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PAGE TEN The OREGON STATESilAN, galea, Oregon, Wednesday Uorolnjr. Febreary 12, U& r i vmm. First National Bank of Sa lem Also Loses on Ap peal Tuesday The state supreme court, in an opinion written, by Justice Belt, Tuesday affirmed the judgment of 125,000 allowed by the Mult nomab county circuit court to Irma Joan Bowerman for the loss of aa ere in a collision between state and a school bus. The plaintiff was a passenger on the stage when it collided with the bus on the Columbia river high way at a station known as Sonny. Defendants in the suit included the Colombia Gorge Motor Coach system, Inc., M. G. and E. C. Mooney, operators of the school bus, and school district No. 2 of Hood River county. The school district demurred to the com plaint and the demurrer was-' sus tained. The Judgment was against the Mooneys. Plaintiff appealed for the rea son that she was not satisfied with a Judgment against the Mooneys only. The court reversed the circuit court for Clatsop county in a suit brought by P. Relman to collect $15,000 libel damaged from the "Western Workman's Publishing society and others. The case was remanded for retrial. Reiman al leged that the defamatory article was published in ''The Toveri, at Astoria. The article intimated that Reiman was connected with the Industrial Workers of the World and with the use of sa botage. The supreme court held that while the article did not actually connect him with these, it dld.ae . case the plaintiff of being an' Ir repressible agitator, and also that It - accused him of resorting to slander. The high court held that this was cause for action. Other opinions handed down by the state supreme court follow: Anna Fiebiger vs. E. If. Ram bo, appellant; appeal from Mult nomah county; suit for damages for personal injuries. Opinion by Acting Justice Hamilton. Judge Walter H. Evans affirmed. W. W. McCredie, appellant, vs. R. L. Elmer, et al; appeal from Multnomah county; suit to recov er money. Opinion by Justice Rand. Judge Jacob Kanjzler af firmed. First National bank of Salem vs. Hector Morgan, et al, appel lants; appeal from Yamhill coun ty; suit to recover on promissory note. Opinion by Justice Rand. Judge Arlle G. Walker revered. O. R. Thlering vs. Lorena A Gage, administratrix substituted for W. W. Gage, deceased, sheriff of Coos county, appellant; appeal from Coos county; action of re plevin to recover possession of two , automobiles. Opinion by Justice McBride. Judge G. P. Skip worth affirmed. Petition for rehearing denied In State ex rel ts. Tazwell. r- Motion to dismiss defendant's appeal allowed in Jenne vs. Cur tiss. HBUON OF CLERK ORDE PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 11 (AP) The third. official Investi gation of reported political activi ty in the office of A. A. Bailey, county clerk, began today when the Multnomah county grand jury began calling witnesses. Activi ties of the office previously were under scrutiny in the inquiry by the county civil service board. which resulted In the discharge of C. S. Stowe, and Morris Perkell, deputy clerks. The second inves tigation followed Stowe's appeal to the civil, service board. - One of. the first witnesses be fore the grand Jury' today was Grant Phegley, county commis sioner. During the 'Brumbaugh inquiry Phegley said Bailey, .Stowe and Perkell had conferred with hint in his office regarding bis forthcoming campaign for re election. ; Bailey denied he was present at such a conference, but Monday Perkell, after corroborating Bai ley's statement, announced he would tell the grand Jury Bailey was present. During the recent investigations Perkell steadfastly agreed with everything Bailey said, but Monday told District At torney Stanley Myers that Bailey was the leader In court house pol itics. Youth Is Used In Murder Case Aga r f mSt -Hanker MOUNT VERNON, Wash., Feb. 11 (AP) The prosecutors of fice announced tonight, that an 18-year-Old boy, Charles Notron. would be one of the state's prin cipal -witnesses when - r John F. : Pickett, Anacortes barker. Is tried here next month for the fatal shooting early Sunday , morning of Dorothy McMurtie, 24. A : first degree murder charge was filed against Pickett today, who witnesses said fatally wound ed Miss McMurtrie, BelUngbam telephone operator and seriously wounded her brother, Harold, fir ing on them daring an argument ever the twist In a bulldogs tail it a beer party in Anacortes. ' CHICKEN THIEVES BUSY GERVAIS. Feb. 11 Chicken thieves are again at work in this community. On Sunday night thieves were heard by H, A. Dowd. who lives near the chicken houses of C. A. Sawyer, as they were at work in. Mr. Sawyer's ' sheds, and he called out to .them and whistled at them, thus sear ing the thieves away. Mr. Sawyer .missed only about 15 of his best White Leghorns, as two of the chickens got away as the thieves scrambled ever the fence. No clue has ; been found as to who . the B ARRIVE FROM ORIENT 4- -0 v TsnKubaru FooJita, , teternatioiiaUv famooit Jaoanese artist asd his French wife, the former Lucie Badoa, photographed as they ar rived on the Nyk liner Taiyo Mara In San Francisco on their way to cneir nome in fans, jhow, rxHijita for La Belle France. Nuts Must Be Early as Possible Avers Official of Association Early delivery of nutB to the packing plant is the