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37 of Institutions in State
Go Out Of Business In
r - Past Four Years
For (immunity Service
There has been a net decrease
of 13 per cent, or 37, In number,
of national and state banks and
treat companies In Oregon during1
the past four years.
This was set out In the annual
rtport of the state banking d1
cartment Issued here Saturday,
- In the same period, bank Re
sources hare shown an increase
of S23.842.231.H of 8.9 per cent.
Because of the lack of net earn
lags, the present economic transi
tion and nnnsnal uncertainty In
bank ownership. It Is apparent
that there will be further consol
tdatlons, mergers and roluntary
liquidations, the report said
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A. A. Keene of Salem, Sec
retary, Announces His
Plans for Meet
View of Saleni General hospital, erected and maintained for the
good of the Salem community. The- hospital is entirely a publicly
keeping with the owned and publicly managed institution, having: no stockholders and
trend towards fewer and better I offering no dividends other than good will to any contributor.
banks." continued the- report.
"Bankers, as well as depositors
are demanding safer and better
banks. Much credit Is due to tne
educational program carried on by
the Oregon Bankers association
throuah its Tarlous committees
and county associations. During I
failures in this sute, the Astoria Local cooperation Urged in Learning Value to
IIAUVHM aaaja uu
State bank,
"During the year 1328 three 11-
ouldatlons were closed. Several
Ilauldations' which would other-
National Hospital Day is
Backed by Mayor Liv
iley
Community of Health Service; May 1 2 to
Be Observed Throughout Nation
wis have been closed must, of ne-1 urging the desirability of pub-
eessity.Nbe kept, open because of lie acquaintanceship with the work
litigation.' I or Hospitals in a community. May
"Three credit unions were or-1 or T. A. Livesley has Issued
a-anlsed during the year and are I proclamation requesting citizens
operating under the somewhat ob- to support In every way the ob
solete rural credit union act en-iserrance of the national day on
meted In the year -1915. This law May 12. His proclamation reads:
was enacted to facilitate credit in I As mayor of Salem. I wish to
rural communities but it has been! urge upon the good citizens of Sa-
CUle or no value in that field, lem and Immediate riclnitr. the
Loans are made only to members observance of the National Hos-
la good standing and the unions Diti day. May 12. for the foUow-
are managea enureiy oy a iociilnr reasonB.
beard of directors enacted by and
from Its members.
"The year 1928 marked the ad-
Tent In Oregon of holding or ban-
corporations, bringing about chain
banking. Under date of Decern
Iter 31. 192S. there were . four
National hospital day is an oc
casion for a closer contact be
tween the hospital and the com
munity which It is serving.
Inaugurated in 1921 hospital
day has been observed each year
holding or bancorporations operat-lwith greater 'interest on the part
las in Oregon which .represented of th nubile until now several mil
that they controlled 15 state Hons of people visit their neigh-
banks aaV nine national chains.
AS CRASH 1
1ST SIDE ROUTE
borhood institution on May 12 to
inspect Its facilities and learn of
Its service.
Open Hons Planned
Hospitals all over the country
open their doors on this unique
occasion, welcome visitors, dem
onstrate the various services
which the hospital offers and an
swer gladly any questions which
the visitors may have regarding
the work of the Institution.
MONMOUTH, Ore., April 23.
Iln. Clarence Grand or Mon
mouth, and Mrs. Peter Larson, 51, 1 All three cars were towed to
Portland, received injuries sun- a local service station for repairs,
day morning in a motor accident I Both the Hoffman and Larson
about .a mile north of town on I cars had smashed front wheels
the west-side highway. J. H. and fenders.
