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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, November 19, 1929
BliZECIlSES
More Than 106 Patients at
University of Calif or
nia Cared for
SAN-FRANCISCO, Not. 18
, (AP) Routed from their rooms
by fire "early this morning, more
than 100 'patients at the Univer
sity of California hospital here
were being made comfortable to
night, in . undamaged portions of
the- building and in nearby tem
porary quarter.
All were mored to sarety fol
lowing an explosion and burst of
flame In the x-ray film examining
room," on the third floor, where
200 ponnds of the fUm had ignit
ed; the Are spread to -the x-ray
rocm and the corrider, sheets of
flame from the fast burning film
shooting from the windows and
lapping into ttie two rooms imme
diately abore the fourth and fifth
floors.
Spread of Blaze
Prevented by Firemen
All available firemen and ap
paratus summoned by four alarms
confined the blaze to the four
rooms mentioned and the third
floor corridor.
Dr. I. S. Schmitt after an In
rentory announced the damage to
the building and equipment would
not exceed $15,000. While the
flames damaged the walls of the
four rooms and corridors, he said,
-the x-ray equipment was not de
stroyed. The blaze, said Fire Chief
Charles Brennan, was probably
caused through teat generated by
an electri lieht hnlh Iznitin? z-
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light, beneath -a glass oh which' x
ray negatiTes were placed for ex
amination, had probably been left
on Saturday night when the room
waa closed tor the week-end, he
said., -i
More Serious
Consequences Averted
A precaution taken following
the Cleveland hospital disaster
probably averted more serious
consequences in today's fire. The
large quantity of z-ray film, which
generates deadly fames when
bnrned. had been moved after the
Cleveland disaster from the read
ing room In the x-ray department
to a steel lined room In another
part of the building.
i Heroine of the fire was Miss
Juanita Costenborder, 22-year-old
night switchboard operator at the
hospital. Hearing the explosion and
seeing the flare of light she put
Into force the hospital- rules,
spreading the warnirg into all
wards. Her switchboard was
eeross the corridor from the x-ray
rooms and, her duty performed,
she found her exit blocked by
flames and fumes.
Forty Foot Leap
Tte Safety Blade
She jumped 49 feet from the
window to the grass below and es
caped with only a sprained ankle.
J The work of removing the pa
tients was directed by Dr. Harold
"Brick" Muller, physician in
charge. Children in the hospital
wfere carried to the children's hos
pital nearby and other patients
wheeled in their beds to the ele
vators and moved in ambulances
to; temporary quarters. Muller,
former star end cn the late Coach
Andy Smith's wonder team of the
TJnlversltyrof California and call
ed by Walter Camp the greatest
end of all time, was commended
for his work by Mire Chief Bren
njan, as was Miss Costenborder.
FflUE) TFiMS RRFIK
Ell IT BUG
i Four teams in the City bowling
league broken even In Monday
Bight's denble header, each win
ning three' games and losing
three. The Van's Shop was one
of the exceptions, winning five
arid losing one, and Shef's Men's
Wear was the other, winning -one
fid losing five. Cy Greenlaw's ab
sence weakened the onrnteL
l-Tne Man's Shop won two out
ei; three from the Reo Flying
Ucuds, McKay Chevrolet won
two. out of three from 8 net's and
this Elks -won two ont of three
frem the Senator Food Shop. Then
tap Flying deads won two from
tob Elks, Food Shop won two from
McKay Chevrolet, and Man's Shop
won three from goners.
?Kay of the Man's Shop and
Gahlsdorf of Chevrolet tied for
high game with 233, Gahlsdorf
scoriae high, aeries with SIX. The
Man a Shop scored high team
series. 1723, by a margin of one
pin over the Flying Clouds.
f , Ml OFFICER
U. CL Oliver, international sec
retary of the T, M, C. A, in Han-
tt)w, China, as visitor at the
Willamette university chapel Mons
Iay. In ; his address to the- ata
ents he assured them that Chi
na fa earning to a state of order
tint of an age sf chaos.
t ;Of considerable Interest was his
VOTING COUPON
VAUSS RIAJETIC0 CONTEST
(50 Vote)
To Be IHaai to th Credit of
brief narration of the leading
erents In the life of Dr. Son Tat
Sen, leader of the great revela
tion. I Mr. Oliver impressed ' the
students with the reverence in
which Dr. Sun is now held by the
Chinese. . -
College students in China play
ed an important part in the revo
lution, according to Mr. OHrer.
