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PAGE TEN , , I - The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Sunday Morning, January 12, 1929 1 GABY EE TO I BIGGEST Beid, Murdoch Interests to Spend $150,000 in Im ; proYements Soon (Conttcea from Pare O anrlcotslOO tons: peaches 100 tpne; blackberries 50 tons. This nreservinK or as much as may be nesslble will be done In Salem, thus adding a new outlet for Sa- leta-grown fruits and berries'. Six teen preserve kettles are to be in stalled, double jacketed, of cop pery with steam filling the space netween the two walls of the ket tie. The bottled preserves pass through a steam-heated steriliser then; through a cooler and on to the i basement for storage Sanitation of Plant la Provided For Careful provision is being made for. -plant sanitation. There is locker room for women employes. a cafeteria, and a rest room which Is detached from the main build ing. This building to cost $6000 is mow being erected by Barnnam Bros, contractors and will be con nected with the main building by a. ten foot bridge. Strict reguia ' lnn enverin? cleanliness of plant and of employes will be en . t or red. Manazer Madden escorted newspaper representatives through the plant last week. At nresent it is chiefly an empty structure, but several carloads of j new and modern machinery are now on the way for installation. T3rbld receiving platform of the King plant . is to be used as be fore, giving a floor area of 60x- 167 feet. Here fruits will be re ceived, weighed, and the grower will receive a weight slip which serves as. a -check Immediately cashable at the bank. - From the receiving platform products move . Into the preparation room where they-are made ready for canning, lien's flotation graders will be sed. Cans move on automatic conveyors direct from the cars on the track or from reserve stor age on the fourth floor to the tables where they are filled, then on into the canning machinery vhere.they go through the hot water exhaust, are automatically dra'ned, filled with syrup, sealed, cooked, .cooled and conveyed to basement storage. The big area of the floor is to be covered with a mastic flooring.. On one side of the canning room will be -the pre serving department. Pour New Cookers Have Large Capacity Four cookers are now en route, each with a capacity of over 2, 000 cans at once. The sealing ma- j chines will handle 130 cans per tilnute and two are required for each cooker. The vast basement floored with rement is available for storage. The machine shop Is also located there. An additional warehouse room 100x100 is on the main floor, opening directly on the car platform for loading out. On one of the upper floors su fcar is . stored for easy supply to the syrup kettles. These kettles arc new, of Monel metal, rustless, stainless and acid-proof. The syr ups flow by gravity down to the canning an preserving line. During 1930 Reid. Murdoch trill can the usual run of fruit3 and berries, and do preserving as welL Mr. Madden is going to ex periment with preserving ground cherries, which will be something new to the eastern trade, and so far have not been a commercial product. The plant will do a lim ited amount of experimental can ning of vegetables, chiefly beans. . carrots and such. The pack will be thipped to the various branch es and the favor it meets with i 1 1 determine 1 CHAMPION t o ; o if 1 .: ir v i n ... ' -. 1 - it", ii I5 -1 t . -T J Marie Densch, IS, of Browns Mile, Pope County, is Illinois' :hampion speller for 1929. . She von the title at the annual contest it the opening session of the 111 ioIs State Teachers Association, at the opening session of the llu State House in" Springfield. The ;ontcstc&t3 spallea 225 words be fore winners were ??'"rt-J chain had wedged between the casing and the drill. Although numerous attempts have been made to locate the Rio de Janeiro, which was said to have carried a treasure in bullion in her specie tanks, no trace of the sunken vessel has ever been found. It is the general belief the liner was carried out to sea by the swift currents. ITH0DI5TS TO HOLD MEETING District Council Scheduled At West Salem Wednes day This Week WEST SALEM. Jan. 11. (Spe cial) The Salem district Metho dist Men's council will be held la Ford Memorial church Wednes day evening January 15th. Two hundred to 250 men from outside of West Salem are ex pected. It is hoped that an attendance of at least forty will be present from our own city. The program will consist of Dutch lunch served by the Ladies' Aid in the community hall for 50 cents per plate. Following the luncheon a pro gram will be given in the church auditorium. Numbers on the program will include a vocal solo, "He Knows the Why," by R. A. Raymond; ac cordion music by George Brown; marimba music by Miss Findley. Two speakers will appear on the program. Dr. F. A. Magruder of Oregon State college, will speak on some observations of his recent tour in Mexico. Dr. Magruder is a thorough stu dent of international affairs, a keen thinker and a forceful speaker. Dr. George B. Pratt, a Portland dentist, will speak on a subject not yet announced. Dr. Pratt is a very popular speaker with men's groups and will bring a worth while and in teresting address. The program will begin at 7:30 Announcement state that Mfncheon will be served at.fi: 30, but the ladies will be prepared to serve anyone who come after 5:30 and will . continue to serve until all are fed.