Herman or uasion, enrouie ioi Mr. Hoffman explained to a
Corvallls to Tisit his son, appar-1 traffic officer that he struck the
eafly lost control of his car, a (Larson car while attempting to
Star touring, and went head on avoid a pedestrian on the pave-
lato ue Larson ear, a uieveiana. i ment, but occupants of the other
Hoffman then ricocnetea rorwara, I cars discredit the statement.
striking the Grund car, a Ford Mrs. Veta Carr of Aberdeen,
touring, and sending it into a Wash., was the weekend guest of
oiteh. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Graham. Mrs
Mrs; Grund suf ferred a wrench- Carr, who was motoring alone to
sd lib, and Mrs. Larson received visit her mother in Arkansas, was
limb lnjtfrles. As she had but re- enroute via California. Two years
cently recovered from a serious ago at Aberdeen, Mrs. Carr's hus-
Illness, concern was felt for her band, a world war veteran, was
condition, and Mr. Larson sent her I shot and killed by an elderly pro
on te Portland by motor stage, German durina an argument over
telephoning for a taxi to take her
to a hospital as soon as she ar
rived.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals will be re
ceived by the Oregon State Board
of Control. Capitol Building, Sa
lem, Oregon, until 2 P. M. May 13
1929, for excavation work for the
state office building at Salem
Oregon, , involving approximately
C.000 eu. yds. of excavation ma
terial.
Bidders bond or certified check
payable to the Oregon State Board
of Control, in the amount of ten
percent (10) of the amount bid
saust accompany the bid as evi
dence of good faith and a guaran
tee of performance by the bidder.
The Board reserves the right to
accept and the right to reject any
or all bids.
This Is a new proposal caused
by change in plans and cannot be
figured - on the specifications put
out on recent advertisement. Call
at the office of the undersigned
for new specifications.
CARLE ABRAMS,
Secretary Oregon State Board of
ControL ApL30M-3-7-ie
international problems. The Gra
hams were friends of Mrs. Carr
in Arkansas more than 20 years
ago.
. " . NOTICE OFFINAl. -SETTLEMENT
- - Notice Is hereby given that the
aaderstgned has filed in the Coun
ty Court of the State of Oregon,
- for the County of Marion, his
duly verified final account, as ad
: mlnistrator of the estate of Clara
B. Smith, deceased, and that said
- Court has fixed Tuesday, the 7th
day of May, 1929, at the hour of
tea o'clock A. M. of said day, as
the time, and the County Court
Room in the County court House,
' : la Salem, Marlon CountyrOregon,
- as the place for healrng said final
account and ; all objections there-
' : Dated at Salem, Oregon, this
nd day of 'April, 1929. ,
1 REYNOLDS W. OHMART, -Administrator
: of the estate of
; Clara E. Smith, Deceased.
; JtONALD C. GLOVER, .
v Attorney for Administrator
Salem, Oregon. : . . -
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BIRTHDAY PARTY AT
BROOKS FOR 01
It Is highly desirable, of course.
that the public become thoroughly
acquainted with the imnortant
position which the hospital occu
pies In the community. Its work
In caring for the sick, its position
as a health center, its efforts in
teaching should be fully under
stood. To accomplish this purpose
hospital day has been instituted.
While national hospital day Is
an American observance, spon
sored by the American Hospital
Association, it has been taken up
by many. foreign countries. It is
destined to become International
In Scope. It has extended even to
Asia where China has made It an
important event
Supported Everywhere
Hospital day has unqualified
support of the public officials oc
cupying the highest offices in our
country. The president, the cab
inet officers, governors, public
health service and others endorse
the movement and commend It in
highest terms.
The public is invited on this Im
portant day to Tisit the hospitals
wmch is serving it It Is not In
tended as a time for puMle ap
peal -f or funds, it is an opportun-J
lty to become acquainted with
what the hospital does and how it
does It.
T. A. LIVESLEY,
Mayor.
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BROOKS, April 29.-A pretty
birthday party was given by Mr,
and Mrs. Wlllard Ramp, of
Brooks in honor of their little
daughter, Cleo's fourth birthday
Friday afternoon April 19.
The guests were entertained
with games and a nut hunt lent
its fascinating diversion. Milly
Tschida winning the prize for
finding the largest number.