Frequently they declared so-called
"strikes," distributed propagandist
literature, and made speeches in
behalf of the moremest They al
lied themselves with laboring
classes and have aided in better
ing the condition of the coolies. :
' Christianity la now being re
ceived with much less hostility
than was common a few years
agOj The 'fact that IS denomina
tions have merged to form the
Church of .Christ of China has
been a powerful influence in in
creasing the strength of the Chris
tian movement on the Orient An
other influence which has aided In
mutual understanding between na
tions of the east has been the
establishment or the far eastern
Olympics. Mr. Oliver declared that
the common interest in sports and
the competition afforded by the
Olympics has had great effect In
lessening hostility.
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(Continued from Pas 1.)
later this week, and the tax levy
for 1930, based on this year's val
uations, will be' announced in Sep
tember. Ratios for the various counties
for the years 1928 and 1929, as
compiled by the state tax commis
sion follow:
Ratio Ratio
County 1928 1929
Baker 70 69
Benton .i tw. . . . . . .62 62
Clackamas 42 42
Clatsop 73 72
Columbia 65 6:
Coos 63 63
Crook 62 61
Curry 80 78
Deschutes 46 43
Douglas 63 62
Gilliam 87 81
Grant 72 72
Harney 72 70
Hood River 63 61
Jackson 66 66
Jefferson 74 74
Josephine 67 65
Klamath 69 62
Lake ...79 77
Lane ...65 54
Lincoln ..84 80
Linn 54 53
Malheur 58 58
Marion 57 54
Morrow 75 74
Multnomah ....54 54
Polk 45 45
Sherman 85 84
Tillamook 7 73
Umatilla 70 69
Union 73 69
Wallowa 68 6$
Wasco 71 71
Washington 45 45
Wheeler 79 79
Yamhill .......... .64 53
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a second direct line from Califor
nia into Oregon and the north
west would be valuable to the
army because it would provide
more transportation facilities for
quick movement of troops and an
other Jine for emergency use.
should the existing Southern Pac
ific rail service be broken.
Another military advantage
would be the greater protection
naturally afforded the proposed
route by being further inland and
therefore safer from naval air
plane attacks than the Southern
Pacific's Sacramento valley tine.
Besides greater diatance it would
have another high range ot moun
tains at protection.
The witness said ft was not ad
visable to rely too much on motor
transport for moving troops Long
distances up and down the coast
In the event ox war. He beneved
present railroad facilities not ade
quate la case of sudden emergen
cy, saying it would take six and
one half days or more to trans
port a'single amy corps over the
railroad.'
-Benefits' to fruit growers from
nutting a sew transpoiiatton line
north .from, California were pre
dicted by several witnesses.
Fingerprints to
Be Taken of All
Postal Workers
Fingerprints of all new em
ployes at the 8alem postofflce and
also ox all persona who will serve
temporarily daring the Christmas
holiday rush are being taken In
compliance with a ruling of the
federal department This la the
first year temporary employes
finger prints have been taken and
la another precantioa to protect
the service patrons, officials point
eut.
All fingerprints are checked
here before they are sent to Wash
ington, D. C.f -for filing.
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Wi nrfnt InttnF heaAs. buiness
cards, posters, signs .-booklets, a)
i uiuai aiiiuius uui juw wiuyt
I Call sot for prices.
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BEWMMENEED
REVUE SHOW IS:
HIGHLY LAUDED
Pleasing Picture of Holly
wood Seen at Fox EI
sinore Here
By OLIVE M. DOAK
- The publie hears moving picture
shows referred to as "the most
wonderful show on earth," "the
best picture ever made." and so
on without end until like the old
horse whose back became callous
ed front being hammered with a
whip they no longer react to
glowing terms, therefore It is hard
to tell the truth about the "Holly
wood Revue," now showing at the
Fox Elsinore.
It is perhaps a tore-runner of
what may be expected of the mov
ing picture when science and pub
lic demand get in step. To begin
with, there are bk "low places,"
nor Hlet downs" in the whole
show. It strikes a high level with
the opening act, which is a hu
man billboard ot Fanchon-Marco
girls, and really seems to climb
higher with each sncceeding act.
It is put together as an old
fashioned Orpheum program and
one feels at the conclusion that he
has been present on one of the
memorable night3 when Orpheum
actors staged an hour's fun for
the benefit of the crowd after the
main show was all over.
