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CIRCULATION Dally verKe distribution for tbo month ending November 30, 1929 6,830 Average daily net paid 6,109 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation!. WEATHER Unsettled today and Fri day; occasional rains. Max. temperature Thursday 49; niin. 37; rain .68; river 2.0. Wind southeast. FOUNDED 1651 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, December 13, 1929 No. 224 nnmnn People Of County To Ask Funds Plans Made to Inter view Officials for Health Clinic Consternation at Last Minute Blow Told At Meet Here Opposition to tactics of the Ma rlon county court in refusing to raise the 1930 appropriation for health work in the county and hearty approval of the Common wealth Fund's health program, both past and that outlined for next year, were expressed by the Marion Ciun. Public Health as sociation, st the regvl't'. meeting held yesterday noon at t he nome cf Mrs. Brazier Sma l, prseident. Sentiment to that effect was in cluded also in resolutions adopted regarding the health situation. If sentiment expressed by citi gens from points other than Salem is indicative of the feeling over the county, people in the rural areas of Marion county are not content with the action of the court in curtailing the health program outside . of Salem, now that the Commonwealth Fund has finished its five-year period, and Is looking to the court to comply with promises made when the de monsration was set up here in 3924. j A uiucii larger crown man usu al was present at the association meeting, many coming from rural areasincluding Mill Clty Turn er, Jefferson, Woodburn, Silver ton, Talbot, Aumsvillo, Sublimity end Shaw to express 'Ifsire for a continuation of the full health program in the county. New Kffort Planned To Persuade Court Discussion of the situation re sulted in formulation of plans to se if the county court cannot be induced to change Its mind on the health budget. To this end an effort will be made to rear.i the court through the people most Tltally Interested, the residents of the districts actually afffted. That means outside of 8alem, f il verton, Mill City Pnd Oates. where budgets for the health work were up to the proposal of the demon stration. Women present from the rural places said that they were ap palled at thoughts of having (0o(iludd on Pat 8. Column 1.) ACT ClFESlD IT LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12. '(AP) Tom Vernon, suspect re cently returned here from Paw nee, Okla., pleaded guilty to a charge of train wrecking in Su perior Judge William T. Aggeler's court today. Judge Aggeler set December 17 as the date for sen tencing, and granted a request of the public defender that physi cians bo allowed to examine Ver non for Insanity. Prosecutors read the grand Jury Indictment against Vernon, which charged him with loosening the rails on a curve in the Southern Taclfic railroad's tracks In Sole dad canyon, near Baugus, Cal., November 10, and causing the de railment and wrecking of an en gine and four cars of a passenger train. At the close of the reading, Vernon was asked to plead. "Guilty," he said In a weak voice. An indictment charging Vernon with the robbery of II. E. Person, a passenger on the train, then was read. Again Vernon pleaded guil ty. Two other Indictments charg ing robbery of passengers were read, to which Vernon pleaded not guilty. The maximum penalty under California law for train wrecking Is death. District Attorney Buron Fitts, who personally filed Cali fornia's claims upon Vernon while he was under arrest In Oklahoma, announced upon his return here he would demand the maximum penalty. i WRECKER OF TRAIN Property Valuations Of State Rise $1,650,000 Total property valuations of Oregon for 1929, both county and utility, aggregate 11,124.988,691. 82, as against $1,122,332,180.43 In 1928, according to a report pre pared here Thursday by the state tax commission. The report showed that the util ity valuations for 1929 Increased approximately $5,000,000, when compared with those for 1928, while the county or local valua tions decreased more than $2, 000,000. The net gain In the property valuations for the year 1929 was $2,650,000. Tillable lands in 1929 were val ued by the county assessors at 1249,032,968.47, as 6a!nst $250,- Visitor ml Pascual Ilubio, president elect of Mexico, who Is making short visit in the United States before taking office. Good Cheer Campaign Con tinued by Salem Branch Of Salvation Army THE SALVATION ARMY GOOD WILL FUND Rex Russet 6.99 J. R. Carrnthers . . 5.00 Anna W. Cross . . . 5.00 A Friend 25.00 Anonymous fi.00 K. E. Glecson 1.50 The Spa Confectionery 5.00 Street Kettles, previ ously irpoiied . . 100.03 II. C. Strong 5.00 V. fi. Heffley 2.50 Ministerial .Wn . . 20.08 louise 11uKiienn . . 