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PAGE TEN The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, May 3, 1930 RE D MURDOCH PLANT STARTS Machinery and Equipment at New Concern Revelation In Completeness I SIX YEAR OLD BOY LOST IN MOUNTAINS FOUR DAYS (Continued ftora Page 1.) council, in the way of closing streets, and work was soon begun upon cleaning up the grounds and the practical rebuilding of all the permanent structures. That was larrn undertaking. The work has gone on steadily ever since. The result is, the six and a half aer site, facing east on North Front street, and running to the Willamette river bank, presents a far different appearance from that in which the Reid Murdoch people found it when they opened nego tiations fortaking it over. Large Sign Tells Early Establishment Besides the. name of the com pany that has stsood the test of the years running well towards the century mark", there are let tered across the front of the main building these words: "Monarch Foods. Factory No. 6-. Establish ed 1863." Monarch brand foods, coffee, etc., were known to the pioneer fathers throughout the Mississippi valley states when they were praparing-for their covered wagon journeys to the Oregon country. The Reid Murchodch con cern was a great Chicago whole sale house for several generations. Lately they have spread their operations to every section of this country. In canning, packing and merchandising. They put up and deal in a long line of products, and sell them to a nation wide and world wide trade. Only in the past few years, have they in vaded the Pacific coast territories, vith canneries and packing bouses. As indicated above, they com menced operations of this kind here only last year. Real Benefit to This Community Foreseen The commencement of opera tions In their own plant, day be fore yesterday, is anevent of great significance to Salem. Already, the vacant dwellings in the district of their plant's location are filled or filling. The packing of rhubarb will be followed by gooseberries, the mid dle to the latter part of the pres ent month. Then will follow straw berries, of both the Etterburg and Oregon types, and besides the can ning and cold packing operations there will be the making of jel lies and jams and preserves put up in glass containers and in oth er way.s There will follow logan berries, raspberries, cherries, blackberries, pears and the rest. Including perhaps prunes and like ly some apples. Also some string beans will be put up, in a more or less experimental way, this year and perhaps other canning products. . Equipment is Most Complete in Northwest Thia is the most thoroughly equipped cannery in the Pacific northwest. Every piece of machin ery and appliance is now. It is the only cannery of size in this territory that has capacity for quality merchandise. For instance, a product may pass muster cook ed for 11 minutes, but is much better if cooked 18 minutes. The product will have 18-minute cooking here. The preserving line is entirely new. The product will be nearly all sent out in glass containers. "Water gravity is employed, doing away with the costly process of trucking also making for clean liness, to the nth degree. There are provided facilities for pre heating, to avoid breakage of glass containers as they are filled with the hot product. Total Capacity That . ft 19 Ordinary Cookers It lg hard to describe the ca- ?acity of the big plant by square eet of floor space. There are four cookers. But each one has the capacity of lour cookers of the ordinary type. That means the total capacity of 16 cookers as Jhey are commonly known, with a great saving of floor space. There Is ample room for the working of 1000 people, to the highest efficiency of man power, with modern appliances and ma chinery. Some day, of course, this plant will employ more than 1000 people some day, perhaps before very long, that many the whole 12 months through. But there will have to be testing of markets and supplies, etc. Much preliminary experimental work will be necessary. But the plant la big enough, and the company behind it has resources sufficient, to Justify great expectations, In doe coarse. Two years ago, the present plant was a dream. The managers are still dreaming. Some day, somebody Is going to develop a great canning business In Oregon on peas, heretofore not put up as a major product Our possible quality canning