Conrad Nagel acts as interlocu
tor Interchangeably with Jack
Benny. They manage to keep the
tension high for every act. There
is amusing cnatter very realistic
and grammatically incorrect In
spots.
There are two techni-color acts,
one ot John Gilbert and Norma
Shearer in a Romeo ands Juliet
scene and the other a garden scene
with Greek dancers, strolling cou
ples, close harmony singing and
color that la too lovely to de
scribe. Norma Shearer's hair, one
learns from that act is a delightful
red brown, and it shines In a
fascinating manner. Her voice is
smooth and pleasing better than
John Gilbert's however, many
would not agree with that last
statement, for many folk like
John Gilbert's voice.
Joan Crawfoid appears as she
has never been before. Taking her
out ot a role and letting her per
form all by herself gives one a
chance to see her as she Is, and
she Is lovely. That la true with
this whole review. There are not
more than three actors or act
resses in action at once unless it
is in the chorus numbers. This
gives one a chance to really see
them and concentrate on the in
dividual rather than the ptot.
There are optical illusions pro
duced by means of goodness kffows
what, but very effective, there Is
comedy, there Is song good sing
ing you shonld hear the Br ox
Sisters their harmony is so close
it is crowded, but it Is delightful.
The Rounders, too, are splendid
and when they sing "Singta fa
the Rain," it is all one can do to
keep from joining in.
There are three song writers
Gus Edwards, Clifford Edwards
(Ukelele Ike) and Charles King
they are not so much for sing-
in their act but they are excellent
comedy, and when Polly -Moras,
Bessie Love and Marie Dressier
come out in Imitation of them, it
Is hard to say who is funniest.
The whole show Is a surprise. It
is like going back stage or home
for dinner with most ot the bright
lights of Hollywood and getting
to know them as they are, and
not as they make themselves in
the plays in which we have seen
them.
Funeral services for Fern and
Cvelyn Richards, daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. William Richards, 525
South. 19th street, will probably
be held Thursday, although no
definite time has been set. Fern,
age 11, died about noon Saturday,
and Evelyn, age IS years, passed
away at the home' Sunday morn
ing. Both deaths were due to
pneumonia. Both girls were pu
pils at Richmond school.
Besides the parents, the sisters
are susvtved by two brothers,
George and 'Allen, and a sister,
Elsie. The family came to Salem
about five years ago from Canada,
where both the girls were born.
Examinations for
Clerks Scheduled
Civil service examinations will
be held at the civil service rooms
in the postofflce building at t
o'clock Saturday morning for the
position of Junior clerk of the
census, with a salary of $1,4 4 a
V4
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At
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year. Joseph. Benner will . con
duct the examination, tor which
three persons ar known to fcava
signified their intention of writ
ing. The applicant will bo rated
on snellina-. senmanshlD. clerical
lests and arithmetic Ail appoint
ments will bo temporary and sub
ject to termination as the service
may require, but it Is expected
that the .length ot service will
range from one to two years, and
in no case beyond December tl,
1932.
LITTLE HOPE
FOR FREE PUBLICITY
.News Is bandied by the larger
newspaper strictly on a basis of Its
reader interest, and any attempt
to promote publicity for Oregon
through news channela in the east
would be a failure, it was declared
by B, O. Callvert, managing editor
of the Oregonla, in an address be
fore the Salem chamber of com
merce at Monday's luncheon.
Something could be done, how
ever. In promoting publicity
through pictures, he said, as the
rotogravure section editors are al
ways in search ot interesting pho
tographs. Mt. Rainier national
park gets more than Its share of
this sort ot publicity, said Mr.
Callvert, because the park conces
sion employs a publicity man and
a photographer.
'Western sport, news Is getting
more attention in the east because
of the intersections! games, he
added. Other news from the west
gets little consideration, especi
ally in New York, unleaTt is out
standing news.
Discrimination and rank dis
courtesy on the part of city em
ployes, were among the charges
hurled by Mrs. George Tucker,
2510 Laurel avenue, when she ap
peared before the city council
Monday night to protest against
the paving assessment against the
Tucker home.
Dirt was removed from the
street in front ot the Tucker res
idence when grading was dene
preparatory to, paving, but the re
quest of Mr. and Mrs. Tucker that
SEEN
CITY'S EMPLOYES
SAID DISCOURTEOUS
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The Supreme Achievement
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soma ot the dirt bo placed on their
lot was ignored, Mrs. Tucker said,
and the dftrt banted ta the state
school for the deaf, outside the
city limits. 8ome of it bad to be
hauled back to fill the curb. -
Appealing to Walter Low,
street commissioner, Mrs. Tucker
waa told that the assessment
against their home would be low
er than that against nearby .prop
erty because the dirt was exca
vated, she related; but later in
realisation proved the assess
ments to be Identical.
