CIRCULATION
Daily averar dittribation for th
month ondiDf Notembor 30, 12
6,830
Arerag daily net paid 6.10
Member
Audit Bureau of CircnIioB.
WEATHER
Unsettled today nd
Thursday;., probable rains.
Max.' temperature Tuesday -58;
min. 47; rain .07; river
7.4; part cloudy.
FOUNDED 1851
SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR
Sakia, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, December 25, 1929
Now 235
Ex-Councilman
Called Beyond
Spectacular Fire
Hits White House
Doing Big Damage
E
OFFICERS SAY
ENFORCEMENT
or Dm Lis
US DEMANDED
FRAUD CHARGE
CONTRADICTED
Hi ALBIN CASE
Ui
R ARREST
No Serious Effort Yet Made
To Make Country Dry
... Norris States
Borah Attacks Present Per
sonnel of United States
Prohibition Force
' WASHINGTON'. Doc. 24 (AP)
Increased attention was directed
to prohibition enforcement today
as Senator Borah, republican.
Idaho, the foremost campaigners
for President Hoover's election on
the dry Issue, assailed the entire
personnel charped with making
the Volstead act effective. He said
they would never enforce the law.
Senator Norrn, of Nebraska, a
republican dry who supported the
candidacy of Alfred E. Smith, on
the democratic ticket last year,
contended that efforts to suppress
the alcohol traffic had never been
made in good faith in many sec
tions. He expressed the opinion
that time and again officers had
disregarded cases where men with
political influence were making
millions of dollars, but had invest
itated less flnerant violations.
Commission Conceals
J'iiclR Says Borah
The Borah statement dealt with
a proposed report by the Hoover
law enforcement commission, say
ing that agency "will not tell us
Anything we do not know, either
us to law or as to the facts."
"We will still be back to the
fine proposition." he averred, "and
t hat is with the present person-
nel nothing will be accomplished."
AftPr publication of his state
ment that "the prohibition forces
of the country will be greatly dis
turbed" unless President Hoover
removes Judge Paul J. McCorm
Ick from his law enforcement com
mission. Senator Harris, demo
crat, Georgia, was called to the
"White House for a talk with the
president today and declined later
to comment on the subject cot
(Concluded on Patw 2. Column 1.)
F
WASHINGTON'. Dec. 24.
( AP) Col. U. S. Grant, 3rd., su-
jxi intendent of public buildings
ml parks, after an inspection of
the burned White House execu
tives offices, said the ceiling, roof,
floors and plaster walls of the
building would have to be re
placed. Col, Grant said that he thought
an estimate of $60,000 damage
"conservative."
The park and buildings super
intendent said that in his opinion,
the outside walls and the sup
porting walls inside could be used
again. All plumbing, electric
wiring and fixtures will have to
bo replaced, he said.
Walter Newton, one of the
president's secretaries who accom
panied Col. Grant oa his Inspec
tion, said that an appropriation
by congress would be necessary to
rebuild the executive officesl
BUENOS AIRES. Argentina,
Dec. 24. ( AP) President Hipo
lito Yrlgoyen escaped Injury to
day because the aim of a would
be assassin at his speeding auto
mobile was faulty. Two of tbe
three shots fired from behind a
wall along the roadway struck
members of the presidential party
and the third went wild.
The nation rejoiced tonight at
the narrow escape of its chief ex
ecutive from a tragedy which
wolud have brought to an abrupt
halt the extensive Christmas cele
brations already under way.
The assailant was described by
the police as an Italian anarchist,
named Gualberto Marlnelll, 44.
Jie concealed Himself behind a
wall bordering the international
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Christmas Trade Heavy
Business Men Announce
Salem business men yesterday
reported that the Christmas trade
this season has. been excellent
Some merchants pronounced it
the best season yet, others" said
buyers had been slightly more
conservative than In some years
past, bat all agreed that the sea
son had been highly aatisfactory.
C. W. Paulas at the First Na
tional bank declared that busi
ness had been heavy the past
three weeks, and that since last
"Wednesday it had been especial
ly heavy. G. H. Riches of Ladd
.And Bush voiced practically the
-same opinion, and said that Indi
cations were that merchants had
done a good business.
J. N. Chambers, manager ot the
h C. Tenney store, said, "This
"
A. P. MARCUS
CllLEDJV DEITH
Former City Councilman
Passes Away at Home
Tuesday Morning
Alfred Franklin Marcus, 53, re
sident of Salem foe 25 years and
a former city councilman, died at
his country home near this city:
Tuesday rooming at 6:45 o'clock
following a stroke of paralysis.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 1:30
o'clock, at the Clough-Taylor mor
tuary under the direction of Har
ry Howe, Lebanon mortician.