- ' . - This is one of the finest groups that will come to. West Salem this year. Plan to come and en joy it and give our visitors a hearty welcome. to combat the blaze. Loss is esti mated at around $l,dO0. The fire started about five o'clock. With Its city water Bystein. fro zen up and only a bucket brigade formed by men, women and chil dren of Gig 'Harbor, the town was virtually at the mercy of the flames until the fire boat arrived and prevented them from sweep ing the Skanzie shipyards and other valuable modern struc tures. The blaze was believed to have been started by someone thaw ing out pipes. 2 FLYERS HI LOST 1 R OT ilSCUSSBflllD Highway Across Cascades To Be Considered at Meet In Salem Friday NEW YORK, Jan. 11. AP) -With only one tangible clue that a heavy motored airplane ap parently lost in the fog had pass ed over an airport in Connecti cut more than three dozen planes scoured a wide area today in quest of two fliers who went up on an altitude flight yester day and did not return. The two men, Daniel Marra and William Kirkpatrick, were believed to have been caught by a cross wind and hampered by poor visibility, to have lost their bearings. They took off from Far mingdale, N. Y., yesterday morn ing to determine the altitude ca pacity of a six place cabin mon oplane owned by the Falrchild Airplane Manufacturing corpora tion, a unit of the aviation corporation. , (Continued from Page 1.) due formalities have been com pleted that the county will as same responsibility for the Breit enbush road. Gates-Breitenbash Road Held Important Development of the road from Gates to Breitenbnsh Springs Is paramount with the welfare of the county even if the South Santlam road, is completed before the road from Detroit across the summit. It has been pointed out by those close to matters regarding the construction of the roads that final development of either route would in the end help Salem. It Is admitted that the route from Detroit to Sisters has the advantage of the better grade but it is also pointed out that the route from Lebanon has priority. It is not the question as to which road will help Salem the more but the actual development of the road across the mountains is the object to be attained. Silverton Kou'. Sfn As Possible Thrrut Should the South Santlam highway be cc ipleted. all traffic to tne- north will go through Salem and all traffic from north erly points via the Santiam high way would also go through Salem. But If the North Santiam road Is constructed first; Salem may be second choice to northbound traf fic inasmuch as Silverton will make a strong bid with a propos ed direct route to Portland which will undoubtedly tempt traffic that way. These points as well as several hundred others will be brought out at the meeting to be held here next week. STATE ADVERT1SIUG DISCUSSED MONDAY Advertising for Salem and the Willamette valley, as well as for the state at large, will be dis cusse dat the Salem chamber of commerce luncheon Monday noon by Herbert Cuthbert of Portland, manager of the advertising and promotion department of the Portland chamber of commerce. Mr. Cuthbert has been in charge of the 'work of inducing tourists to come to Oregon, and obtain ing important convetions for Portland, for seven years, and has had wide experience in the pro gram of which be will speak Mon day. Vice President M. C. FIndley's special committee on scenic and tourist interest of the county will meet at the chamber of commerce office Monday night. On this com mittee are W. W. Chadwick and David B. Hill, in addition to Mr. Findley. COIm OFFICIALS PLAN 111 MEET PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 11 (AP) Courthouses in Oregon counties, excepting Multnomah, will " be largely deserted next week, many of the county offi cials planning to spend several days here to attend annual con vention. Three annual meeting of organ izations made up of county offi cials will be held at the court house here next week. The groups to meet are the county judges and commissioners, district attorneys and sheriffs. The judges and commissions will meet first, their session op ening Tuesday, continuing through Wednesday and ending with a banquet Wednesday night. They will discuss problems of their offices, probably request new legislation and then stay ov er Thursday to attend the state highway commission meeting. They are deeply interested in roads. Woodmen Install Officers Friday Officers of Salem Camp No. 118, Woodmen of the .World, were installed Friday night by George R. Stafford, assisted by O. C. Watkins. The officers are E. N. Filsinger, past consul ' com mander; L. W. Dubois, consul commander; George R. Stafford, banker; W. E. Judson,A "'ot- C, Watkins, escort; Gge T. Walker, watchman; J. -jsHer-ren, sentry; George W. Chman P. C Lntx and .Carl C. Woh Man agers ; E. C. Crawford, eapt4 of drill team; R. .A. Eraser, US- cian. Former Member Of State Senate Called by Beam MvMINNVILLE, Jan. 11. (AP) G.. S. Wright, former sen ator from Yamhill county, passed away at his nam fr-kr at