Oa one occasion when tracks
hauling dirt excavated from the
street were passing; Mrs. Tusker
begged that some of the dirt be
placed on their lot, but the truck
driver sneered at her, she de
clared. Alderman O'Hara volunteered
to investigate Mrs. Tucker's com
plaint,, suggesting that if it proved
to be valid, the matter could be
settled by reducing the assess
ment. He said afterward that it
was the usual custom to allow
residents of the street to have
excavated dirt if they wished It,
thongh it was possibly not manda
tory. -
Bus Lines Can't
Recover Money
Paid for Taxes
Stage companies in Oregon have
been required to pay to the state
approximately 125,000 in taxes,
which they alleged ware collected
without authority, but which can
not be refunded without legisla
tive sanction.
This was set out in a legal
opinion handed down by the attor
ney general here Monday at the
request of the puWlc service com
mission. The . opinion was based
on a recent ruling of the state
supreme court which held that the
state, in collecting the per pas
senger per mile tax from stages,
shall not include the driver of
the stage.
Doughton Plans
To Cooperate
With Livesley
Assurance that he would coop
erate to the fullest possible extent
with Mayor T. A. Livesley and the
members of the city council, and
that hip decisions would be ruled
only by his own convictions as to
what may constitute- the best in
terests of bis ward and the city
TODAY
THROUGH
FRIDAY
AND iUiURUS
in general, was given br I, M.
Doughton, new member of the
council, when called upon to de
liver bis "maiden speech" at Mon
day night's meeting.
Mr. Doughton was elected to
represent' the first ward as suc
cessor to L. J. Slmeral, who, re
cently resigned when he moved to
anotherVard and accepted the po
sition et incinerator superintendent
men school play
PRESENTED IN WEEK
With presentation of the high
school A. S. B. play, 'The New
Poor" but one week away. Coach
Cevil -McKercher declared Monday
that the cast Is doing excellent
work, with every member showing
particularly well in his or her
part. Rehearsals so far show up
Alex Volchok. the Russian grand
duke, as doing outstanding work.
The play is a three-act, fast-moving
farce from the pen of Cosmo
Hamilton and will be presented
in the high school auditorium
Tuesday night, November 28.
Members ot the cast Include,
besides Volchok: Reynolds Allen,
Robert Eyre, Dolly Morgan, Sa
villa Phelps, Richard Baker, Char
lotte Brown, Louise McDougall,
Ruth Chapman, Ruth Howe, Da
vid Eyre and Donald Sodeman.
'The production staff includes:
Leon Perry, general manager;
Claude Martin, stage manager;
Richard Upjohn and Daryl Wies
ner, electricians; Cimball Page
and Jean Eastridge, properties;
Jim Emmett and Dorothy Moore,
wardrobe; Harlan Boala, adver
tising; Mildred Kehner, director
of seating.
ELECTED TO
HUD. CROUP
Eugene Parr was elected presi
dent of the young men's division
of the Salem T. M. C. A. for the
coming year when the division
held Its annual organization meet
ing at a dinner In the Y. building
'Monday night. Forty members at
tended. Connell Ward was elected
vice president and Bob Ashby secretary-treasurer.
Basketball, wrestling, boxing
A MARVELOUS
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT
First Real Broadway Revue
. tar7nrinnrTri'' .
OF: 2Q0 CGDCa
and other activity groups were or
ganised, the basketball program
being embodied in the Commercial
league schedule. Fenimore Bag
gett represented the wrestlers and
Mel Brown the boxers.
Changes la the game ot basket
ball in the last five years were
described in a talk by Hollls
Huntington, Salem nigh coach.
The adrantagea ot the all-around
activity program, of the young
men's division were described by
Spec Keene, Willamette university
athletic mentor. - Bob Boardman,
physical director "of the Y., ex
plained the plan of activity
groups.
School Vacation
Time Is Arranged
Christmas vacation in the Sa
lem schools will extend from aft
er school Friday, December 20,
to Thursday morning, January 3,
it was announced Monday from
the office of the city school su
perintendent. School will recon
vene the morning of January 2.
Announcement of the holiday
schedule has been made, early in
order that teachers and pupils
may make their holiday plans accordingly.
Read, the Classified Ads.
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