Senders, president of the chamber of commerce, who pre sided, threw the meeting open to questioning both speakers. During the open fomm session. Calvin Ingle asked a representa tive of the Mountain States Tower company if Its capacity for taking care of industries that may locate here in the future is ample to wheih an affirmative answer was given. OXQHU moo SAYS We have a late f027 Indian motorcycle equipped with nlde car, t new rubber, looks and inns like new and only $223.00. 11 mm "The House That Service Built" 8 Home & Furniture goes at Tuesday, April 23 1:30 P.M. 1050 N. 19lh St. Z Blocks Sonth of Englewood School Good 4 roomed house with glassed in back porch and front porch garage and wood shed, fine large lot, 87x137 ft. with grass and shrubs, paved street and sidewalk, a real rood place for a small fam ily or a good chance for in vestment as this Is a fine building site to accomodate two homes also at same time and place an the fnrnltaxe and furnishings mt this well furnished home including good range, heater, X bed room suites, dining room and living room f ami tore, ever staffed velonr davenport, rags, K. ntensils, dishes, tools of all kinds and home canned frnit. If yon want famlUre or real good little home attend this sale. Albert Schuky, Owner F. N. Woodry Salem's Old Reliable AacUoneer fat Charge Residence sad Store 1511 N. Summer St. Cash paid for need f oral tare or win sell It at auction all 303 State AUCTION At i