Pink was the color motif used
In the living and dining rooms,
effectively carried out with pink
streamers and pink roses. A large
birthday cake decorated with pink
rose bud candles was the table
centerpiece. Cleo received many
nice presents.
Present were: Neva Ramp,
Evelyn Molsan, Genevieve Sny
der, Delphlne Loomls. Wayne
Snyder, Bertha Loomls, Robert
Bailey, Milly Tschida, Glen Cof-
flndaf f er. Opal Scheuennan, and
the honor guest Cleo Ramp, and
Mrs. B. P. Ramp, Mrs. Virgil
Loomls and ion Virgil Jr., Mrs.
Rollle Ramp, Mrs. C. A. Bailey,
and the hostess, Mrs. Wlllard
Ramo. -
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ramp have
returned home from a week's vis
it at Roseburg, Oregon where
they were guests at the home of
their son, Floyd -Ramp and fam
ily, t ';-.-. T v;
Mr. and Mrs. John Ray moved
last week into the house owned
by Mr. Murphey In Brooks. ,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Harris en-
evening. Miss . Marie Dunlavy, R
tertalned at dinner on' Sunday
evening, - Miss Marie - Dunlavy,
Miss Emmaline Sears and Rev.
D George Cole. . -
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month of April JL ;
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Today will be divorce day in
circuit court. Judge Percy R. Kel
ly hearing the arguments for and
against the granting of matrimo
nial freedom. Ordinarily the cases
come before Circuit Judge McMa-
han as the actions are those in
equity court but McMahan is gone
for the week to Dallas where he
is conducting court for Judge Ar
lie G. Walker who has been ser
iously 111 for the last three weeks.
An examination of the defend
ant In the case of C. D. Hartman
vs the Lima Flouring Mills came
up for a hearing Monday In cir
cuit court when an . examination
of defendant's financial status was
made to determine whether a
Judgment growing out of a former
case could be collected.
Silverton Girls
Attend Tourney
At Forest Grove
SILVERTON, April 29. (Spe
cial) The girls glee club of Sil
verton high school attended the
music tournament at Forest
Grove last Friday and Saturday.
The girls quartet, which In
cludes Frances Nelson, Beatrice
Booth, Hasel Golette and Anna
Dreller. won first prize in class
B; the Silverton - glee club won
third place In the same class and
Irene Morley took first place In
violin. Miss Fay Sharks Is music
director In the high school here.
The program for the annual
convention of . the Oregon Retail
Jewelers association to be held at
Eugene May 13 and 14. was com
pleted here Monday by A. A.
Keene, of Salem, secretary and
treasurer."'-
The morning of the opening day
will be-given over to registration
of delegates, distribution of barg
es, and a golf tournament to be
held at the Eugene Country club
The committee in charge of this
event is composed of T. W, Young,
Lance H. Smith, A. 8. Mclntyre,
W. W. Bristow and Z. N. Agee.
The reception committee in
cludes Seth Laraway, W. W. Bris
tow, C. G. Carter, A. Roy Curtis,
O. I. Skeis, J. A. Hoffman, H. D.
Smart and R. C. Crow.
The' first, business session of
the convention will be called to
order at 2 p. m. by Carl Greve,
president of ' the association.
Greetings will be extended by
Mayor Wilder of Eugene, with
response by O. A. Hartman. The
principal address, at this session
wfll be given by Edwin T. Hodge,
professor of geology at the uni
versity of Oregon. He will discuss
"Precious Stones, Their Origin,
and Some Oregon Occurrences".
A dinner dance will be held at
3:30 p. m. Speakers at Tuesday
morning's session Include Presi
dent Greve, R. G. Warren, Wll
11am Frailer, president of the
American National Retail Jewel
ers association, and Prof. David E
Favllle, dean of business adminis
tration at the University of Ore
gon. A roundtable discussion win
follow.