2.50 Street kettles, th e. 12 27.22 Total to Date 9280.82 One morning a man about 50 years old came to Captain Will iahis. He said that he expected to have a job in a few days, a short distance away from town, hut until then he didn't have any money to buy groceries with. Could the Salvation Army help him In any way? "Well." Captain Williams said, "I need someone to do a little work for me today. Supposing you do that work for me and I'll give you some groceries." "Sure. I will be glad to do that," the man said. "All right, come right out here," and Captain Williams led the way to a room he wanted the man to clean up. Thfre was other work to be done in the building after he finished cleaning the room. All that day he was busy helping the captain, and all day as he worked washing windows, cleaning and doing various things be was given to do he was heard singing bits of songs. He was happy because of this opportunity he had been given to help him self. And that night when he finish ed, he was tired, but he was still happy. He had done an honest day's work for an honest day's (Concluded on Pitfe S, Column 2.) Restoration of normal condi tions with respect to rain and the flow of the Willamette river, has ended the difficulties which have beset industries and navigation in the last several weeks of the long dry spell. The river level here was up to two feet above normal Thursday, and the resumption of steamer service between Salem and Port land was forecast for today by of ficios of the Salem Navigation company. The Spaulding Logging com pany's difficulties in ' floating large logs to the mills, have also ceased with the river's rise, which was 4.8 feet between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning. The rainfall Wednesday and Wed nesday "night was .68.- and while Thursday was comparatively free of precipitation, a heavy rain fell that night. 076,791 In 1928. Timber lands this year were valued at $58, 456,169, ai compared with 662, 339,953 in 1928. The values of non-tillable lands In 1929 were fixed at $79,142,172, or nearly $3,000,000 less than in the pre vious year. In 1928 the non-tillable lands were assessed at $82, 662,963. Valuations placed on Improve ments on deeded or patented lands this year totalled $45,045, 468, as compared with $43,893, 764 in 1928. Values on town and city lots Increased from $211, 670.704 in 1928 to $213,613,681 this year. There also was an- in- (Conchxied on Pft 3, Colums I.) CHRISTMAS FID BROWING SLOWLY HON UPON RIVER TO RESUME T BOMBS JAP OFFICIALS News Reaches Tokyo of At tacks on Consulate in Manchurian Area Several Subjects of Mikado Reported Killed During Russian Advance TOKYO. Dec. 12. (AP) The bombing of the Japanese con sulate at Manchuli, Manchuria, by Russian troops operating against Chinese about November 20 was reported today in a Harbin dis patch to the Rengo News agency. For several- days the Japanese government has been endeavoring to learn the condition of Japanese subjects In the area beyond the Khingan mountains in northwest ern Manchuria which was overran by Russian troops in the last days of November as a result of the Chinese Eastern railway contro versy with China. Despite censorship by Russian troops still occupying the border town of Manchuli, there have been reports that several Japanese were killed in hte Soviet bom bardment and destruction of a Japanese hotel November 20. 8. Shimomura, Japan's commission er of Korean government affairs, was staying there, and anxiety Is felt for his life. Concern Felt for Many In War-Torn Section Since the invasion by Russian troops November 17, nothing has been learned concerning the 158 Japanese in Manchuli, the 89 in Balainor and the 20 in Khailar. The Russians still hold the area. Japanese, American, British, French and German consuls who planned to take train Friday for northwestern Manchuria to In vestigate the condition of their nationals were informed by Chi nese officials that their train would not be permitted to go west of the Khingan mountains. SHANGHAI, Dec. 12. (AP) China's nationalist forces battled successfully on three major fronts today against rebel armies seek ing the overthrow of President Chiang Kai-shek and his govern ment. With the stories of civil war were mingled report! of missing American missionaries, possibly victims of large scale banditry. Having lost half their number In a Tain attempt to capture Can ton, the '"ironsides division" reb els were reported retreating after three days of battle which killed or wounded thousands of both rebels and nationalist government troops. The Kwangsl province rebels, cooperating with the (Concluded on Pf I, Column 8.) SEATTLE FOLK PLAN I TRIP TO TOKYO" SEATTLE, Dec. 12. (AP) Organisation of the Pacific Aero nautic Research Foundation for the purpose of financing the pro posed Tokyo-Seattle non-stop flight next May in competition for the 125,000 prize raised several years ago, was announced here by Dr. Alexander Grlnsteln, aviation enthusiast. The foundation, a $75,000 Washington corporation, has en gaged Bob Wark to pilot