The Rev. U. S. Crowder will of
ficiate, assisted by Dr. Norman C.
Tully. Interment will be in the
I. O. O. F. cemetery with Mason
ic cemetery with Masonic services
at the graveside.
Honorary pallnearers will be
George Sjhand. William Steusloff,
S. E. Purvine. W. W. Moore, L. P.
Aldrich and John Base. Active
pallbearers will be L. K. Sieg
mund. C. F. Chambers, Max O.
Buren, John Harbison. Joseph
Baumgartner and Walter Wins
low. Mr. Marcus was born In On
taria. Canada, In 1876. He came
to Salem 25 years ago. In 1904,
after living in Portland for three
years previously. He was as
sociated shortly after coming
here, with George Shand In the
ownership of the Salem Iron
Works, a business which they
ronducted for 18 years.
In 1952 be became a partner
In the Doughton-Marciis hard
ware company, retiring- two years
later to his country home where
he spent his last years. His home
in Salem was at 386 Bellevue
street.
He was a member of the city
council two terms, the first of
two years and the second of
but resigned because of bis ill
ness. He was a member of the
Rotary club, the Masonic and
Modern Woodman orders and the
Presbyterian churfli, being re
cently made a life member of the
church. He was at one time mas
ter of ceremonies of Masonic
lodge No. 4, a director of the
Salem Business Men's league and
a mejnber of the Masonic Tem
ple board.
He was married In 1899 to Eli
zabeth Florence Watt of Ontario,
Canada. Children surviving are
Mabel Klizabeth Cooley of Myrtle
Point, Helen and Marjorie Marcus
of Salem. He leaves a sister, Mrs.
Mary Taylor, of Rldgetown, Cana
da.
Spruce Tree at
Capitol Shines
Christmas Cheer
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.
(AP) A giant spruce tree bril
liant with myriad colors stood
close to the White House tonight
as a symbol of those in homes
throughout the land.
President Hoover, standing on
a small platform in Sherman
Square, his overcoat buttoned
tightly as a protection from the
cold night air, turned on the
lights of the aational Christmas
tree in conformity with the
Christmas custom.
season has been the best ever
The baying started a little later
than usual, but tbe volume has
been exceptionally heavy," B. E.
Sisson of Miller's and H. R.
Worth declared that the season
had been satisfactory,
Ralph Cooley of Bishop's laid
that the season had started a lit
tle earlier than usual, and that
tbe volume of business had been
very good. W. O. Walker, man
ager of the Skaggs stores, said
that the whole Christmas season
had been good, but that buying
the past two days had been ex
ceptionally heavy. He felt that
the season had been slightly
shorter than the average, hut that
the volume per day had been
above average.
ALFRED mCUS IS
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Deny
Misrepresentation In
Insurance Deal
Issues Raised in Answer as
Filed in Circuit Court
Here Yesterday
In answer to the charges of
fraud brought against J. A. Dun
can and Minnie V. Duncan, the
latter principal of the Washing
ton grade school here, by C. E.
Albin. former Salem mayor, the
defendants declare that Albin In
vestigated the ln8urarfce business
at McMinnville before baying it
and deny that Is was represent
ed to Albin that the business had
netted a profit of $150 a month.
The answer to AlMn's complaint
was filed In the county clerk's
office here yesterday.
Saturday of last week Albin
filed the complaint In circuit
court here asking the court to
rescind a contract under which
he purchased the Insurance busi
ness of Dunean which was locat
ed at McMinnville. Albin alleged
in his complaint that false re
presentations had been made to
him regarding the business when
he made the deal, putting up $300
in cash and giving the Duncans
an abstract covering some proper
ty which Albin owned in Port-
and. The purchase price of tbe
nsurance business was $1400.
Possibilities of
Office Heiterjited
In reference to the $150 profit
which the business was supposed
to show each month, the Duncans
in their answer to the complaint
point out that it bad been said
by them that a man with ability
could make from $150 to $200
per month. This allegation was
expressed again in the answer
filed Tuesday.
That the agency referred to is
an old established concern is in
dicated in a paragraph in Dun-
(Concluded on Page I, Column S.)