noon today. He had. been vjll with pneumonia for-two" days but his condition had not- been consid ered serious and death came as a great shock to his friends. Mr. Wright, who has practiced dentistry in McMinnvlIle for more than 30 years, 1s well known in political circles of the state. He was an active member of the state senate and served-as mayor and in other offices, of his home town. He is survived by his wife and one sister, Mrs. Ella Rosenburg of Seattle. .Funeral arrange ments have not yet been made. EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 11 (AP) Ten degrees above was the of ficial temperature marking here early today, f ; Gray Belle 50c Special Dinner 75c Gray Belle Dinner $1.00 Dinner de Luxe 11 A. M. to 9 P. M. Today srn m high f on meeting VIRGIII TIMBER BY IS By C. D. WILLIAMSON Associated Press Staff Writer S. S. GEORGE WASHINGTON. At Sea, Jan. 11. (AP Recon ciliation of the work of the Lon don parley with the disarmament plans of the League of Nations appeared today to the American delegation on thi9 vessel, ten days before the opening of the meeting, one of the outstanding questions with which the conference will have to deal in its early sessions. While America enters the con ference regarding the possible eventual agreement as binding without recourse to any other or ganization, the American dele gates will be prepared to discuss the attitude of others that such an agreement sjbould be linked with the work of the league as far as they are concerned. It was learned on the highest authority that Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson was ready to agree that the results of the con ference should be turned over to the preparatory disarmament commission of the league as a step in furthering the commis sion's work on the question of . 'Continued from Iage 1.) With the executive department and the state highway commis sion working in complete har- ! mony. the late governor later ap- ! peared before a number of civic organizations and requested their support, in virtually every instance, the organizations before which the late governor appeared adopted resolutions pledging their cooperation. Among the most ardent sup porters of the late governor's plan was the League of Oregon Cities, which comprises the offi cials of virtually every munici pality in the state. At a meet ing of this organization held in Salem a few months ago, the late governor gave an address in which he .called their attention to the vanishing timber tracts and the necessity for immediate ac tion. He stressed the importance of the tourist business which, be raid, would be gelded to a large extent by the attractions Oregon has to offer. Following a brief discussion of the late governor's proposal a re solution was adopted by the i league in which the members gave assurance of hearty support to the plan. Promises of cooper- ation also were received from I many other sources. j Governor Norblad announced A Newspaper is -Not am Automobile But a newspaper can and should show improvements from year to year, just like a mechanical invention. We arc prpbd of the PROGRESS which The Statesman has shown in the past eighteen months. We can tell the roll of improvements" just like an automobile salesman repeats the chances for the better made in the rcner&t disarmament, in irnicn cti.... h. h. tnn r.afi,M th. the extent to,lne unuea states nas cooperaiea. importance of the tourist travel. On the other hand, America la rfoih V0avttflhln napt i n f will he .tndrtaen here. It is booed that i Prepared to oppose vigorously any vegetable canning will be possi-i Plan to make the, conference ble. but the problem Is to pack in j agreement for the Lnited States competition with other districts. Eventually making of Jellies is ' proposed for the local plant from currants, grapes, crabappies, ! gooseberries, plums and quinces. lAbcls Will Carry Name of. This City With reference to their attitude Itoward the grower, Mr. Madden said: "I believe strongly in pay ing a fair price to the producer. Wa cannot expect the grower to produce the produce steadily at a loss. At the same time the canner U governed not by his desires but by, market conditions. A big crop of raspberries In ' Michigan .may lower prices here; or a big crop of strawberries around B a 1 1 i xnore may. have tba. same effect. We must meet this competition. Our new labels ; will carry a picture of t be Salem plant and : carry the ' name Salem, Oregon, 'which will give wide publicity to . this point." The personnel of the local plant Include It. E. KIttridge assistant r to Mr. Madden; Ray Yocom,' su- : perintendent; Fred Hard . i n charge of the preparation room; -Glenn Hoi man, '.mechanical fore- dependent upon approval by the league machinery. HUES OF OLD VESSEL HE CALLED SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11. (AP) For two. hoars .today the mysterious sinking of the Pacific mall sttamer-Rio de Janeiro in the Golden Gate nearly -30 years ago, seemed - near solution when ! engineers making .borings for the Golden.' Gate: bridge found their drill string : metal off Port Point But hopes 'were dashed - when diver went down to 5 investigate. In the belief that the drill had struck the iron sides of the long sought steamer which carried 117 - persons to their death, : William Reedv noted diver, went down to verify the theory." Although' he searched the bay bottom in the Vicinity thoroughly he found tooth ing but rock. It was his conclu- HIGH SCHOOL MEET TM E EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 11. CAP) After two days of view ing college life, bearing speakers discussing problems affecting high school leaders, electing of ficers and generally enjoying themselves. 