the plane, which will be a specially built Em so cabin type mono plane. An order for the construc tion of the plane has been given the Emsco Manufacturing com pany at Los Angeles, Cal E. But terworth, one of the flight spons ors said, and delivery is expected about February 1. Stock In the corporation was reported fully subscribed. Wark, who recently made a forced landing on top of the Bon Marche department store build ing here, and a navigator yet to be chosen will make test flights of more than two weeks' duration after the plane has been turned over. After the tests the plane will be taken apart and shipped to Tokyo for the 4,800 mile trans Pacific hop. The plane will hare an estimated cruising radius of 5,300 miles. Three Cent Cut In Butter Price Announced Here A cut of three cents on the wholesale and retail price of creamery butter went Into effect here yesterday afternoon coinci dent with an announcement from the produce exchange at Portland which also listed a drop of three cents. San Francisco markets were listed at a six cents reduction over Wednesday's quotation. Retail merchants here Thurs day were selling butter at prices ranging from 49 to 50 cents for prints with carton butter a eent higher. Eggs are holding steady, there being no change in the price Thursday. Recent declines in bth er markets, such as that experi enced in butter, was not followed by the local egg trade. 1 300 Lane Connty Citizens Protest ' Bergman Pardon Petitions feigned by ap proximately 300 citizens of Lane and Coos counties pro testing against a pardon for Henry K. Bergman, who is now serving term of 13 years In the state peniten tiary for embezzling funds of the Florence State Bank, were received at the exec utive department here Thursday. The protest followed re ceipt of a smaller petition and numerous letters urging a pardon for the convicted banker. Bergman was received at the penitentiary in March, 1927, and will be eligible for parole in July, 1931. Berg man serred aa president of the bank for several years prior to his arrest and conviction. RELOCATION ASKED Mountain Route in Tillamook and Clatsop Counties is Recommended PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 12. (AP) Tillamook and Clatsop county courts today Joined forces to ask the Btate highway commis sion, in monthly session here, to relocate the Roosevelt coast high way from the present route in land between Wheeler and Sea side and go around Neah-Kah-Nie mountain and Cannon Beach. It was admitted that eventually the time will come when the mountain route will have to be adopted, but the subject will not be deter mined until the highway commis sion 'must consider widening and bettering the inside route. The commission announced that it does not wish to undertake ma- or improvements on the coast road until that highway is com pleted and lndlcatd that when mprovements are considered the section south of Port Orford will probably receive first attention. I Each County Offers To Put Up" SIOO.OOO Both Tillamook and Clatsop counties offered to contribute $100,000 each to complete the road arong the coast, which is es timated roughly to Involve $600,- 000. The counties have already spent large sums and there re mains about six miles more or less to complete the Job. The highway saw no prospect of making such a deal within the next three years. Lane county announced it ould give $50,000 toward con struction work on the Oregon coast highway during the coming year and at the same time asked for more work on Willamette highway. This latter matter will be considered with - the govern ment road officials tomorrow morning when the state highway commission holds Its annual con ference with the forest depart ment and United States bureau1 of public roads to discuss matters of Joint Interest. New Projects to Be Picked for Advertising Following tomorrows meeting the state body will select the list (Concludes Ttf t, Colums S.) Hi President Hall Challenges Re WtegOn ports About Gridiron Coach; TJ Car Thefts Held too Many as ijrieiS Oregon State Rook Jailed Newspaper Stories Denied PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12. (AP) Accuracy of newspaper ac counts that he had authorised the athletic committee of the univer sity faculty to Inform Captain John J. McEwan, who recently re signed as head football coach of the institution, that be was not to return for the spring coaching session, was challenged here today by Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, pres ident ot the University of Oregon. Vancouver Heats Portland PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 12. (AP) Bobby Rowe's newly dis covered forward scoring combina tion failed to live up to expecta tions and Vancouver, itaglng a brilliant last period offensive, swept through Portland's defense twice to win tonight's Pacific Coast Hockey league game 2 to 0. Youth Held as Car Thief CORVALLIS, Ore., Dec. 12. (AP) James