pea Jus tifies thia prediction. The Reid Murdoch people may be the ones to Invade this new field in a large way. They are somewhat in the case of the man who would "try anything once" anything with which they may open new ave nues of trade and profit. Machines Fill Eight Cans la One Motion The new cannery has the Allen system of grading with some new Ideas. Their machines will fill eight cans at once, Instead of one can -they have the latest multiple type; automatic Their " 'if, ' ' f 1 m " i , 4 , Asa Lee Lakey Jr., six-year-old boy, who was lost In the wilds of Shasta county, California, for fonr days before he was rescued. More than 500 men searched for the lost boy. The boy suffered no 111 effects from his long wandering through the wild mountainous country. He subsisted on snow and herbs, he told his rescuers. During his wanderings, Asa roam ed more than 14 miles. can carriers are automatic. Their metal filling pan for their glass contained processed fruits 1b made of the new morel metal it will not rust. The glass containers will be filled with the whole ber ry; no mushing. No rust, no dirt; a spotless operation. The flota tion system, or flume system, con veys the products from floor to floor water borne, noiseless, without taint. There will be no rooms filled with steam. The Eastman people at Silverton are building equipment that will fake care of the escaping steam. Clean liness will be the watchword, from basement to the top floor. There is a first aid room on the upper floor. Also a cafeteria, with gas heat and General Elec tric refrigerator, and tables and seats to accommodate 230 people at meal time, at one sitting. The idea is to furnish wholesome food at cost. There is a ladies' check room; also a ladies' waiting or lounging room. There is a new furnace, up to date; it burns crude oil. And the grounds. They look beautiful, with green grass . in stead of rubbish. The whole plant, and all the grounds, are ar ranged for beauty and perma nency. Even the river bank looks good, and will look better. The whole thing is a great ac quisition to Salem. It is here for all time; to grow with the city and country, and to help in the growth and prosperity of both. Some day, the manufactured articles will be shifted automat ically to barges in the Willamette river in the rear thus started by water borne traffic to all the deep sea ports of the world. NEEDY CASES STILL L REPORTED IH SA EM Despite more favorable weath er conditions, the Associated Charities is stil receiving many calls for both employment and assistance with grocery and home bills, according to w)rd from the secretary. Although the situation is not as acute as It was during the severe weather, more needy cases than usual at this time of year are reporting for help. The secretary reports that right now the money which "Bill" SIlEfUS ELIGIBLE in POSTER CONTES T All high school students of Marion and Polk counties will be eligible for a health poster con test which has Just been announ ced from the joint headquarters of the medical and dental socie ties of the two counties. The cnn- test will close May 25. Three prizes of $15, $ 10 and $5 have been offered in the contest. Post ers will be Judged by the staff ef the art department of the Port land public schools. Letters to all high school prin cipals In the two counties advis ing them of the contest have been sent out by Mrs. J. T. Eslick, sec retary of the Medical-Dental head quarters on South High street here. Any students desiring sug gestions on the posters are asked to call at the headquarters and talk to the secretary, or to look over the quantity of health mater- lial available there. In the letter to school heads. the purpose of the new organiz ation Is stated to be to stimulate interest of children and adults in Individual and community health. The letter says further: "We are especially anxious to assist teach ers and school executives in their health educational work by sup plying a means for contact with organized medicine and dentistry and making available materials for school health work." XO. 130 Synopiit of the Annual BUtment of the Monwch Life Insurance Company of Springfield, in the State of Massachu setts, on the thirty-first day of Decem ber 1929, nale to the Insurance Commii rioner of the State of Oregon, pursuant to law: CAPITAL Amount of capital stock naid nn. S2f0 - OOO.t'O. INCOME Total premium income for the ' year. 