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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1930)
'R TPN TheTJHEGON STATESMAN; Salens, Oregon, Kalnfgay Homing, April 12, 1930 IS U SETTLED Speculation Nevertheless Is Continued at Rapid Pace On Wall Street SALEM HEIGHTS SINGERS X NEW YORK. April 11 (AP) The stock market ws some what unsettled today, although speculation for the rise was nush ed forward with increasing rigor In the utilities. Trad In contin ned at a rapid pace, total sales again exceeding 5,60TJ.OOO shares. The market opened with a bullish flourish in response to the mall increase in brokers' loans. hat the leellnr nerslsts in con serrative quarters that the mar ket has well discounted early busi ness nrosnects. and around mid- bears took advantage of the aarerse psycnoiogical errects or the news of the closing of the Tokyo stock exchange to launch effective attacks against popular trading shares. In the late after noon, however, the market made - Irregular recovery, under leader ship of the utilities. The price Index of 90 leading shares show ed a loss, for the day of 6-10 of a. Point. Important 'speculative circles, however, were unperturbed by the conditions in Japan, feeling that the situation in the Tokyo exchange was but a reflection of an unsatisfactory, economic state of affairs that has existed In. Japan for some time, .and which will, have negligible repercussions In world conditions generally. Bears made the most of the situation, however, aril rumors were circulated that a prominent floor trader had suddenly re versed fiis position on the market by turning bearish. Although he belied this balk by stepping in and buying blocks of 10,000 shares of U. S.-Steel and General Electric, Allied Chemical was a buoyant feature, selling up nearly 16 points to a 1930 top, and closing near Its best level. International Harvester, Commercial Solvents, International Hydro-Electric, Mc Keesport Tin Plate, National Air Transport, National fellas Hess, Raybest08-Manhattan, Remington Rand. Warner Quinlan. and Southern California Edison were among shares moving up about 1 to 4 points to highs for the year. American Water Works and oianaara uas were pushed up aDout 4 and 7 points, respective- ay. ana closed near the top, but moite berrlce of New Jersey united I lag Improvement, and United Corp.. reacted on denial of the merger report, after reach ing tops for the movement. 4 -:- i 1 H-iW "' .' m - ' - 1 r 1 1, i'7 Hi f ' ha Soloist and directors of the operetta "Kay anal Gerda which Will hat ii i a mi I 1 l ci , . . . Ju, ' . , ?uen ncigma aTMe scbool on Saturday "1: JITt. GertU, tlx. Snow Qitecn; .1,TeSO"' ,llck Bohmmoa u Kay. SUndlas: Miss Mar. ' A ' vecue principal of the scbool; lTailCefl Jonn. mu ilia ini... u n . , nciene race, furecsor. RICKEY LEADS 'COUNTY Iris Have Been in Blossom for Two Weeks . - SIBERIAN KIND SHOWN RICKEY. April 11 Rickey does not have the population' of Salem but In some things she leads even Salem. First iris blooms are now heinz reported in Salem. Rickey, the rural flower eardf n nf Mnrlnn COUntY. has had Irln In hlrun fnr about twVweeks. Mrs. M. M. Maeee now han fnnr varieties in bloom and others al most ready to open. One variety wnicn is m bloom was brought here frpm Siberia. It fs the dwarf Germanica type and has a bloom even smaller than the ordinary dwarf iris. A flower of thels variety will be on display in the window of Klinger raeyers DarDer s nop on the cor ner of Commercial and rhniv. eta streets Caturday. This variety is noi ior saie. HER in eiS COMPANY GETS men F BSE AJbany has granted a 20-year iraacnise to the Portland Gas and Coke company for distribution of jis proauci in mat community. It was announced Friday following a meeting of the city council. All but one member of the council voted la favor of the franchise. The allowing of the franchise, as fa as the council was con cerned, ended a dispute which had continued since early in March when the Oregon Natural Gas corporation offered a counter pro posal for furnishing fuel and light ing gas to Albany. The granting of the franchise to the Portland firm is In conform ance with the latter's extension policy throughout the Willamette alley. One Candidate Quits Contest T. Walter Gillard. who