Yarno, Portland, was held for the grand Jury today on a charge of stealing a sedan from Portland, wrecking it here last week-end and then stealing another local automobile. Yarno Is a freshman in agriculture at Oregon State college here. Eugene Get Beauxra EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 12. (AP) This city has been selected as the site f6r one of the government radio beacons to be erected soon to guide traffic on coast air lines, it was announced here today. Willamette Grad Passes PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12. (AP) Dwitt H. Jones, $2, who crossed the plains twice to come to Oregon, died at his home here today. He was one ot the first students of Willamette university, was In the banking business in Portland in the early days and at one time held a perpetual fran chise to operate an electrical com pany In this city until he signed awv -,"rts. GRUNDY GIVEN SENATE SEAT AfTERBATTLE Lobby King Smiles During 3 Hours of Harsh Criti cism by Solons Nye Resolution Referred to Elections Group for Investigation By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (AP) Joseph R. Grundy of Pennsyl vania advanced happily to the sen ate rostrum tonight after three hours of harsh discussion over his right to a seat and took the oath of office. For the first time since Wil liam S. Vare, the republican pow er of Philadelphia, made that same advance and was turned back Pennsylvania tonight had two senators both republicans. The Pennsylvania manufacturer and veteran high tariff advocate had smiled frequently during the hours In which he heard himself and Governor of Fisher of Penn sylvania, who appointed him, as sailed in outspoken language. A long time was spent in de termining what to do with the res olution of Senator Nye, republi can, North Dakota, proposing to declare that Grundy is not entit led "to retain" his seat because of his participation in the two million dollar republican primary of 1926 which resulted in the nomination of Governor Fisher. No Roll Taken of Vote to Seat Grundy Finally without even a roll call vote, the senate approved the mo tion 'of Senator Johnson, republi can, California, referring the res olution to the elections committee and ordering the immediate ad ministering of the oath. Chairman Shortridge of the elections committee protested that the senate was asking his commit tee to do "an idle and futile thing." He said tonight he did not know when he could call the com mittee together. Democratic and republican In dependent leaden Joined in de claring throughout the debate that the senate must accept the credentials ot the governor of a sovereign state. Senator Nye admitted that he had slight hope of stopping Grun dy but both he and Senator Cut ting, republican, New Mexico, In sisted that the senate must reject Grundy if it was going to be con sistent with its vote to bar Vare for the expenditure of $785,000 in the 1926 primary. By a coincidence. Senator Grun dy upon entering the chamber with Senator Reed of Pennsylva nia sat down In the seat of Sen ator N'orris. republican, Nebraska, who sponsored the resolution ex cluding Vare. Both he and Norrls laughed with the senate when the situa tion was noticed as the Nebraskan entered the chamber a moment later. Ha ruddy face a little more red, the newest senator arose and bow- (Concluded on Pf I, Ooluava I.) Cat Bhow Success PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 12. (AP) Portland's annual cat show got away to a brilliant start today at the public auditorium. Competing for prizes are a wide range of specimens ot the feline family. The exhibition of cats was said by authorities to be the largest and most representative ever giv en locally. Htage Held Vp PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12. (AP) Holdup men today flagged a Portland bound motor stage of the Southern Pacific company, held up the driver, O. W. McCoy, and obtained JH. The robbery was committed on the highway near Oswego, Ore. Alleged Thieves Taken ROSEBURG. Ore., Dec. 13. (AP) Jimmy Andrews and George Hutton, each 18, arrested yesterday at Yreka, Cal., charged with the theft of an automobile from Roseburg and the robbery of the Nichol store at Brockway, were returned' here today by Sheriff Jackson. rasa Still Closed EUGENE, Ore.. Dee. 12. ( AP) Although State Highway de partment snowplows steadily worked on the west slope of the Cascades in an effort to keep Mc Kenile Pass open, It was an nounced today at the local office of the department that it is now impossible to cross the summit in automobiles. It was believed here that the Pass will not be reopened to tt-affic until some time next spring. Oregon Wants Stadlnm EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 12. (AP) The question of a new modern football stadium at the University of Oregon was discussed at a luncheon today, attended by busi ness men of the city and Jack Benefiel, student manager. New