LOS ANGELES, Dec. Z4
(AP) Contradictory wills and
dissension among relatives over
the million dollar estate of the
late George Lafayette Finn, form
er state senator of Iowa, today
moved the case from probate
court to the district attorney's
office following reports that death
might not have resulted natural
ly. Deputy District Attorney Dan
iel Reecher said an investigation
would be staited Thursday on
assertions of some relatives that
Finn gave a nurse and a physician
$100,000 to "put me to sleep for
ever. Another charge was that
a physician had withheld the last
will of Finn, made three days be
fore his death here last January,
'to force payment of a $100,000
note."
Beecher said that his Investiga
tors would check both stories but
pointed out that cremation of
Finn's body made it impossible to
make a chemical analysis ot the
remains tor possible poison. He
also called attention to tbe fact
that the statements of the rela
tives were based on hearsay and
not direct evidence.
Mrs. Gladys McAfee, grand
niece of the millionaire, told
Beecher that a nurse had inform'
ed her Finn paid $100,000 to die.
She also said she had learned that
before bis death Finn repeatedly
told nurses he was being poison
ed. He was 89 years old when he
died.
TO
NEW POST AT ROME
Information has lust ben r
celved by Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Barnes that their' pon. Ralph W
Barnes, has been transferred to
Italy, as head of the Rome bureau
ot the New York Herald-Tribune. I
after nearly four years' service In
the Paris Bureau of that paper.
Mr. Barnes graduated from
Willamette university In 1122,
and received his master's degree
from Harvard in 1924. after
which he returned to Salem and
married Miss Esther Parouna
gian, who had graduated from
Willamette in 1923.
A year on tie Brooklyn Eagle
gave Mr. Barnes his first newspa
per experience. He then changed
to the New York Herald-Tribune,
which sent him to Its Paris bur
eau in April 1926. since which
time he and his wife, who accom
panies him on all of his trips,
have visited practically every
country in Europe, including
Russia.
OBSERVES YULETIDE
LONDON, Dec. 24. (AP)
Old England, from the king to his
humblest subject, tonight began
to celebrate its traditionally home
Dill PLfli' HINTED
IN SOWS
DEATH
BARNES
MOVED
like Christmas holiday.
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The Statesman Staff
from publishers to carrier boys, unite in
expressing Cheery Christmas Greetings to
the big family of Statesman readers.
Salvation
Dispenses Cheer
Merry Christmas Made
Possible for Many
Salem Folk
"Headquarters" was a busy
place for the Salvation Army yes
terday the day before Christ
mas. For weeks the "Army" un
der the direction of Capt. E. N.
Williams bad been working pre
paring to make Christmas day a
happy one wherever the call for
assistance came. Wednesday the
Army moved to complete its plans
for Merry Christmas for tbe
needy.
Calling at headquarters on low
er Court street one could see the
results of Christmas charities, of
the work of ringing bells beside
black kettles on street corners the
past rainy days, of the effort to
arouse a generous but sometimes
indifferent citizenship. For there
were the Christmas boxes, piled
up ready to be distributed to
homes where the need had pre
viously been ascertained.
Army Officials
Are Hard at Work
Capt. Williams was there, coat
off, collar off, directing the dis
pensing of Christmas cheer. Mrs.
Williams was there, trim in the
blue uniform of the Army, drop
ping a word here, giving direc
tions there. Then others with the
familiar bonnet or the cap of
those humble soldiers of the
cross, privates in rank, sacrificing
to do their part for humanity, ev
en as they feel that Jesus would
command them. Others were
there too, some with a past, der
diets who had found refuge in the
army home, doing a bit to help
the causo ai'ong tin they might
get anchored in some settled em
ployment. There were ordinary
citizens lending a hand to get the
boxes distributed to the homes.
Total of 882 Persons
Served by Salvationists
Some 96 families were served
by the Arm, numbering some
382 persons. The boxes varied
much alike, but they varied.
Where the family was large, extra
portions were included; where
there was sickness special selec
tion was made to care for the 111;
where a man was batching a par
ticular cjjoice was made for bis
clumsy cookery. Here are the
contents of a typical box: bag of
flour, can tomatoes, candy and
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 4.)
Gervais Children
Find Coupons and
Get $25 Reward
GERVAIS, Dec. 24. A
sack of outgoing mail was
run over by tBe train here
Saturday evening and a
Urge n amber of Christmas
cards and first dans mail
was destroyed. In the sack
were a number of coupons
from Liberty bonds which
had been sent out by the
GiervaUfl State Bank. Mon
day morning G. T. Warts
worth, president of the
bank, posted a reward of
$25 for the return of the
coupons.