1279.901.41. Inserest, dividends and rents received daring the year, S19.398.26. Income from other sources received dtirinjf the year, $1,535.21. Total Income. $300,834.88. DISBURSEMENTS Paid for l)sses. endowments", annuitiea and surrender values, $18,120.38. Dividends paid to policyholder! dar ing the year, $4,559.94. Dividends paid on capital itock dar ing the year, $10,000.00. Coximissionir and salaries paid duriag the year. $92,662.60. Taaes, license and fees paid duriar tne year, f.us.4. Amount of all other expenditures. $37 Q19 AO Total expenditures, $171,454.85. ASSETS Vaiu of real estate owned (market alae), Vahis of stocks and bonds owned (mar ket or amortised value). $490,457.28. Loans on mortrajet and collateral, etc. Premium notes and policy loans, $S,- Cash in banks and on hand, $48,558. 74. Net uncollected and deferred premiums. Interest and rents) do and accrued. Other assets (net), $1,243.98. Total admitted assets, $1120,123.77. LIABILITIES Ket reserves. $240,604.00. Gross claims for losses unpaid, $6,000 00. All other liabilities. $14,799.15. Total Uabilities. exclusive of capital stock of $200,000.00, $261,403.16. BUSINESS IN OREGON FOR THE YEAR Gross premium received during the year. $284.04. rrcBiiBi and dividends returned dur ing tie year, Ijoases paid during the year, Mam of Company Monarch Life In nraae Company. Mam of President Clyde W. Xoung. Nam of Secretary Carlton E. May. Statutory resident attorney for lervie Commissioner of Insurance, Salaam, Oregon. HARK 8TILX, STANDS SAN DIEGO. May 2 (AP) Thwarted by & failing wind. Jack Barstow, local pilot who yester day stayed aloft 15 hours and 13 minutes in a glider, today failed to make official reeord of more than 15 hours aloft in a motor- iess plane. Have You Been Enumerated? If not, or if you have any doubt, fill out this coupon and mail to ROBERT J. HENDRICKS, Supervisor of Census, Salem, Oregon. On April 1. 1930. I waa liring at address giTen below, bmt to tho best of my knowledge I bare not been enumerated, either there or anywhere else. Browning of the Browning amuse ment company is raising for the Charities is about the only thing that makes it possible to carry on. Each year since 1929 Mr. Brown ing has given the Charities a check of around. 3200 from the proceeds of the company's show ing in Salem. Although the city council re cently refused to let the amuse ment company operate down town the patronage at the stand on North High street a block north of the senior high school is said to be surprisingly large. PORTLAND W. E. Kyle. 7 4. Scto, Ore., was injured by a hit and run motorist here. He was taken to a hospital where physi cians said his injuries were not serious. HI WILL BE ARRESTED Entire Country Awaits Of ficial Action Against Famed Holy Man BOMBAY, May 2 (AP) While Mahatma Gandhi was mak ing known today the conditions under which he will agree to lead his civil resistance campaign Into the city Bombay, all India awaited tensely the arreet of "the holy man" which usually well in formed persons continued to ln sist must occur before another day has elapsed. Conditions which the vener able leader announced he would exact from followers as the price for continuing into the city were printed today by the "Bombay Congress Bulletin,' an unregis tered sheet published daily by the Bombay provincial congress com mittee. The conditions comprise: Observance of complete disci pline, a permanent pledge to wear homespun khaddar and actual spinning with talki" a minature spinning wheel for one hour daily. "If Bombay produces 100,000 such men." the manifesto of Ma hatma Gandhi concludes, "I should lead them without the slightest hesitalon." Commening on this pronounce ment, the CongreBS Bulletin, un der the heading "the call of Mother India,' says "the number of satyagrahis registered up to today at the Bombay provincial congress committee quarters is 2,443. The mahatma wants 100,-000." There was little news from other centers. The only news re ceived regarding the Peshawar area, toward which anxious eyes have been turned, is that it is un derstood Sir Horatio Bolton, chief of British commissioners in India, is returning from the northwest frontier province to England to- Svnonsis of the A Monarch Accident Insurance Company of opringneiu, in me Btate ol Massachu setts, on the thirty-first day of Decem ber, 1929, made to the Insurance Com missioner of the State of Oregon, pur suant o law: CAPITAT, Amount of capital stock naid in f 300 . 