Clubhouse Dedicated V - rs Tr: . -w Demonstratlns what real community enternrLs can acconiDlish. the people of the Willard section new community ciutmouse, shown above. The house was built as a result of spontaneous and concerted community effort. Willard People Finish Clubhouse Neighborhood Gatherings Planned in Commo dious New Structure Which Represents United Effort of Community By HELEN COMSTOCK TWO of the virtues instilled in the hearts of their children by the pioneers of '52, who settled in the Waldo Hills country, were those of hospitality and community spirit. During all the years since the E Date for New Cars Is Moved Back to December 20 By Hal Hoss Car registered with the secre tary of state for the first time may use license stickers, covering the first six months of 1930, on and after December 20. This was an nounced here Thursday by Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state. The action of the secretary ot state In advancing the date on which the 1930 license stickers may be used, will tend to stimu late the purchase of automobiles for Christmas and move many cars from the dealers' floors, ac cording to information received at the state department. The announcement also was made that sheriffs will Issue tem porary permits effective December 20, so that car owners wh'o do not desire to mail their applications to Salem may secure these permits at the county seats. These per mits will be recognized until the official license sticker is sent to the applicant from Salem. A fee of 26 cents will be charged by sheriffs for each temporary per mit issued by them. In Multno mah and Marlon counties, the Portland office 'of the state motor vehicle department and the Sa lem counter in the state building, will serve those who do not de sire to apply for licenses by mall. Persons registering new cars, or cars not registered in Oregon In 1929, will be Issued a windshield sticker and a set of 1929 metal plates. Those who re-register their machines will retain their 1929 metal plates and will receive, only a windshield sticker as evi dence of having paid the proper fee. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. (AP) A. group of 20 men notables In American financial and commer cial fields was named today to constitute an executive committee for carrying out business stabiliz ation projects authorized by the national business survey confer ence called in Washington laBt week by President Hoover. Julius H. Barnes, chairman of the conference and ot the commit tee, in announcing the selection, said that "nothing of an emergen cy character exists In the present business situation to require un due baste in further procedure. He added that the committee would meet soon and that it would possibly De assisted, by a larger committee, with 60 or 60 members representing an even larger sector of the American business field. Crooked Finger District Feels Fall of Snow Two Inches of snow fell In the Crooked Finger district Wednes day, it was reported yesterday by Dr. Estill Brunk, county dentist. who was in that section to conduct school clinics. Snow began fall ing earl yin the morning, the school teacher told Dr. Brunk, and continued most of the day. He found no snow at Scotts Mills and Just a touch of it at Thomas, which Is about midway between Scotts Mills and Crooked Finger. LICENS MS Mm BE USED SOON 20 MEN HED TO STABILIZE BUSINESS lat night dedicated their own ' homes of the community have always been open for neigh- j borhood gatherings. But soon ! ,u... j- these homes, commodious as they were, became too small for such affairs and on December 5, 1928, a meeting was held in the Willard church and an organiza tion perfected, called the Willard Community club. Very Rhortly the members be gan talking of a club house. Aft er many days of thought and plan ning on the part of a few, they saw their dreams become a realty and last night they sat in their delightful new club house and en- oyed the splendid program pre pared for the occasion. One writer says, "There can be no greater reward for a noble deed than the inner peace it brings to the heart in whose garden it grew." And so peace was In the hearts ot the men and women who bad been instrumental in bringing this deed to pass. A crowded house listened to the following splendid program: Vocal solo, Mrs. W. F. Krenz; vio lin solo. Beryl Ottoway: vocal (Concluded ob r( 8, Column 1.) T T Residents Along Silver-ton- Monitor are Interviewed Yesterday Adjustment of claims of prop erty owners living along the 611-verton-Monitor road occupied the attention of the county court and Roadmaster Frank Johnson Thursday. This action followed the publication of discrimination charges in The Statesman Thurs day morning In which the county court was accused of supplying gravel and title to property own ers living along the Mt. Angel- Gervals market road and neglect ing to give gravel to those living along the Sllverton-Monitor