During the afternoon.
Aline, Roscoe and Flora
o?i$dren of Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie Colby, were walking
down the track towards
Woodbum looking for any
mail that might have been
lost, aad they found the
coupons. Tbey brought them
back not knowing that they
were due for reward. Mr.
Wadsworth in pleased ami
the children still bcUeve
there U Santa Clans.
Army
THE SALVATIOX ARMY
"GOOD WILL FUND"
Previously
reported 91,203.50
Labish Celery
Growers Coop.
Ass'n. ....... 10.00
7. P. Dullum .... 10.00
Salem Sanitary
Milk Co fi.00
Mrs. Wm. McClne 1.00
Merrith S. Fisher. 1.00
A Friend 5.00
Barbers' Union
Local 620 .... 5.00
Ray L, Smith ... 2.00
Chas. K, Cone ... 5.00
"A Friend" 5.00
Smith A Gilbert
Oil Co 10.00
No Nam e 5.00
A Friend Of
The Poor 1.00
II. A. Ilrlgri-Non . . 5.00
Street Kettles,
Der. 21 05.00
Final Grand Total.f 1,430.10
MS 1 SIJII
IS FILED IK CDURT
Dragging a heavy wire said to
be 60 or 70 feet long behind his
automobile while driving it over
tho Pacific highway has caused
Chester Miller to be named de
fendant in a $6,408 damage suit
brought against him in circuit
court Tuesday by Ed Hahn who
has been employed on the D. H.
Looney ranch near Jefferson.
On July 15, 1929, according to
Hahn's complaint, Miller was
driving In a northerly direction on
the Pacific highway about four
miles north of Jefferson. Behind
the Hahn automobile was a long
betvy wire. Judged to be some 60
or 70 feet in length. The move
ment of the automobile caused
this wire to bound back and
forth over the 18 foot paved
road.
Hahn at tbe time of tbe acci
dent was employed on the Looney
ranch and was walking from one
portion of the ranch to the other,
the highway bisecting the two
portions. According to the com
plaint, the man stopped when
about six feet from the edge of
the pavement but the rolling.
swerving wire hooked to the rear
of the. automobile became en
tangled about the man's body,
threw him to the pavement and
dragged for a considerable dist
ance before the machine was stop
ped. Besides broken vertebrae In his
spinal column, Hahn claimed oth
er severe body injuries and broken
bones. The accident, he alleges,
has cut his earning power in half
and he has never recovered thor
oughly from the effects of the
mishap. General damages to the
extent of $8,000 are asked by
Hahn, while $408 are claimed as
special damages.
Oriental Carpet
Dealer Is Sued
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 24.
(AP) George Atlyeh. oriental
rur dealer of this city, was made
defendant today in a suit for
$307,000 filed in federal court
here by John M. Emmanuel, ot
Seattle, who alleged in his com
plaint that the defendant by un
lawful conspiracy, forced the
plaintiff Into bankruptcy in 1828.
causing the plaintiff a loss of
$107,000 by bankruptcy and fur
ther damages to the extent of
1200,000,
Suspect Held as Notorious
Gangster and Slayer
Sought by Cops
Manhunt Believed Ended at
Nogales, Arizona, as
Capture Made
NOGALES, Ariz.. Dec. 24.
(AP) A man believed by Sher
iff H. J. Patterson to be Fred
Burke, wanted In Chicago for
questioning In connection with
the St. Valentine's day gang mas
sacre there, was captured in the
hills west of here by the sheriff
and deputies late today.
Sheriff Patterson, a few hours
after the man, under the name of
J. P. Barton, had been released
here, found that a photograph of
Fred Burke on a Chicago police
bulletin bore striking resemblance
to his late prisoner. Barton, or
Burke, and a companion were ar
rested last night on suspicion of
rum running. The man giving his
name as Barton was allowed to
go when It did not develop Hat!
there were any charges against j
him.
Suspect Soon Located
After Alarm Sounded
As soon as Patterson discov
ered the possibility that his pris
oner may have been Burke, he
spread a cordon of deputies over
his territory, and shortly located
the man in the hills near the
Mexican line. He was brought
back to Nogales, under guard.
For the first time In years the
outer door of the Nogales county
Jail was barred tonight, and no
one except deputies are allowed in
the sheriff's office. The prisoner
was manacled when he arrived.