essential fac- i tor in marketing, according to W. H. Bentley of Dundee, sales man ager of the North Pacific Cooperative-Nut GTowers association, who spoke before the meeting of the Salem nut growers' unit which was held in the chamber of commerce rooms Tuesday after noon. Mr. Bentley told of market con ditions, in the United States and of the reception being given Ore gon walnuts and filberts in east ern markets. That the quality of Oregon nuts Is superior to those of California seems to be the opinion of western buyers. Mr. Bentley pointed out that if the Oregon growers would get their nuts on the market 'earlier that the superior quality of the Ore gon product would enable Oregon sales to take the lead over Cali fornia, even though the Califor nia crop has the advantage of be- BUTTER 11 EGG PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 11 (AP) Indorsement of certain trade practice regulations to elim inate unfair business methods was urged of delegates to the Pacific States Butter, Egg, Cheese and Poultry association conven tion here today by B. P. McKib- ben, executive secretary. McKib ben outlined a plan for the crea- MEN M Oil tion of a board to operate in alfi v CJf' semi-official capacity with the OUnClay OCtlOOl. federal trade commission to en force stAdards recognized by the trade and to minimize or control the evils of unfair or uneconomic trade practices. The secretary's suggestion pre cipitated a discussion by dele gates, nn the merits' of the plan, many urging it as a definite step toward betterment of trade condi tions. Objections' were founded chiefly on the difficulty of en- liorcemeni. ii wa exyecit w resolution committee will deal wun tne matter tomorrow.. - F. M. Hudson of the Los An geles produce exchange and L. M Davis of the federal bureau of agricultural economics addressed today s session pointing out the value of poultrys canning as an aid to the industry by taking sur pluses and by creating new mar kets, r Davis urged members of the association to cooperate with the. bureau in reporting price lev els, for butter, eggs, cheese and paultry in Pacific coast markets The association's - annual ban quet was held tonight. llalari A lion Wine "tfieil Alien YY lUS rif9m f7siOTstc UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Feb. 11. (Special ) Helen Allen, of Woodburn played the . part of Zanab, In the play "The Siege" by. Colin : Campbell Clement. The play ts one of the matinee weekly , plays that the drama students are " staging In Gaud haiL , - Miss Allen has been prominent In drama' activities, on the cam pus, taking one of the leads In the campus movie "Green. She is a senior in soclologly,and is af filiated with Alpha Gamma .v.y-ys.:-:: .:::..:.- ' :-.;"flU'-1i f-M . Jienli - u r'H' ! ip"1 11 I J ' , : (.:: fv.: " -ll in l "" ii 'vsi' jS1 A aoes aot Uke Japan. She longs Delivered ing better known. A large number of nut growers in the Salem district attended the meeting as well as plant manag ers and growers from other dis tricts. John Trunk, manager of the Dundee plant, spoke briefly urg ing the growers to wash and dry filberts before bringing them to the plant. He told of vast quan tities of filberts that are lost each year because they are not art!-' ficially dried. He warned the growers against believing the nursery men who make a selling point of the fact that filberts do not need the ar tificial drying that walnuts do Mr. Trunk's statements were var ified by other plant managers. present, including W. R. Osborn of Amity, Fred Ewlng of Salem, and E. B. Edes of Lebanon. A. L. Page, president of the North Pacific Cooperative Nut Growers' association and also president of the Salem unit, pre sided at the meeting. Growers were told that they could not expect further returns on the 1S28 crop, owing to the great slump in the market and the heavy carry over of 1928 nuts with the necessary expense of the carry over. The 1929 crop is about cleaned up, according to Mr. Bentley ana present Indications are that the 1930 crop can be disposed of at a substantial profit. The' meeting on Tuesday was a special one called to clear ;up va rious questions In regard to mar ket and returns which the grow ers did not understand. . Officers Chosen . At Hopewell HOPEWELL. Feb. 11. Offi cers were elected at the united Brethren Sunday school, Sunday. Mrs. Howard Stephens was re elected superintendent; assistant superintendent. Mrs. R. R. Camp- beu; pianist. Miss Helen Patvln ; assistant Mrs. Qus Anderson; chorister, Mrs. F. F. Anderson; secretary, Mariam Rasaka; assist ant secretary, Marlon Blse; libra rian, Clifford Stephens. Clifford and Vernon Stephens and Stanley Nash were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Stephens, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Weston of Amity were dinner guests et the home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Bant- i sari. Sunday. Elder W. Bunch of McMlnnviUe tilled the pulpit at the Advent I church - Sunday evening and the orchestra played two numbers. Mr. and Mrs. Lynesy Campbell and family of Portland were din ner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. R.Campoeu sunaay. Mrs. Rov La Folletta was a vls- itor several days at the home of CamsbelL ' - - - Mr. and Mrs. P. Z7. Holdrldge spent several days in Eugene vis-1 ltinr Mr. and Mrs. Charley Pfaff. Mr; and Mrs. W. J. Ldijequist of Salem were over night guests at the home of Mr and Mrs. P. E. - Holdrldzs .Thursday. - The Ladies' Aid will meet at the bome of Mrs.'