Addresses at the afternoon ses
sion will be given by J. 8. Zell,
Nowland B. Zane, associate pro
fessor of designs. University of
Oregon; O. Frank Tate, secretary
Oregon Merchants association.
and President Greve.
Following the addresses the
convention will receive the report
of the secretary and treasurer.
elect officers for the ensuing year,
and consider the numerous reso
lutions to be submitted. The an
nual banquet will be held at 3:30,
with Dr. Edmund S. ConkUn, pro
fessor of psychology, University of
Oregon, giving the principal ad
dress.
Delegates from all sections of
Oregon will attend the convention.
what would bo on hand by Fri
day, howerer, he refuses to be
bald responsible for possible show
ers.
Announcement was mado Mon
day of a contest to bold la con
nection with the May morning
breakfast to be held Saturday
morning. - This annual student
breakfast Is sponsored by the uni
versity Y. W. C. A. Tickets entit
ling their holders to a waffle and
cup of coffee will, be sold by mem
bers of the fraternities and sor
orities; the organisation making
most sales will bo presented an
electric waffle Iron by the Fleener
Electric company.
Fraternities and sororities have
sent out a large number of invita
tions to high school students to
come to Salem for the May Day
program. A large number of ac
ceptances have been received, and
it Is expected that a sizeable num
ber of alumni also will return for
the spring festival.
Gophers Are .
Scalped For
Bounty Here
More scalpings than ever occur
red in the wildest days of the In.
dians are going on almost daily in
Marion county according to Coun
ty Clerk Boyer who is actually
handing out considerable sums of
money to the barbarians. Fortun
ately, the massacred and scalped
Individuals are gophers, moles and
grey diggers for whose top-latches
the county Is paying at the rate of
ten cents a scalp except for grey
diggers which are worth only a
nlckle a head.
Charles Wright, a lad from the
Silver Creek falls district, was
high scalp man Saturday, bringing
In a collection of 125 grey digger,
mole and gopher scalps to bring
a bounty of about 312.00 from the
county.
UTS
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OH MAY WEATHER
Willamette university students
are spending their spare time this
week telling J. Pluvios what kind
of a fellow they think will let It
rain all the week of their May
festival: Edward Wells, manager
of the May fete and son of the
forecaster In Portland, wo nidi
make no statement Monday as to
Cow Creek Rights
Will Be Argued
Hearing of contests In connec
tion with the adjudication of wat
er rights on Cow Creek In Doug
las county will be held at Glen
dale today. Rhea Luper, state en
gineer, will conduct the hearing.
Mr. Luper later will go to
Grants Pass, Medford and Klam
ath Falls, where he will conduct
a number of conferences with re
lation to the reorganization pro
gram Involving the Gold Hill.
Grants Past, Eagle Point and
Shast View Irrigation districts.
XOTXC3 TO) ' CW3XTOS3
Za the County Court of the State
'"of Ortgoa for Marioa County.
In the Matter of the Estate et li
ssom Souther, deceased.
- Notice is her by given that the
undersigned, Annie Souther, has
been, fey the County Court of the
State of Oregon fdr Marion Coun
ty, duly appointed administratrix Un
of tho estate of Alsom Souther, de
ceased, and has duly qualified as
such administratrix. All persons
bavin claims. aa-ainat said estate
are hereby required to present the
game to me, with proper Touch-
trt. at tne nome or rrea .vein,
SHver Falls, Marlon County, Ore
gon, post office address Sublim
ity. Oregon, or at the law office
of M. B. Bump In Hlllsboro,
Washington County, Oregon, with
in tlx months from date hereof.
Dated April 4, If If.
annus euuiti&A,
Administratrix ofthTilT
torn fia. :-estt f A!
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uiv. residence 2
dress, Hlllsboro. Oregon
D. p. Bump, residence 4
drui rorit r.mv. rk.
. wiegon.
Attorneys for tid egl,u ,r,
administratrix. l&le "a
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pigWu paper. If adjustments can be made in time this
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