500 young hlgi school student officers, editors and managers and faculty advis ers in annual conference - here left Eugene today tor their vari ous ome. John Adams, Grant high school Portland, was elected president of the state association of. student body officers while Edward Reams. Medford. was elected vice president -Naomi Child, of Sandy, Ore., was elected secretary, Clare Vause. iMiltoa-Frcewater, waa elected president of the state high school press association, turn ln- galls. Hoed River, vice president,- Dorothy Tucker, Albany, secre tary. Madeline '.'Gilbert, Eugene, Friday was eleeted president of the state association of the Gin s league. S TRAPPED IK MIXE - DIXON. Ky.. Jan. 11 (AP) Ywo men were trapped today ,by. an explosion In ' the cart Melton coal mine in an Isolated section about eight miles from here- and hours , afterward rescue efforts were still unavailing. and that paved highways were not the only essential in attracting to Oregon, persons living In distant-states. "While I have not had time to go into the late executive's plan thoroughly," said Governor Nor- Mad. "I am convinced that the principals he enumerated are sound and that the money neces sary to purchase various timber tracts would be well spent "It Is a well known fact that the tourist travel In Oregon has increased- materially during the past few years, and statistics show that the money spent by these travelers has aggregated many millions of dollars. 1 do not feel that It would be proper to ask the legislature to appropriate money lor this pur pose, but I do believe that it would be wise to authorize the A 1 . 1 f . sunn uiii cuuimission 10 spend a part of the funds it re-1 ceives from motor vehicle licenses aad gasoline taxes to this end. As I understand the highway com mission already has authority to purchase state parks and provide other attractions along the high ways." - . Governor Norblad indicated that hewoald delve Into the late governor's' proposal more thor oughly during the next few weeks. and would follow his Investiga tions by a . .- formal statement dealing with the subject . "Everyone -in Oregon knows. concluded Governor . Norblad, "that, this state needs outside money and ware people. - I can- .not conceive of any more effec tive way to. attract capital - aad people than to make our high ways attractive and inviting.", j lis AiinrnTA HltulullulT - SMALLPOX REPORTED ; TEXARKAXA. Jan. 11 (AP) Smallpox which- became -prevalent several days Ago, has stricken 500 or more persons ta the city and in the two counties In Texas and Arkansas of which Texarkaaa Is a part' ; DE MOLAYg VISIT "' Members of the Sunayside chap ter of the Order of DeMolay of Portland,. visited the Salem chap- SIM Of MS. TACOMA. Wash., Jan 11. (AP)-Flaraea which, wiped out virtually bait the water front business district of Gig Harbor, a smair suburban town, and for a time threatened to spread to mod ern business buildings, on .the op posite side or the street, -were brought - under control at : 3 0 p." m.. after Taeoma'a : new ' fire car he sells. A BETTER NEWSPAPER Fuller news coverage of Salem, of the surrounding country through our new Valley News Service. Continued Associated Press leased wire, giving full news of Oregon, the Pacific slope and the world at large. . BETTER FEATURES: LOOK AT THE LIST Five Fine Comics: Polly and Her Pals, Tillie the Toiler, Annie Rooney, Toots and Casper, Tell ing Tommy. Dr. R. S. Copeland, daily health article. Society Page features: "Oh These Women," 'The Beauty Box," by Helen Follett; Daily Fash ion Service. Quin Hall daily cartoon. Ella Lehr, Friday Article on Cooking. Cross word puzzle for the puzzle fans. Editorial Features: Informative, independent and interesting editorials. . "Bits for Breakfast" Interesting sketches of Oregon history by R. J. Hendricks, editor emer itus. "Curt Comments"-daily sports column. BIG SUNDAY PAPER Farm and Market Page; Outdoor Section; Building Page; Radio News and Features Mechanical Improvements: Better typography, improved stereotyping and presswork, NOW for 1930 CTyJ ire Statesman staff is devoted toward making a Better Statesman in 1 930 than ever before. CON STANT IMPROVEMENT is the ambition of every one who has a hand in the production of this newspaper. i ne statesman drives also tor larger circulation in I 930 and for greater advertising volume. army , - W - O 0 . Building a Better Statesman in 1930 we look forward confidently to a Bigger Statesman, trigger i y of. readers, bigger in the size of the advertising message it shall carry to these readers. in its Telephone 500 for News, Business, Circulation, Advertising, Commercial Printing Departments. POUNDED I AM NOW IN ITS SEVEN T Y - N1N T H . Y . 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