He Immediately was placed In a
cell with guards stationed at the
door while Sheriff Patterson com
municated with Chicago and with
St. Joseph, Mich., where Burke
is accused of having killed a po
liceman, In an effort to definitely
(Concluded on Pae J, Column S.)
MARY IS SOUGHT BY
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PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 24
(AP) Mary's hair probably has
a singe of silver and her face
probably is gentle with the gen
tleness that is the heritage of age,
but. beyond that, no one here
knows who she might be.
A smudged and torn envelope
found Its way out of the steady
stream of gay Christmas cards
and packages lij the central post
office today and came to rest on
postmaster John M. Jones' broad
oak desk. The envelope bore the
address ''Mr. Postmaster Port
land, Ore.
"Are there a woman comes to
the postofflce whose name is
Mary? I don't ree her for many
years, If there are, would you
have her wrlcht me today be
cause it is Chrlstmus and I am
lonely."
The signature and address
trailed off the edge.
Pilgrims Meet
At Bethlehem
For Christmas
BETHLEHEM. Dec. 24 (AP)
Pilgrims from many parts ot
the world came fo this historic
blbllcan town tonight and Joined
in the simple, devout celebration
of the birth of the Naiarene. A
clear starlight night, following a
day of brilliant sunshine added
to the impressiveness of the ob
servance Among the faithful who visited
the holy sites of the first Christ
mas were 300 Americans and
Canadians. The celebration In
general did not attract the throng
of other years. It was estimated
that not more than 1,500 persons,
other than residents of Bethle
hem and nearby Jerusalem, were
in the little town tonight.
Norblad Gets
W
1
m
As Governor Ot Oregon
ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. 24
(AP) Governor A. W. Norblad,
who was at his home here today
for the holiday season, declared
he Is already getting into stride
in the position to which he suc
ceeded upon the death last Sat
urday of Governor I. L. Patter-!
son.
"I have received eight applica
tions for pardons, Including one
from relatives of one of my own
-clients, a dozen or so requests for
state jobs and innumerable - let
ters as well as messages ot con
gratulations." he said. "As to
pardons I will follow Governor
Patterson's policy. They w HI be
few and far between. The job
seekers will have to wait until
after the first ot the year. I am
contemplating no changes la tho
present executive staff.'
Executive Wing Ruined by Greatest Blaze of
Kind Since War of 1812; President and
Family Not in Danger at Any Time
TTTASHINGTON, Dec. 24.
T V executive offices of the
tacular blaze, from a national viewpoint, since the war f
1812.
While President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover were enter
taining a party of children of the White House staff the ex
ecutive wing of the building-, separated by more than one hun
dred feet from the living quarters of Mr. and Mrs. Hoover
SIlEIUIFOlKIi
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;
Singing of Carols Ushers in i
. . .
Happy Christmas for
Local People
Cheery, tuneful Christmas car
ols melodies and words which
carry the listener's thoughts back
over the long succession or joyous
Christmas eves and Christmas
mornings which have come to
brighten human existence, to that
first and most Joyous Christmas !
of all in Bethlehem nearly two !
thousand years ago played a
large part in the ushering in oi
the Yuletlde season in Salem.
Carol singing has been too lit
tle emphasized in Salem In recent
yars, Judging from the experienc
es of the Salem Lions, who re
vived the custom this year and
found a welcome everywhere they
went on Christmas eve. In fact,
thy saw so many lighted candles,
signifying a desire to hear the
carolers, in residence windows, ,
that they were unable to accom
modate all.
Appreciation Shown
By Local Audiences
One group, led by Frank Doo
llttle, visited the Deaconess hos
pital and the Methodist Old Peo
ples' home, and both places they
were Invited to come inside and
sing, in the hallways. At other
places candy and other good
things to eat were brought out to
them. One home visited was that
of John Stlmpson. member of the
club who was recently injured
seriously.
The other group of songbirds,
directed by Frank Neer, visited
the homes of shut-ins, a list hav
ing been prepared in advance.
There was so much demand for
()ia nornla that thev i1t ho V.
kept on singing until daybreak.
Quirt Day Planned
By .Most of City
A pleasant Christmas morn
was in store tor Salem, although
the weather forecast suggested
occasional rains later in the day.
Aside from church services and
special programs, little public ob
servance of the day is planned,
and most families will spend the
day looking over and enjoying
"what Santa brought." It will
be a big day for the kiddies, judg
ing from the advance preparations
apparent In the last two weeks.
One point on which the con
sciences of scrupulous Salem folk
will be clear as they enjoy Christ
mas day, is that the poor and un
fortunate have been well cared
for.