was one f three candidates to file for the republican nomination for dis trict attorney of Multnomah coun ty, has withdrawn from the con test. In a letter to the state depart ment, Gillard aaid he desired to devote the next few weeks to as sisting Charles Hall, candidate for governor. O eoES TO pouth) J. N. Chambers, manager of the J. C. Penney store here, goes Monday to Portland to spend the greater part of the week there at tending the annual convention and buying meeting of Penney managers who gather from all parts of the northwest. More than 100 managers plan to at tend as well as major executives of the Penney organization. Lew V. Dav. first rM.naiiioiir of the company as well as George n. uusnneil. acting first vice president and director win at tend from the eastern nfW ill F. W. Rinzen. In rhtrn nf the merchandise department and buyers from 12 different if&nart ments of the organization. under the merchflndisinv ni.n of the Penney organization, pur chases are made at the spring meetinr for fail i)cmn. i v the exception of seasonal 'goods which must be bonirht In th summer time. Goods are on dis play ior all departments and managers take the entire uv ror making their selections. vomerences amonr the man. agers on store policies inclnrte dISCUSSion of salon TnorohoT lng, executive problems and other ieaiures of retailing. State vs George Burchard, viola tion oi me suite game laws; State vs. H. W. Delaplain, oper ation or sun; state vs. ? Heine Fisher, possession of still, and btate vs. F. F. Knight, assault witn a dangerous weapon. t.ai'ollett, formerly a member or tne legislature from Washing ton county, is now serving a term in ine-Muitnomah county Jail for contempt or court. SUMPS PUUS sin ifiGfj Six Criminals Put on Supreme Courfs Docket olX rasen DATA hpn nearing Tuesday. Anrii h i. compliance with the recent rul ing oi the ttA aunreme ah that all criminal eases shall be heard within 60 days after the appeals are filed. cases set for hearing by the court Friday lncude the State vs. UlFolIett. non-anniMirt O ONLY YANK IN PAPAL STATE Ha is -sSSSrVS' if X "i " "v.'-W u v Vt Y" 1. 1 s V t t Johm Harea, 82, th vary Amerleaa among the S14 tl,ea Jf tha Papal State, with the telescope throughWhidi he has vTersIhtor TltSTi MjecaUSe Salem hnafneaa aA professional men have little or no outgoing mail is no reason why mej snouia not take mart in th. state chamber's nrnrrum nt 'vtt.nA Oregon!' and use Oregon Poster stamps, uouglas McKay, member of the board of directors of the Salem chamber of commerce and memner oftne Salem Build Ore gon committee said Friday. "There's a two fnlt n.. i wregon foster stamps a part of the state chamber's state wide advertising and develnnnient plan. In the first place 96 cents oi eacn aoiiar created through the Issuance of poster tamps goes Into me state cnamber's fund for na tional advertising, publicity, liter ature and follow-up work. Sec ondly, the Btamns going mail do a splendid advertls-1 mg JOD. "Where a fellnw h uttie .n. going mail he KhonM rlT atrlna of the stamps to his friends and customers. There are many peo ple not In business who like to Doost and advertise Oreron. The work of the state chamber ia not an experiment but one of actual results. The 5.000 fami lies the organisation has located In Oregon ihe past four and a half jc.ra means something to every business and nrofeaaional Man What Oregon needs Is more peo- i wim capital to help develop- expana our great state. The state chamber ia vnrvin. i. this field and to accomplish still greater results and merely needs the active cooperation and finan cial support of a greater number vrcgonians. Senator Marks Returns $235 Expense Money Senator Wlllard Marks of Lion ! COUniT. WDn la Mn4... President of the state senate at the. 1931 lerlslafnre thh.. turned to the secretary of sUte a wnicn ne received as ex pense moner dnrlna- na it i. ujimlitb session. Payment of the expense money at the rate nf ts Mr i antkonzed In a inint M.ii,tu. aaopted by both houses of the legislature. ,A .similar resolution adopted at the 1929 legUlatlre ovooiuu was iwriariwi MK m - v- u w uxr consutuuonai by the state su preme court. Six Of the 87 memhera v. . - ' IUC the expense money to the state (vnuneni, - 'Fairy Rings? in Lawns