. Roes Rogers ' Wed nesday February 12. - Lew Fish Is lick at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peabody. Statesman subscribers can se cure' splendid accident protection 1 Belsi Community Club Win Spon sor Local Talent Enter , tainment Feb. U RICKEY, Feb. n The regu lar meeting of the community elub will be held Friday evening. February 14 at which time a min strel which promises to be espe cially good will be put on under the direction of Orvin Fryslle and W. G. Flood. j . The characters are: Interloc utor; Mr. Lovill Elmer Gripen trog, end man; .Charles Fletcher, Lloyd Lee;. Joe Colvln, Kenneth Sheridan; Willard Washington, Arthur Kelly; Rastus Cummings, Alfred LaBranehe; White Wash Wilson, Harold McMillin; Sambo Miller, Orvin Fryslie; eircte Billle McAdams. Ernie Muller, W. Croplin, Harvey King, W; G. Flood, Paal Lee. All taking; part In the program except those In the orchestra will be colored people in elaborate costumes and besides the minstrel there will be orchestra music, harmonica music, singing, clog dancing by Arthur Kelly, a skit "A Coon Creek Courtship," will be given by Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Horner and a skit "Come Along Henry" by Mr. and W'G. Flood. H. E. Martin and M. M. Magee will hare charge of the ticket sales at the door and Kathleen Fitspatrlck. Margaret Magee, Ma rie Elfstrom and Mary Sheridan wlU act as ushers. An admission charge of 15 and 35 cents will be made to defray khe expense of the costumes and buy necessary supplies for the club. HAS NEW JOB " o ll i V V - .........yij Dr. Ralph D. Casey, professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, has acceptel a posi tion as chairman of the depart in en of Journalism at the Uni versity of Minnesota. The Ore gon man wiU take over his new duties in the fall of 1030. IDAHO MAN NAMED WASHINGTON Feb. 11 (AP) The nomination of Hoyt E. Ray for re-appointment as district at torney for Idaho, was confirmed today by the senate.. i PARIS with a hint of Shoes that beautify the foot in terms of Parisian style that inspire the glorious freedom of action and foot satisfaction that only the ex clusive features of this famous footwear can give. New modes for every occasion, in the exquisite new materials and new colorings. Come in and see these amazing shoe that gives smart style, plus true foot comfort. Tlx NEW ! FISH FOR U South Florida Keys Worked For Variety of Members Of Finny Tribe LONG KEY, Fla., Feb. 11 (AP) President Hoover broad ened his fishing program today as he and members of his vacation party angled for edible as Well as game fish along South Florida Keys. ' The second day of the presi dent's seven day visit to the pro lific fishing grounds surrounding this tiny island was spent near Al ligator lake, and Angel Fish and Pawnee creeks, 12 to 15 miles north of Long Key. The house boat saunterer and the depart ment of commerce yacht Kilken ny, upon which the presidential party is quartered weighed an chor early today and sailed to the new fishing grounds here this evening. All members of the party, in cluding Mrs. Hoover, entered in to the search for fish with which t6 stock the larders of the two boats. Waters of Alligator lake and the two creeks abound in bone and king fish, red snapper and mackerel. AH are edible, al though the president was assured a battle to land any member of the first two species that sought out his hook. The fishing today was done un der a blazing semi-tropical sun, in contrast to the sullen clouds and frequent showers that pre vailed while the president was angling yesterday. In addition to the hunt for ed ible fish, the chief executive cast 1 ARI i PRESERVER SAOS, for tome time today-for sail fish. His ambitions along this line were realised yesterday when, after a half hour of hard work, he land ed a member of the sail family that was seven feet long" and weighed 46 pounds. The finny fighter jwas . the largest to be brought into Long Key dock dur ing the day. It was being mounted today. D. C. Van Dorn Injured by Fall DAYTON. Feb. 11. D. C. Van Dorn. of the Webfoot neighbor hood, sustained severe injuries Saturday when he fell on a flight of steps leading up to the porch of his home. Mr. Van Dorn, feeling faint, had made an attempt to get to the house when he fell to the pave ment belos-, cutting his face and bruising his head badly. Although he Is improving, he is confined to his bed and under the doctor's care. WELL DRILLING UNDER WAY GERVAIS. Feb. 11. A truck load of casing for the new irriga tion well which is being sunk on the Sam H. Brown place east of town, passed through Gervais Monday morning. The sections were ten inches in diameter and KICK See our window display of Heart Boxes They'll have the "Kick" that wins respect ITUae I?A DD - about 2t feet Joagv The '41t drill ing machine has arrived end was being set Monday. The depth of the well cannot be given until the water strata Is obtained. An -7 - :ii ii. , - , .ijf'5 Co rrect, scientific lenses save the vision from the permanent impairment close work, glare, artificial light causes. Let us advise you in the care of your eyes. V V v -3 thieves'' were.' - - - - Delta. -- i for 1 1.00 per year.