Witnesses Tell
Of Conditions in
'Wide Open' City
COUER D'ALENE, Idaho, Dec.
24. (AP) A swarm of witness
es In the "Mullan whiskey re
bellion case," testified today that
they paid money to the chief of
police, but most of them said they
understood it to be a "donation"
for the good of the town rather
than a fee for liquor protection.
One big bartender said the chief
was energetic in collecting "dona
tions." Waine Pikkeraingo said
his employer, Frank Hahn, was
arrested for not donating, and
that thereafter Hahn instructed
his bartender to "donate" $25 a
month for tbe sale of "soda pop"
nnd $35 a month for gambling.
Into Stride
The new governor announced
he would continue as a member
of the Astoria school board, on
which he has one year yet to
serve. He said he would come to
this city to attend monthly meet
ings of the board. He will re
sign as director of the Astoria
chamber of commerce and mem
ber of the city library board, be
declared.
He said his law partnership
with Frank Hesse of this city
would continue. Tbe Norblad
family will remain here until the
end ot the school year and then
take up its residence at Salem.
The governor Mid today he wll
leave for Salem Saturday but will
return to Astoria for a few days
early the following week to ar
range tit affairs here.
LOIS
(AP) Fire tonight ruined the
White House in the most spec
blazed up, but the only danger
to the chief executive was th
i possibility that he might have
j been struck by an unruly fire
hose, and he escaped this.
I The executive wing was built
j on the recommendation of Presi
i dent Roosevelt who found tbe
White House proper too small to
transact the business of the -
tlon. It was a small, one story
structure on the west end of tee
executive mansion, abutting the
state department, and connected
with the White House proper by
a covered corridor. In it were
housed the activities of the Drei-
dent, his secretaries, the news-
paper corps, and the general ev-
eryday business of the head of tbe
government.
Children View Blaze
From Mansion Balcony
The chrldren of the Hootr
party were allowed to enjoy the
spectacle from a balcony of the
famous mansion whose sides were
charred by the British fire Id tbe
War of 1812, and the president
himself ventured into the fire
lines to see the attempts made to
quench the flames.
Sleet covered, slippery streets,
confronted the fire department ia
answering the alarm for the numt
important tire that could occur in
the capital
The fire waa discovered al S:1S
p. m., and as late as 9:40 p. m.,
smoke was pouriug out of tLe
windows of the executive office
and firemen were ripping io
walls, trying to uucover the
source of the blaze. Water w
poured into the building from
thirty nozzles.
Smoky Atmosphere
Shrouds Hoover's Home
Window apertures were flam
blackened and the home of tbe
president was shrouded in a
heavy, smoky atmosphere. Cbritvi-
( Concluded on lat- I. Culunin S )
Damages totalling $7,860 are
asked of the Mt. Angel Truck line
operated by A. D. Bourbonnais
and Herman Schwab, defendants,
in a suit tiled In circuit court'
here Tuesday by Kttolene Schmidt,
a woman. The suit Is a result of
an auto accident which occurred
on the Howell Prairie and ner
vals roads September 21, 1929.
Mrs. Schmidt waj riding in an
automobile which collided with a
truck owned by Bourbonnais and
Schwab and as a result of the ac
cident she suirered several broktn
bones and other body Injuries.
Several weeks were spent In a hos
pital and much suffering wan ex
perienced by the woman, accord
ing to her complaint.
It was alleged that the truck
was being driven on the wrong
side of the highway and was trav
elling at a rate of speed in excels
of 35 miles per hour. $7,500 gen
eral damages are being asked
while $360 special damages are
claimed.
They Bring
$150,000
To Salem
Any industry with a pay
roll of $150,000 is a valu
able asset to any city.
Measured in Uioe terms,
the ten conventions which
were held in Salem daring
1020 might be rr-garded as
the equal of an added flntt'
chum manufacturing con
cern. It has been estimated by
Salem Chamber of Com
merce officials that the del
egated who attended these
meetings brought Into the
city anta spent here In the
ceorae of their stays over
1150,00.
Read the details of the
article "Salem, the Conven
tion City" In the big annual
edition of The Oregon
Statesman to be published
January 1. It Is but one of
the many Interesting fea
tures which will appear la
this special issue. The story
of Ralem la told with m
PUNCH!
Of coarse, you will want
to send extra copies to
friends and relatives else
where. The price Is 10
cents a ropy. Telephone
your order to .500 today.
TRUCK III IS SUED
FOR 7800 AMOUFH