000.00. IXCOME Net premium received durins- th year. 12.343,802.69. Interest, dividends and rents received during the year. f64,459.30. Income from other sources received during the year, $39,280.66. Total Income. 2. 447,042 65. DISBURSEMENTS Ket losses naid durins- the vear includ ing adjustment expenses, $1,212,085.13. vi deads paid on capital stock dur ing the year, 125,000.00. Commissions and salaries paid dunnr the year. 502, 332.02. Taxes, licences and fees paid durine the year, $49,948.28. Amount of all other expenditures. 9551,409.18. Total expenditures. C2.S40.774.61. ASSETS Value of real estate owned (market value), $109498.28. Value of stocks and bonds owned (market value), f 1,174,118.00. Loans on mortgages and collateral, etc., Cr. Bal. Agente Bl., $979.12. Cash in banks and on hand. $178,751. 68. Premiums In course of collection writ ten since September 30, 1929, $4,018.41. Interest and rents due and accrued, $16,600.42. Total admitted assets, $1,477,002.62. LIABILITIES Gross claims for losses unpaid, $296, 800.00. , Amount ef unearned premiums on all outstanding; risks, $555,108.74. Due for commission and brokerage, $600.00. All other liabilities.-$4210.00. Total liabilities, exclusive of capital Stock, $804,424.74. BUSINESS IN OREGON TOR THE TEAR Ket premiums received during the year. $5,142.24. Losses paid durins; the year. 41.469.89. Losses Incurred daring the year, $1, 800.00. Name of Company Monarch, Accident Insurance Company. Kama of President Clyde W. Tonng. Name of Secretary Carltoa K. Kay. Statntory resident attorney for ser vice Commissioner of Insurance, Salem, Oregon. Kama Street and No. atj - 12 One Twentieth of your life insurance is ap proximately the net yearly income your family will re ceive from your insurance when collected and safely in vested. This brings up two ques tions: Are you carrying enough insurance? Are you sure it will be safely invest ed? We do not write life insurance but it is our business to tell you how you can set up a Life Insurance Trust that will take care of your family. See our Trust Officer about this. Ladd & Bush Trust Company A, N. BC8H. Prcddent. WM. B. WAITON, Vlce-Prti. U P. ALDRICH, Seer. TOS. JI. ALBERT, Stout Officer. O- J -O SPEAKER r3 x- '?e?Ski K iiSV j V 1 DM ELECTRIC PIER, MM te- GEORGE JOSEPH morrow owing o ill health and that S. E. Pears, president of Mysore, will take his place. Ad Club Members To Go to Eugene Several members of the Saiem Ad club will go to Eugene today and Sunday for the annual Ore gon Advertising conference at the University of Oregon. John Cud dy, managing director of Califor nians, Inc., and Robert W. Jones of the University of Washington will be the principal speaker: Entertainment feature will ins elude a baseball game today be tween Oregon and Washington State, a banquet tonight and golf Sunday morning. Possibility of producing raw silk in Czechoslovakia is being studied. Development of the hydra-' trie power now going tr waste to the Columbia river was stressed as a campaign issue by George Jo seph, candidate for the republican nomination for governor, in a taFk before the Salem Lrons club at its Friday luncheon. He insisted, however, that pow er development on the Columbia was to him more-han a political issue, as he had been interested in it for 25 years. He declared that this power is unused because of the adverse influence of the large power companies now operating in Oregon, and will remain so un less the political power of these companies is overthrown. Mr. Joseph charged that the power companies had spent large sums in controlling Oregon news papers' policies in connection with this issue, mentioning specifical ly the Oregonian and the Oregon Voter. He intimated that a Salem newspaper was in like position but referred to it only by calling the editor "George. Joseph flew here by airplane from Pendleton. PORTLAND Howard Sheehan, vice president of the Fox West Coast theaters said the ten the aters will be constructed or ac quired in various Oregon cities at a cost of $2,000,000 in the near future. Guardsmen Now Allowed to Go To Citizen Camp Under provisions of a memor andum from the office of Major General George White, command ing th Oregon national guard, eligible guardsmen who are ac cepted for the Citizens Miliiary Training camp may be excused from the national guard ir)d training