Explained OREGON STATU! rmiTr!t Corrallls. Anrti 1 0- "Trt la lawna distinct rings of greener grass unusuauy prevalent? thb spring ar caused by a soil fuh us that stimulates .the growth. Says II. P. Baraa Til a nt natnn!At. here, la answer to" Inquires re- Celved. This fnnma whlofc . O , WW w.W- rings ox musnrooms u the tall, spreads ta aa ever wtdelnf Circle anil fn mnmm . son sUmalates grass growth lust In advanee of Its spread? . STAGE C it E D f High School Class Presents "Tweedles" to Apprecia tive Audience DALLAS. April 11 The Jun ior class play Tweedles" was presented at the high school Thursday sight to a fairly large crowd. This play completes the dramatic events of. the high school for this year. It proved to be the cleverest comedy present ed here, for some time. The entire scene was in the Tweedle antique shop and tea room. It concerns .the difficulties of two yaung people, Julian Cas tleberry and Winsora Tweedle, parents objections, parents objections. The east Included: Mrs. RJcketts Mona Brooks Mrs. Albergone .. Virginia Leitch Winsora Doris Newbill Jalian Phillip Hayter Mrs. Castlebury ....Edith Dunn Mr. Castlebury ...Paul Lorhner Adam Tweedle ..... Lester Jain Ambrose Marvin Ray Philemon Paul Forrette Production staff: Director. Margaret Coehnn: stage manager. Maurice McCann: business manager, Dwight Webb; property managers, Ruth Petrie ahd Betty Hawkins. The dasa presented a basket of flowers to Miss Coshnn, In ap- DoffodH Form at Orchard Heights Proves Attractive ORCHARD HEIGHTS. April 11. A beanty spot well worth the attention of Blossom day sightseers la the daffodil fieia em the ok John Sykea fans. Tbe flow ers, which are the property of Lee Gibson ef Brush Col lege, are of the Kin- Alfred variety and eorer sevea acres. Mr. Gibson planted f 1700 worth of bnlbe here last year. He will not dis pose of any this season, bat will ship them next year, with the increase to a firm of florists In New York where they will be used for forcing In greenhouses. Anyone, wishing to see this field of golden blossoms should follow the Orchard Heights road, which is the second left hand turning off Wallace road, to its con Junction with the Eagle Greet road. The distance is about five miles from the west end of the steel bridge and the daffodil field is about one mile from the Orchard Heights road. preclation of her work as director. The number of prisoners housed in the Missouri penitentiary has reached a record total of 4,060. Cement is ground to a fineness which enables 78 per cent to pass through a silk screen -rhich will hold water. SMI P0H1S BDDK DISTRIBUTED "Salem In Portraits," a recent ly issued loose-leaf hook contain ing pictures of men and women active in business and profession al afaflrs, ia- being distributed locally this month by R. A. Har ris. U. S. Bank building. Harris as publisher has Identified each picture with a short biographical sketch. He says the .purpose of the book Is to provide for reference pic tures of "individuals of the past, present'and future around whose personality has developed the progressive spirit of Salem." Mr. Harris plans to add as many, pages to the book as will be needed to give a fair cross-section of active individuals in the city. He states In his introductory page in the book that all names proposed are submitted to a per sonnel hoard chosen from the several civic and service organiza tions of the city. The approval of this board -makes the party under consideration eligible to repre sentation in the volume." Mr. Harris plans to extend the idea of the book to other cities fol lowing its development here. ; 2 Departments Move Into New State Building The state highway commission and the public service commission Friday moved from the main cap- itol building into the new state office structure now nearing com pletion. The highway commission will occupy the entire third floor of the new building. The state banking department, which has occupied offices in a downtown building, will mo'e into the quarters formerly occu pied by the state corporation de partment in the main capitol building. We 1To2 Ecav we OH THAT'S WHY WE RECOMMEND AND SELL RICHLUBE AND RICHFIELD PRODUCTS AL'S SUPER SERVICE STATION A. J. 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