road. County Commissioner J 1 m Smith declared early yesterday morning before leaving for Silver ton that the court did not intend to discriminate between the tax payers of Sllverton and those of Mt. Angel and vicinity. It wag admitted that gravel was furnished to persons on the Ger-vals-Mt. Angel road but it was pointed out that the failure to grant the same favor to the Sll verton folk was because they had beat the court to It. These prop erty owners, it was said, had al ready purchased their own rock for gravelling their driveways. ADJUSTMEN 1 1 Salem Ad Club Requests State Grounds Decorated Request that the Btate house and grounds be dressed up for Christmas will be forwarded to Hal Hoss, secretary of state, as a result of action taken yesterday at the luncheon meeting ot the Sa lem Advertising club, sponsors ot the outdoor Christmas illumina tion contest. As a means of decoration. It was suggested that the capltol dome lights be colored red and green and the evergreens about the building be festooned with strings of colored lights. Illumin ated stars might be placed on the wings of the capltol building, it was said. Members of the club ex pressed the belief that the state house grounds should be made to conform to the general plan for beautifying the state capital city at Yuletide. At the suggestion of Sheldon F. Sackett, president of the club, members of the Ad club "took the eferees Get Final Argument JosepK's Disbarment Case Is Brought to Close Parallel Slllt of Tom Mannix Gets Under Way Today Judge Skipworth. speak ing at the conclusion of the disbarment procc e d i n g s against (Jeorge W. Jiweph: Speaking for my fellow referees and for myself, 1 want to ay that we realize the grave responsibility rent ing upon us. We approach a decision with at) absolute ly open mind. Our decision will be rendered fairly and squarely upon the evidence and the law as we see it, and without fear or favor. The case will be taken un der advisement. At four o'clock yesterday after- noon following a day of argument? of counsel, the Joseph disbarment Vas? n" n nas, -PeJ In trial, came to a conclusion. An immediate decision is not hoped for. Judge Skipworth remarked that the extensive exhibits in the case and the transcript of the tes timony would have to be read by each referee in turn. Counsel fot defendant were given ten days to file a memorandum brief dealing with issues of law atid the pros ecutors were given ten days addi tional for preparing their reply. The trial of the parallel case for the disbarment of Thomas Man nix, the story of which is closely linked up with the one Just gone over in the Joseph case, will start today at 9:3(f before the same ref erees, Judges Skipworth of Eu gene, Norton of Medford and Wil son of The Dalles. A different set of prosecutors will be engaged however, Attorneys Arthur Clarke of Corvallls, Evan Reames ot Medford, and L. II. McMahan of Albany. Thompson Makes First Prosecution Argument In an address of one hour and three quarters W. Lair Thompson, of Portland, opened the argument for the prosecution yesterday morning. He reviewed the evi dence on both sides and devoted much time to quotations from th radio addresses of George Josepr in opposition to the re-election ol (Conelodid oa Ttf It, Columa 1.) GRIPS EAST COASI NEW YORK. Dec. 12. (A P) Gripped in freezing tempera tures that In many localities sank far below the zero mark, the east looked forward hopefully tonight to fulfillment of the weather bu reau's promise of relief. Snow or rain, with generally rising tem peratures, were forecast for to morrow. The cold wave which yesterday swept In from the west pressed the mercury column down to as low as 20 below lero. freezing rivers, hampered railroad service, and crippling automobile trans portation. A Worcester. Mass., woman, missing since Tuesday afternoon, was found by her husband today frozen t'o death in a woods half a mile from her home. The tugboat Frontenac, which had gone out to the main Duck Islands yesterday in an effort to save some of the cargo of the wrecked freighter Sarniadoc, foundered last night in the rough eas on her way back to Ports mouth, her crew was rescued. pledge" to decorate their homes before the next meeting, which will be held December 19. No member of the club may compete In the official contest for a prize, however. C. R. Smith, chairman of the contest committee, announced that plans were developing prop erly and that a successful contest appeared to be assured. The club, be said, will have full charge of the program at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon Monday. Entries for the contest contin ued to arrive yesterday. Addition al names received were: Barbara Compton, 1010 North Summer street. Biddy Bishop, K 1 n g w o e U Heights, West Salem. W. M. Hamilton, 360 West Le 16 Ho street. J. S. Cherrington, 1699 Court street. Mrs. James E. Heenan, 352 North Summer street. FREEZING WEATHER