camp, upon approval of their commanding officers.' ,,n June 21. Members so relieved will draw their national guard pay for the pej-iod spent at camp w.th their units, and trausporation to Portland. They will be eligible for C. M. T. C. mileage to snd from their homes. According to word from Van couver barracks. General Paul A. Wolf. commander there. Jias agreed that such eligible guVV men wil be accepted at the Citi iens' training camp up to 6 o'clock on the evening of Jure HUGH DIXSMORE DIES FAYETTEY1LLE, Ark., May 2 (AP) Hugh A. Dlnsmoie, former congressman and for sufii years minister to Korea, died to day in hospital at St. Louis, messages received here announced. ROSEBURG The request f Oregon for the establishment of a state park of 80 acres south c-f Clear Lake on the Roosevelt high way has been granted by the Douglas county court. -t Last Call for Shrubs Salesyard Closes for the Season Saturday ALL SHRUBS HALF PRICE OR LOWER Evergreen Shrubs as Low as 3 for $1.00 Pearcy Bros. 240 North Liberty Street AT MSIHIPf O 1TPAlf A mm wait Join the crowds that will be here today taking advantage of the remarkable values offered in this sale. ENTIRE STOCK BEING CLOSED OUT AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES MEN'S and YOUNG MEN'S FINE QUALITY SUITS REGULAB 50, 155, W VALUES A man who wanti the newest thing In suits cannot afford to Overlook these values, with such famous makes as Adler -Roches'! r, Fashion Park and Stamford from which to choose and t such ft reduction, we are safe In saying that every one of these suits wfil be sold quickly. You win find your JOQ rrr style, your color and the price is only tDaaa I O ODD SUITS and OVERCOAT GROUP y?t b&T8 grouped together such suits sj represent single luiti, ilso overcoats Into one big lot for quick disposal. AH of these tultsj and overcoats are good style and colors, but we do not Lave a complete run of sizes In any pattern. Q Sizes are 33 to 40. SALE D10 I D MEN'S HATS Regular $3.00 to $7.50 Lee, Aetna Fell and Straws. dQ At New shapes. Sale DO7) ftecular -50 and $10X0 Knox and Bonar CR UK Phelps felts and straws. Sale ......wDJJO MEN'S SWEATERS Regular to $5.00 values Pullover and Coat At) nr Style. Sale D4st) tesular $5.00 to $6.50 Pullover Coat Style gpj (tegular $6.30 to $11X0 Pullover and Coat " t?y CK Style. Sale d4LwO Regular $7.50 to $9.50 Heavy Black, Blue and Q rjjr Shaker Style. Sato tDOaf D DRESS SHIRTS GROUP 1 Regular to $100 Values g j qq SAUT dlaOD 0ROUP t Regular $3.50 values (ft ft j p SALS , Beautiful patterns in collar attached and neckband style. Pine materials. CANT BUST 'EM CORDUROYS Regular $5.00 standard cream colored cords so much In favor witn tbe young men of today now oa sale at t?0 fET big saving. All slses. Sale 0.7) And Other Items not listed here. HI YlS MEN'S and YOUNG MEN'S HIGH GRADE SUITS REGULAR $35, $40, $15 VALUES Here Is the greatest clothing values offered In Salem for some time. Beautiful Spring patterns In both light and 4ark colors made by such famous makers as Fashion Park, Stamford and Adler Rochester. Brand new Suits being sacrificed because they do not have our label In them flo j rrr SALE MEN'S and YOUNG MEN'S SUITS REGULAR TO $30.00 VALUES Here Is another extreme value. Popular colors and styles, new weaves In tweeds, cassimeres and worsteds, both Q rrcr light and dark patterns. Special to close out dl7 I 0 MEN'S HOSE Regular 75c and $1.00. The nationally known Holeproof brand In silk, aOk and wool yarns, plain and Jacquard patterns in all the newest colora and designs. A real buy and JQ o low a price. Sale, a pair MEN'S SWEATERS XJen's and Young Men's Goat Stylo and Pullover Sweaters. A special grouping, values to $5.00. Neat patterns. (go At All wool. Fancy and plain. Sale diJO SUEDE LEATHER JACKETS Regular $13.75 popular brown colored genuine all leather Suede Jackets made with knit bottom and collar. Much tiQ HfZ . In favor by men and young men. Sale 57s tor DRESS PANTS Regular $6.50, $7.50 stylish an wool pants In young men's con servatlve patterns, striped and plain. tQ nfr wonderful quality. Sale dOalU SILK SCARFS Regular $2.75, $3X0. $3.50. Pine quality scarfs suitable for both men and ladies. Beautiful styles, attractive - f QE patterns. Sal , 2l.7t SILK SCARFS Regular $440, $4A0. $5X0 values, finest quality Imported aQks hand blocked patterns. Sea them early, only a Q tJK limited quantity. 8ale d.OD And other items on display. -